October 6, 2010

First warning letters sent by French ISPs under the three strikes system

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französiche ISPs versenden erste Verwarnungen gemäß Three-Strikes-Regime | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2244] On 1 October 2010, Bouygues Telecom and Numéricable were the first French ISPs to send warning emails to suspected illegal file-sharers, on behalf of Hadopi authority. According the media reports several hunderds warning emails have been send in these […]

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October 21, 2009

Finland: Introducing Internet broadband as a universal service

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Breitbandinternet als ein Allgemeindienst eingeführt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1559] According to a decree issued by the Finish Ministry of Transport and Communications, starting with 1 July 2010, a 1 Mbit Internet connection will be defined as a requirement of the Universal Service. Thus, Finland becomes the first country in […]

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October 6, 2010

Italy: Online editors are not liable as the printed press

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien: Online-Herausgeber unterliegen nicht den gleichen Haftungsbestimmungen wie Printmedien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2245] The Italian Court of Cassation ruled in a decision taken on16 July 2010 and published on 1 October 2010 that online editors are not directly liable for the content published on their websites. In this case, it […]

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November 4, 2009

Internet blocking gets a red card !

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Internetsperren erhalten die rote Karte! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1570] Government attempts to block access to the Internet are mounting throughout Europe – but look set to backfire, a new study published on 22 October 2009 concludes. The Open Society Institute funded the report which is titled “Internet Blocking: Balancing Cybercrime […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

New EC Expert Group on the Internet of Things

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EC Expert Group zum Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2247] On 22 and 23 September 2010 the kick-off meeting of a new European Commission (EC) High Level Expert Group on the Internet of Things was held in Brussels. The group is made up of about 50 members representing […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]

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October 6, 2010

YouTube won a case against copyright infringement accusations in Spain

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [YouTube in Spanien vom Vorwurf der Urheberrechtsverletzung freigesprochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2249] Google has won a battle against Spanish broadcaster Telecinco which brought the company to court in June 2008 claiming that the company’s service YouTube was liable for the copyrighted material posted by its users. Spanish Commercial Court no.7 […]

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November 5, 2009

Free as in Free Culture

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frei wie in freie Kultur | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1566] Free Culture Forum (FCF), organized by the Spanish NGO Exgae together with Networked Politics and the Free Knowledge Institute turned Barcelona in the capital of free culture for 3 days. Of course, Free as in Free Speech. The official Introduction of […]

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November 5, 2009 · Blogs

We're on Twitter !

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi nun auf Twitter! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1564] If 2 weeks is too much for you to wait to the fresh info, we have good news: EDRi is on Twitter ! Just follow @edri_org and expect news & updates on European Internet policy and civil liberties. And the random odd […]

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November 5, 2009 · Blogs

Compromise on Amendment 138. Telecom Package finalised

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kompromiss hinsichtlich Zusatz 138. Telekom-Paket zum Abschluss gebracht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1565] The European Parliament (EP) and the Council were set in reaching an agreement when they started the negotiation activities on 4 November 2009 at 7 PM. After hot debates, an agreement was reached on the 5 November, a […]

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October 20, 2010

Guidelines for more rigorous respect of the Fundamental Rights Charter

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Leitlinien für die Einhaltung der EU-Grundrechtecharta | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2274] The European Commission has adopted a strategy which is aimed at ensuring that the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is respected at every stage of the EU legislative process. At the initiative of Commissioner Reding, the intention is to create […]

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October 20, 2010

French DNS management must respect constitutional freedoms

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische DNS-Verwaltung muss verfassungsmäßige Freiheiten respektieren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2276] In a ruling issued on 6 October 2010, the French Constitutional Council affirmed the constitutional value of domain names. According to this decision, which applies to the whole French DNS, a domain name attribution, renewal, transfer or cancellation process must […]

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