Results for copyright

May 23, 2012

Hearing at LIBE on ACTA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Anhörung zu ACTA im LIBE Ausschuss | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_Anhoerung_zu_ACTA_im_LIBE_Ausschuss?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] On 16 May 2012, LIBE Rapporteur on ACTA, Mr. D. Droustas, hosted the event “the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) – Compatibility of ACTA with Fundamental Rights”. He welcomed the audience stating that European Parliament (EP)’s task policy is to overcome […]

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July 19, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

More responsibility to online platforms – but at what cost?

In the European Commission’s internal note published by Netzpolitik.org on 16 July 2019, the Commission presents current problems around the regulation of digital services and proposes a revision of the current E-Commerce Directive. Such a revision would have a huge impact on fundamental rights and freedoms. This is why it’s crucial for the EU to […]

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January 30, 2008

ECJ decision on handing traffic information in civil cases

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided on 29 January 2008 in the case of Productores de Música de España Promusicae vs. Telefónica de España considering that the European law “does not require member states to lay down an obligation to disclose personal data in the […]

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November 25, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Walking from Luxembourg to Brussels in two hours

A public hearing before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) last Tuesday, November 10, dealt with the compatibility of Article 17, more precisely the provisions of Article 17 that require platforms to block copyright infringements, with the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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January 29, 2014 · Blogs

Spain court orders an ISP to disconnect a user for P2P file sharing

For the first time in Spain, a court has ruled that an ISP must disconnect one of its users for having shared P2P music files. In a case brought to the court by Promusicae, an association of Spanish music producers, against the Spanish ISP R Cable y Telecomunicaciones Galicia, the Barcelona Court of Appeals has […]

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May 31, 2017 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Consumer protection MEPs launch attack on consumers

Documents leaked by Julia Reda, a Member the European Parliament (MEP) show that parliamentarians on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), whose job it is to protect consumers and improve legal consistency in the EU, are planning an assault on citizens’ fundamental rights, legal coherence and even the ultimate authority of […]

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September 7, 2017 · Blogs

Estonia loves digital – why is it supporting the #censorshipmachine?

Estonia is globally known as a powerhouse of the digital world. It eagerly moves everything into the digital realm and prides itself on being at the forefront of technology. As it now holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, it is in charge of negotiations on the new Copyright Directive proposal. Knowing how […]

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July 15, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #8: Geo-blocking: Blocking access to cultural content online depending on your physical location

This article is the eighth in the series presenting Copyfails. The EU is reforming its copyright rules. We want to introduce you to 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? If I can watch a football […]

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January 29, 2018 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – 15 years of digital rights news (and counting)

15 years ago this day, on 29 January 2003, we published our very first EDRi-gram. To celebrate this occasion, we are looking back at the articles in this first newsletter.

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June 13, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Stop the Censorship Machine and Save Your Internet!

Join the fight against the EU's Censorship Machine!

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February 7, 2018 · Blogs

EDRi’s “Brussels Exchange Programme” – turning theory into practice

As a European network of 35 digital civil rights NGOs, EDRi is encouraging its member organisations to get to know each other, and to coordinate their national level advocacy work and campaigning on digital rights. Another important aspect of EDRi’s work is reinforcing the members’ understanding of the European level decision-making, and facilitating the cooperation […]

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January 11, 2017 · Blogs

2017 – another extremely challenging year for digital rights

The agenda of the year 2016 for the protection of digital rights was filled with challenges, and it looks like 2017 is not going to be any easier.

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