Results for copyright

June 4, 2003

Finnish protest against EU copyright plans

EDRI-member Electronic Frontier Finland (EFFI) submitted a statement on a proposed EU Directive to harmonise the enforcement of intellectual property laws, including copyrights and patents, across member states. According to EFFI, the new directive is based too unilaterally on studies made for the media industry. For example, the proposal compares piracy to drug trade and […]

October 19, 2011

ENDitorial: Belgian music industry acts to undermine copyright law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Belgische Musikindustrie versucht Urheberrecht zu untergraben | www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.20_ENDitorial_Belgische_Musikindustrie_versucht_Urheberrecht_zu_untergraben?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111028] We have all heard the music industry make claims about the vast amount of “piracy” going on, such as the estimation that from 2008 to 2015, the music industry was going to lose an amount equivalent to the combined […]

May 9, 2012

Portugal: Suing users for copyright infringement does not work

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Portugal: Klagen gegen Urheberrechtsverletzer sind zwecklos | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.9_Portugal_Klagen_gegen_Urheberrechtsverletzer_sind_zwecklos?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120509] In a six-year long case brought by the Portuguese Phonographic Association (Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa -AFP), the Lisbon Criminal Court has recently given a ruling condemning a young men to a 2 month suspended jail sentence and a 880 euro fine. […]

August 24, 2016

Copyright reform: Unlocking copyright for users?

September 22, 2021 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Website blocking: No copyright liability for DNS services!

EDRi's member Society for Civil Rights (GFF) supports the independent DNS resolver Quad9 in a court case against an interim injunction ordering Quad9 to set up network blocks. The blocking of entire websites is a threat to freedom of information on the internet. Technologically neutral service providers must not bear the costs and risks of enforcing claims for copyright infringements for which they are neither involved in nor aware of.

November 17, 2021 · Blogs | On the ground | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

Transposition of the Copyright Directive in Spain

The transposition of the Copyright Directive in Spain has been done with no Parliament debate. While the political parties could ask for it, they will likely not do so for fear of conflicting with certain famous artists from the copyright lobby, who are lobbying for an extreme position on copyrights.

October 16, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Civil society calls for the deletion of the #censorshipmachine

Today, 16 October, European Digital Rights (EDRi), together with 56 other civil society organisations, sent an open letter to EU decision makers. The letter calls for the deletion of the Article 13 of the Copyright Directive proposal, pointing out that monitoring and filtering of internet content that it proposes breach citizens’ fundamental rights.

July 5, 2017 · Blogs

No, you can’t enjoy the music you paid for, says EU Parliament Committee

A leaked European Parliament document exposes some of the most bizarre suggestions yet in the debates around the proposed new copyright rules in Europe. The proposal for the Copyright Directive is currently being debated in various European Parliament Committees. The leaked document shows that conservative, socialist and Green Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in […]

February 14, 2018 · Press mentions

EDRi’s Press Review 2017

During the past year, our work to defend citizens’ rights and freedoms online has gained an impressive visibility – we counted more than two hundred mentions! – in European and international media. Below, you can find our press review 2017.

May 8, 2017 · Blogs

Killing parody, killing memes, killing the internet?

We love the internet because it creates fantastic opportunities to express ourselves and to innovate. But do we love it enough to pass it on to future generations? Nearly 20 years ago, politicians made decisions that gave us the internet we have today. Visionary policy-makers decided not to punish internet companies for the actions of […]

December 13, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Censorship Machine: Busting the myths

The European Union (EU) is currently reforming its copyright legislation. In September 2016, the European Commission proposed its controversial draft for the new Copyright Directive, that includes a mandatory “censorship machine” to filter all uploads from every user in the EU (Article 13). To put an end to some of the most tenacious misconceptions related […]

May 25, 2021

State of Exceptions & Limitations: Copyright flexibilities in the EU and its Member States

Set in the context of the approaching implementation of the DSM Directive, this 2.5 hour workshop will focus on copyright exceptions & limitations in Europe. The vast complexity of the boundaries of copyright protection will be tackled by a stellar line-up of scholars and national experts, who will discuss current issues and future perspectives.