Results for copyright

May 31, 2017 · Blogs

Romanian Parliament: EU Copyright reform does more harm than good

While the European Parliament is in the middle of its discussions about the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, similar discussions are taking place in a number of Member State parliaments. The results of these conversations will influence the position that Member States take in the discussions in […]

January 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Digital rights in trade agreements | Freedom of expression online

Romania: Culture Ministry rallies copyright lobbyists

On 17 January 2018, the Romanian Ministry of Culture organised a debate on the EU copyright reform proposal. With the room full with about fifty participants, three quarters were representing press publishers, record labels and collective management associations. It seemed almost like a full-fledged campaign meeting organised for and by traditional newspapers and rightsholders organisations […]

March 15, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

All you need to know about copyright and EDRi

The last vote on the Copyright Directive’s final text is set to take place on 26 March. Ahead of this crucial vote in the European Parliament plenary, here is some background on EDRi’s priorities around this topic.

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.

November 3, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Data protection standards | Platform regulation

New Estonian Presidency “compromise” creates copyright chaos

Following the launch of the controversial proposed Copyright Directive in September 2016, the European Parliament and the Member States (gathered in the Council of the European Union) are now developing their positions. The Council is working under its Estonian Presidency, which has produced a new “compromise” proposal.  After the Estonian Presidency of the Council proposed […]

July 30, 2008

Extension of the copyright term for performers and record producers

On 16 July 2008, disregarding the well substantiated findings and opinions of the Amsterdam Institute for Information Law, the Cambridge Study for the UK Government and the Bournemouth University statement signed by 50 leading academics in June 2008, the European Commission (EC) adopted an initiative proposing the extension of the copyright term for the recorded […]

July 26, 2017 · Blogs

Copyright Directive discussed in Romania

On 23 June 2017, EDRi member Asociația pentru Tehnologie și Internet (ApTI) along with The National Association of Librarians and Public Libraries of Romania (ANBPR) and the Center for Independent Journalism (CJI) organised a meeting on the topic of the proposed EU Copyright Directive. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Victor Negrescu took part in […]

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.

April 5, 2017 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Transparency and law-making on EU copyright – mutually exclusive?

Transparency should be a core principle for an open democracy. According to the European Union (EU) founding treaties, in order to have a democratic decision-making process, the EU institutions “shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with representative associations and civil society”. However, by following the legislative process on the copyright directive, one can […]

April 6, 2016 · Blogs

Commission launches consultations on ancillary copyright and panorama

It is time for new courses in the EU copyright reform menu: How about a neighbouring right for publishers and an EU-wide panorama exception? In December, Commissioner Oettinger presented the what could only be described as the “appetiser”: Citizens should be able to access subscribed streaming services when going on holiday in the EU (imagine, […]