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November 4, 2009

France: Second version of the three strikes law is in place

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: Die zweite Version des Drei-Treffer-Gesetzes ist durchgesetzt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1572] In a disappointing decision in comparison with its initial assessment on the first three strikes law (called HADOPI 1), on 22 October 2009, The French Constitutional Court validated the three strikes law with only one minor change. The […]

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December 4, 2017 · Campaigns

#BoostYourShield against violations of digital rights!

Support European Digital Rights!

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October 25, 2006

ENDitorial – Regulating the Patent Industry

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) We know that for over two decades, the global patent industry has been trying – discretely, and sometimes less discretely – to get software patents legalised. When Brian Kahin wrote about the US software patent issue in 1990, the US had already allowed software patents for almost […]

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April 6, 2011

EDRi responds to IPR Enforcement consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi-Stellungnahme zum Urheberrechts-Konsultationsverfahren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Konsultation_zur_Durchsetzung_der_Rechte_des_geistigen_Eigentums] European Digital Rights has submitted on 31 March 2011 its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the implementation of the IPR Enforcement Directive. The response examines the claims made by the Commission, the evidence (or lack thereof) for its assumptions and the […]

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November 5, 2008 · Blogs

New members EDRi

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the EDRi General Assembly of 25 October 2008 in Wien, Austria, EDRi welcomed 3 new members. Electronic Frontier Norway (EFN) is a Norwegian civil liberties and digital rights organization working to protect and promote freedom of expression, privacy, the use of open standards and media file […]

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December 16, 2015 · Blogs

German Supreme Court rules in favour of “blocking” websites

In a decision from 26 November 2015 the German Supreme Court in Karlsruhe ruled in favour of the “blocking” of websites. The Court came to this decision after dealing with two separate cases concerning websites that contained links to unauthorized music downloads. Firstly, the German music rights group Gema asked the Internet Service Provider (ISP) […]

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October 24, 2007

Website with P2P download links found legal by Spanish court

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The case against Sharemula.com, a website publishing P2P download links through which users can acquire movies, music and software, has been recently dismissed by a Spanish magistrate. The case was opened in October 2006, when the Brigade of Technological Investigations retained 15 people responsible with Sharemula.com, asking […]

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February 12, 2018 · Press releases

Press release: EDRi celebrates 15th anniversary

Today, EDRi turns 15! We are proud to announce the anniversary of our formal registration as an NGO – an occasion for us to reflect on the achievements of the European digital rights movement, and imagine what the next 15 years might look like.

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November 8, 2006

The Role of OSS for the Development of Information Society

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The conference “The Role of Open Source Software for the Development of Information Society” was held in Yerevan, capital of Armenia from 31 October to 1 November 2006. The conference aimed at the exchange of experience in open source promotion policy and in the use of open […]

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April 6, 2011

Website blocking and suspension discussions in the UK

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Diskussion um Netzsperren im Vereinigten Königreich | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Diskussion_um_Netzsperren_im_Vereinigten_Koenigreich] UK Minister Ed Vaizey is involved in discussions for private blocking schemes to prevent access to copyright infringing websites. This follows the delays in implementing the Digital Economy Act. It is believed by the EDRi-member Open Rights Group and others […]

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March 14, 2012 · Blogs

Google and Facebook blocked by the Danish child pornography filter

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Dänischer Kinderpornographiefilter sperrt Google und Facebook | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Daenischer_Kinderpornographiefilter_sperrt_Google_und_Facebook] In the morning of 1 March 2012, about 8000 websites, including Google and Facebook, were blocked by the Danish child pornography (CP) filter. When the customers of the affected ISPs, Siminn Denmark and Tele Greenland, made Google searches or accessed […]

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January 6, 2017 · Blogs

Chaos Communication Congress 2016

The 33rd annual four-day hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress, organised by EDRi member Chaos Computer Club, took place on 27-30 December 2016. The congress offered lectures, workshops and other events on various topics related to information technology and its effects on the society. These issues are now more pressing than ever, so in case you […]

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