Results for copyright

April 1, 2014 · Blogs

Launch of WePromise.eu: Helping voters to win the European Parliament elections

Press release – Brussels, April 1st. The We Promise campaign was formally launched today in the European Parliament. Parliamentarians from across the political divide joined forces with European Digital Rights to support the campaign. Paweł Zalewski MEP (EPP) opened the event with an introductory video message. He highlighted the importance of adapting copyright to the […]

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June 4, 2014 · Blogs

Torrenz.eu suspended, but restored in absence of court order

Torrentz.eu, one of the most popular search engines for file-sharing websites, was taken offline on for linking to contents that infringe copyright. The site was taken down by the Poland-based registrar of its domain on 26 May 2014, after it had received a request from by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in the […]

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March 11, 2015 · Blogs

Austrian Internet users to pay for intransparent web blocking scheme

On 27 March 2014, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled that national jurisdiction can order an injunction against an Internet Service Provider (ISP) requiring it to restrict  its customers from accessing a website that is placing protected content online without the consent of the rights holder. Since last year, Austrian ISPs have thus started […]

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May 5, 2015 · Blogs

Digital Single Market: Will citizens be at the centre of the Commission’s plans?

PRESS RELEASE. The European Commission is expected to publish its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy tomorrow, 6 May. Based on our analysis of the leaked drafts (Draft Communication and Evidence Note), the strategy is likely to include a number of points that raise concerns regarding, inter alia: Privatised law enforcement We have concerns regarding Commissions’ plans […]

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June 17, 2015 · Blogs

Our overview of the Digital Single Market Communication

This article was originally published on the website of Friends of Europe EDRi has published its analysis of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market Communication (PDF). The European Commission’s launch of its Digital Single Market Strategy is undoubtedly a positive step, but is plagued with ambiguities, contradictions and an overall lack of leadership on key […]

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June 2, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #2: EU’s failure to give blind people equal access to books

This article is the second one 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? Blind and visually impaired people […]

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June 29, 2016 · Blogs

Following the money – easy to say, hard to do

On 21 June, the European Commission organised an event about its “follow the money” approach to combating counterfeit goods. In the event, the first of a series of memoranda of understanding between the Commission and private sector actors was presented. The Commission has gone at great lengths to involve all stakeholders, including civil society, in […]

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February 22, 2017 · Blogs

The UK Digital Economy Bill: Threat to free speech and privacy

The Digital Economy Bill is being debated by the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. This is a far-reaching bill that covers a range of digital issues, including better broadband coverage across the UK. However, from the digital rights point of view, there are three main areas of concern.

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May 17, 2017 · Blogs

UK Digital Economy Act: Millions of websites could be blocked

The Digital Economy Act has become law in the United Kingdom. This wide-ranging law has several areas of concern for digital rights, and could seriously affect privacy and freedom of expression of internet users. One of the main concerns is that it will compel legal pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The British […]

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July 26, 2017 · Blogs

#ValuesGap: Commercial interests win where all others fail

A European Parliament Committee decided that filtering all uploads to the internet as a method to prevent terrorism and “the most harmful content” is unacceptable. However, the same Committee decided that the same policy is acceptable for restricting use, including legal use, of copyrighted material.

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Inclusive technologies

Wikimedia: A licence for success

In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our member Wikimedia Germany.

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April 4, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

AptiRo, EFN & Alternatif Bilisim: Digital rights around Europe

In this blogpost published on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of EDRi we present our members AptiRO (Romania), EFN (Norway) and Alternatif Bilism (Turkey)

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