Results for copyright

January 29, 2014 · Blogs

ECJ: Circumventing protection systems may be lawful in certain cases

In a judgement issued on 23 January 2014, the EU Court of Justice ruled that circumventing a protection system of a games console may be lawful under certain circumstances. The decision was taken in a case brought to the Milan District court by Nintendo against the Italian retailer PC Box Srl. Nintendo sued PC Box […]

September 28, 2020

CopyCamp 2020

At CopyCamp, copyright is discussed in an interesting, substantive, and engaging way. It is an event on law, but it’s not a law conference. For 8 years, CopyCamp opens space to share experiences in an international, interdisciplinary group of artists, experts, scientists, and social activists and show how law related to copyright is important to everyone.

June 4, 2021 · Blogs | Press releases | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

European Commission ignores civil society concerns and sides with creative industries

Today is a sad day for Europe. Instead of listening to reason and arguments, the European Commission itself brought up in front of the CJEU, the backroom political influence of the entertainment industry has won once again. Clearly “earmarking” content means preferring the economic interests of a few powerful actors over the fundamental rights of a whole generation.

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August 26, 2009

The Pirate Bay – public enemy number one

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [The Pirate Bay – Staatsfeind Nummer 1 | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1495] The Pirate Bay (TBP) seems to be the website in the limelight these days, after the music industry decided to attack it with every legal possibility and in any country they can, with actions in Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Ireland […]

June 19, 2003

OSCE statement about freedom of the media on-line

At the end of a two-day conference in Amsterdam on internet-related perils to freedom of expression, the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Freimut Duve has issued a call to take up a strong position towards free flow of information on the internet. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is the […]

May 28, 2013 · Blogs

Private Copying Levy: EDRi's analysis

The issue of the private copying levy that is imposed in some EU Member States has been discussed at EU level for years. So far, it has been impossible to find a solution. The debate is also part of the wider discussion on copyright and its adaptation to the digital age. The private copying levy […]

July 28, 2010

Dutch Internet provider not obliged to block The Pirate Bay

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederländischer Internetdienste-Anbieter muss The Pirate Bay nicht sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2091] The Court of The Hague, in a decision of 19 July 2010, dismissed a request by Dutch copyright enforcement organisation Brein to order Internet provider Ziggo to block access to The Pirate Bay. In its decision in summary […]

February 12, 2014 · Blogs

European Parliament vote on Collective Rights Management Directive

On 3 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted new rules for collective management organisations and for cross-border licences for online music services. The Directive was adopted by 640 votes in favour, 18 against and 22 abstentions – which is an impressive majority. On one hand, the text improves the management of collective management organisations (CMOs), […]

June 20, 2012 · Blogs

The rise of the European upload filter

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vom Aufstieg der Upload-Filter in Europa | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.12_Vom_Aufstieg_der_Upload-Filter_in_Europa?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120620] In 2011, the European Union decided against the introduction of mandatory filtering in Europe, because a democratic analysis of the evidence showed that this was not necessary. In 2012, the European Union is working on a variety of projects to […]

February 28, 2007

Russian court dismisses piracy case as "trivial"

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Russian court has dismissed a penal case against a Russian teacher, Alexander Ponosov, that bought computers for its school with unauthorized Microsoft programs. The case become well-known when the former Soviet president Gorbachev made a public appeal to Bill Gates, asking to intervene in this case. […]

September 23, 2009

Secret IPR measures in EU – South Korea trade agreement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Geheime IPR-Maßnahmen im Handelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Südkorea | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1529] The European Union and South Korea plan to initiate a Free Trade Agreement in October 2009. The trade agreement includes civil, border and criminal measures for the enforcement of copyright, trademark rights, patents and other exclusive rights. […]