Results for copyright

January 26, 2016 · Blogs

Italian Constitutional Court avoids decision on blocking

On 3 December 2015, the Italian Constitutional Court was asked to decide on the constitutionality of a law giving the authority to the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) to regulate on Copyright enforcement measures (the national law transposing the e-commerce Directive). Previously, on 26 September 2014, an Italian regional administrative tribunal (TAR Lazio) referred the question […]

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March 14, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

Proposed internet filter will turn platforms against users: Your action is needed!

Policy makers want to make online platforms responsible for your content.

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March 19, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

#CensorshipMachine – How will the decision be taken?

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 de facto mandatory upload filters (Article 13). This is how the process to approve this “censorship machine” will advance, from the Commission’s proposal until the adoption of the […]

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September 10, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Censorship Machines or citizens? EU Parliament decides on Wednesday

The best option for dealing with a bad proposal is to delete it, so this is what MEPs should be asked to vote for.

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March 1, 2019 · Highlights | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

The European Parliament’s deplorable lack of impartiality

As the political debate around the European copyright reform and its infamous upload filters enters the final round, the EU institutions commit yet another faux pas. On 27 February 2019, the European Parliament’s communications team published a number of tweets celebrating how amazing the copyright Directive proposal is that has been agreed during trilogues. The […]

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September 3, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Action Week against Upload Filters

We are in a crucial moment in the fight against upload filters. On 12 September the Plenary of the EP will be voting on new versions of the texts, and we need to make clear that upload filters have no place there.

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November 19, 2008

ENDitorial: An overheated debate on the rights of the visually impaired

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The agenda of the 17th Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, that took place between 3-7 November 2008 at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, included the following topics: the limitations and exceptions, the protection of audiovisual performances and the protection of broadcasting organizations. In particular, the […]

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September 9, 2009

European Commission hearing on Google Books Settlement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Anhörung der Europäische Kommission über die Google Books-Einigung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1509] The EU Google Books hearing highlighted some very serious concerns with the settlement, but mainly from a rights holder point of view. The hearing itself addressed two quite distinct sets of issues; firstly concerns of EU rights holders […]

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November 18, 2009

Spain will not apply a three strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien wird kein Drei-Treffer-Gesetz anwenden | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1586] As a ray of sunshine in a European environment favouring the disconnection of Internet users downloading allegdly copyrighted material, Spain (that will hold the EU Presidency from 1 January 2010) and Germany have decided not to join France and UK in […]

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December 15, 2010

ENDitorial: WIPO SCCR 21 session

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: WIPO SCCR 21 Meeting | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2445] The present text is a report from the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 21st meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (SCCR 21). In this report, the debate on the Broadcasting Organizations’ protection (except for the NGO statements) is not included due […]

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May 29, 2012

ACTA: European Commission negotiation failures

The documents made public today provide an extensive guide to the failures of the European Commission to negotiate effectively on behalf of European citizens and businesses. They also provide an insight into the ways in which the Commission’s public relations “spin”; seeks to hide these failures. Meeting notes Paris 2008 Meeting notes Rabat 2009 Meeting […]

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February 13, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Licences for Europe and fight club… only one rule

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Europäische Lizenzen und der Fight Club … es gibt nur eine Regel | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_ENDitorial_Europaeische_Lizenzen_und_der_Fight_Club?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] There was a moment in November 2012 when even the most cynical observers of the European Commission were hopeful of an effective reform of copyright. Commissioner Barnier gave a speech where he demonstrated […]

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