Results for copyright

November 30, 2016 · Blogs

Free flow of data – what is it?

The “think tank” European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) recently produced a database of “restrictions on data”. The database lists laws which, in ECIPE’s opinion, are barriers to trade in 65 economies worldwide, including the European Union, and it was produced apparently due to influence from “the business community”. The database considers the EU […]

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January 14, 2015 · Blogs

EDRi’s work in 2014

EDRi continued to go to strength in 2014, with a hugely significant victory on net neutrality in the European Parliament and an innovative and successful campaign to raise the profile of our issues in the elections in May. Our successes last year built on a strong development of the organisation in recent years. Since 2009, […]

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April 10, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Stop the #CensorshipMachine!

In September 2016 the European Commission proposed a controversial Copyright Directive that, if accepted, will threaten our freedoms online. The European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) is set to vote on the issue in June, and your action is needed to stop the “censorship machine”! What can you do? See the list of JURI Committee […]

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July 13, 2011 · Blogs

Internet blocking stopped in Italy (for now)

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzsperren in Italien gestoppt – vorerst! | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.14_Netzsperren_in_Italien_gestoppt_vorerst?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110721] After the reaction of several civil liberties activists, including Reporters Without Borders, the Italian telecommunication agency AGCOM decided to review its plans to pass a resolution giving it the power to block websites and remove online content allegedly violating copyright, […]

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June 19, 2013 · Blogs

The German Parliament urges the government to limit software patents

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutscher Bundestag drängt auf Begrenzung von Software-Patenten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.12_Deutscher_Bundestag_draengt_auf_Begrenzung_von_Software-Patenten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130619] On 7 June 2013, the German Parliament unanimously decided upon a joint motion to limit software patents urging the government to take measures in this sense. In the German MPs’ opinion, supported by several SME associations, software should be […]

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July 18, 2012

German Federal Supreme Court rules in the RapidShare case

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutscher Bundesgerichtshof: Entscheidung im Fall RapidShare | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.14_Deutscher_Bundesgerichtshof_Entscheidung_im_Fall_RapidShare?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120718] A file-hosting site could be partially liable for the content uploaded by others in Germany. In a case brought to court by video games company Atari which accused file-sharing site RapidShare of unlawfully providing access to one of its games, […]

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September 7, 2011

EP study on "Consumer Behaviour in a Digital Environment"

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP-Studie zum “Verbraucherverhalten im digitalen Umfeld” | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_EP_Studie_zum_Verbraucherverhalten_im_digitalen_Umfeld?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] The European Parliament (EP) has published a study on “Consumer Behaviour in a Digital environment” that it commissioned from London School of Economics (LSE). The study involved a limited stakeholder consultation, which included an extensive exchange of views with EDRi […]

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August 29, 2012

Websites with takedown notices are pushed down in Google Search

Google announced on 10 August 2012 that it would change the searching algorithms so as to lower the search rankings of websites that receive a high number of DMCA, European (Directive 2000/31/EC) or other similar local legislation takedown requests. “Starting next week, we will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the […]

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June 16, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #4: Authors not getting a fair remuneration

This article is the fourth 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? When discussing reforming copyright, usually the […]

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June 7, 2006

Content flatrate is feasible according to French study

Nothing in the national law and international obligations prevents states from permitting file-sharing as long as they subject it to a levy. This is the conclusion of a legal feasibility study under the supervision of Prof. André Lucas, the most renowned copyright scholar in France. The study on the feasibility of compensation for peer-to-peer file-sharing, […]

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October 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Closed-doors discussions to filter the internet continue

On 12 September 2018, the European Parliament (EP) adopted the worst imaginable amendments to the copyright Directive proposal.

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December 19, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Disinformation and electoral interference | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Digital rights as a security objective: New gateways for attacks

Violations of human rights online, most notably the right to data protection, can pose a real threat to electoral security and societal polarisation.

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