October 6, 2010

Phorm case sends the UK to the European Court of Justice

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ Vereinigtes Königreich kommt wegen Phorm vor den Europäischen Gerichtshof | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2250] The European Commission announced that it has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice for an improper implementation of EU data protection rules, following several complaints in the Phorm case. The Commission received complaints […]

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July 31, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Belgian railways – a case study in bad internet security

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ ENDitorial: Belgische Bahn – ein Paradebeispiel für mangelnde Sicherheit im Internet | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.15_ENDitorial_Belgische_Bahn_ein%20Paradebeispiel_fuer_mangelnde_Sicherheit_im_Internet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130731 ] Earlier this year, we reported on the major data leak that was suffered by Belgian railways. Following the release of the data – including names, email addresses and even, in some cases, phone […]

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April 12, 2007

Private copy explained by Court of Appeal in Paris

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new decision of the Paris Court of Appeal in the case Mulholland Drive considers that there is no right to the private copy that can forbid the presence of the DRMs, but the private copy can be a good argument for defence in cases of counterfeiting. […]

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June 28, 2017 · Blogs

An end to copyright blackmail letters in Finland?

On 12 June, the Finnish Market Court ruled in a case Copyright Management Services Ltd vs. DNA Oyj that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are not obliged to hand out the personal data of their clients based only on the suspicion of limited use of peer-to-peer networks. Stronger proof of significant copyright infringements need to be […]

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June 2, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #2: EU’s failure to give blind people equal access to books

This article is the second one in the series presenting Copyfails. The EU is reforming its copyright rules. We want to introduce to you the main failures of the current copyright system, with suggestions on how to fix them. You can find all the Copyfails here. How has it failed? Blind and visually impaired people […]

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September 12, 2012

ENDItorial: CET(A)CTA – Criminal sanctions provisions broadly identical

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [CET(A)CTA – Strafrechtliche Sanktionen weitestgehend identisch | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.17_ENDitorial_CET-A-CTA_Strafrechtliche_Sanktionen_weitestgehend_identisch?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120913] Towards the end of July 2012, a rather strange and surprising e-mail was sent from the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union to the Member States and the European Commission. The e-mail explained that the criminal sanctions […]

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April 23, 2008

Changes in the German copyright law

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The extension of the copyright law aimed at fighting illegal file-sharing adopted on 11 April 2008 by the German Government creates concerns on how the p2p-related lawsuits will be considered under the new law. The new text forces the ISPs to reveal the names and IP addresses […]

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April 23, 2008

France considering new rules for web 2.0

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A French Parliamentary report suggests a change in the law (LCEN) that implements the European Directive on e-commerce in order to make clearer the distinction between editing and hosting activities in the new applications related to Web 2.0. The report of the Deputy Jean Dionis du Séjour […]

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November 17, 2010

Kroes wants copyright as a building block, not a stumbling block

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kroes will Urheberrecht als Baustein, nicht als Stolperstein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2359] During the Avignon Forum for the international meetings of culture, economy and media that took place on 5 November 2010, Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, expressed her very strong conviction that copyright regulations had […]

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November 17, 2010

Czech 2010 Big Brother Awards

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Big Brother Awards 2010 in Tschechien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2362] The sixth edition of the Czech Big Brother Awards has recently been organised by EDRi member Iuridicum Remedium in Prague BIO eye where an expert jury selected the winners for 2010 from more than 140 nominations. The Czech police received […]

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May 23, 2007

UK House of Commons culture committee wants copyright extension

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The copyright term for sound recordings is back on the public agenda in UK, after a report from the House of Commons culture committee has recommended its extension from 50 to 70 years, despite the negative feedback received earlier from Andrew Gowers’ report or a recent study […]

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May 21, 2008

The French Government goes against CNIL in biometric passports

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Ignoring the opinion of the French Data Protection Authority – the National Commission for Information and Liberties (CNIL), on 4 May 2008, the French Government passed a decree on the basis of which the French citizens will have biometric passports that will include eight fingerprints and a […]

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