Results for node/ACTA

May 6, 2009

European Parliament votes against the 3 strikes. Again

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP stimmt wieder einmal gegen das 3 Treffer-System | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1387] Today, 6 May 2009, in the second reading of the Telecom Package, the European Parliament (EP) voted again for the initial amendment 138, with an overwhelming majority of 407 votes for and just 57 against the proposal. However, […]

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April 21, 2010

EU bank data transfer on the table of the EU institutions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Transfer von EU-Bankdaten auf Agenda der EU-Institutionen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1870] The airline problems in Europe that have affected also many MEPs, have postponed a series of voting sessions scheduled for this week in Strasbourg, including the votes on PNR and SWIFT resolutions. The US Administration declared that it hoped […]

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May 6, 2009

The Pirate Bay asks for retrial claiming conflict of interest

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [The Pirate Bay fordert die Wiederaufnahme des Prozesses aufgrund eines Interessenskonflikts | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1388] Macedonian: [Pirate Bay бара повторно судење тврдејќи… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1448/4/lang,mk/] According to Sweden’s national radio station, Thomas Norström, the judge in The Pirate Bay trial was a member of pro-copyright groups just like several of the […]

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April 21, 2010

(D') Evolution Summit 2010 and the Granada Declaration

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [(D’) Evolution Summit 2010 und die Granada Deklaration | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1871] On 31 March 2010, on the eve of the Easter break, the summit of the Ministers of Culture from the 27 European Union countries, and their meeting with the Forum of Cultural Industries, came to an end in […]

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May 6, 2009

EP passes performers' copyright term extension directive in first reading

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP verabschiedet die Verlängerung der Urheberrechtsfrist in der ersten Lesung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1389] Although largely opposed by some EU Member States in the Council, criticized by the consumers’ organizations and strongly opposed by 4 out of the 7 main political groups (ALDE, GREENS/EFA, NGL, IND/ DEM) in the European […]

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April 21, 2010

Italian minister in favour of file-sharing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italienischer Minister als File-Sharer | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1872] The Italian Minister of Internal Affairs Roberto Maroni has recently expressed his disapproval of three-striles solutions for file-sharers and admitted he was one of the people that downloaded music from the Internet, free of charge. He had already made a similar statement […]

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May 6, 2009

Three strikes law in France – Second attempt

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [3 Treffer-Gesetz in Frankreich – der zweite Versuch | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1390] Macedonian: [Втор обид за воведување на законот Хадопи во Франција | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1443/4/lang,mk/] The Hadopi (or three strikes) law saga continues with the second reading of the draft law in the French National Assembly having started on 29 April […]

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April 21, 2010

Asociación de Internautas goes to EC against court decision

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Asociación de Internautas wendet sich wegen Gerichtsurteil an Europäische Kommission | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1873] Asociación de Internautas (the Spanish Association of Internet Users – AI) has recently denounced to the European Commission (EC) the Spanish Supreme Court decision in the case introduced by SGAE (the General Society of Authors and […]

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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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May 6, 2009

UK: Google's Street View does not breach the Data Protection Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: Googles Street View verstößt nicht gegen das Datenschutzgesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1391] In response to a complaint filed by Privacy International, the UK Data Protection Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office, found Google’s Street View service clear of any breach of the Data Protection Act, as revealed in a public statement […]

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April 21, 2010

ENDitorial: The Italian decision on the Google's executives published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Italienisches Urteil hinsichtlich Googles Führungskräfte veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1874] Finally, the Court of Milan made public the opinion that backed the indictment of a couple of Google’s executives charged of Italian Data Protection Act infringement for not removing a violent video from the company’s video sharing platform, video.google.com. […]

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May 6, 2009

Reclaim your DNA from the UK database

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Fordern Sie Ihre DNA aus der britischen Datenbank ein! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1392] Macedonian: [Акција за повлекување на профили од британската ДНК база на податоци | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1449/4/lang,mk/] A coallition of Human rights groups in UK has launched “Reclaim your DNA” website that helps innocent people contact the police to seek […]

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