April 7, 2010

European Commission proposes Net blocking and defends illegal activity

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission schlägt Netzsperren vor und verteidigt rechtswidrige Handlungen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1831] On 29 March 2010, the European Commission re-launched its initiative on child exploitation. This initiative was originally launched in March 2009 as a “Framework Decision”, but was withdrawn due to the entry into force of the Lisbon […]

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April 22, 2009

European Parliament ITRE committee votes against the 3 strikes

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ITRE-Komitee des Europäischen Parlaments stimmt gegen die 3 Treffer | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1369] The ITRE – Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament (EP) has voted in the evening of 21 April 2009 on the Trautmann report and has reintroduced amendment 138. However some of the amendments approved […]

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April 7, 2010

UK Digital Economy Bill rushed through the House of Commons

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britische Digital Economy Bill: Im Eiltempo durch das Unterhaus | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1832] After several hours of debate on 6 April 2010 in an almost empty British House of Commons, the Digital Economy Bill was passed to the next stage. The final debate is today, 7 April 2010 and the […]

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April 22, 2009

Three strikes law rejected by the French deputies

article updated on the score of vote on 28.04 This article is also available in: Deutsch: [3 Treffer-Gesetz von französichen Abgeordneten abgelehnt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1370] On 9 April 2009, the French Parliament voted against the so called Hadopi law introducing the graduate response, against the recommendation of the Joint Mixed Commission (CMP – Commission Mixte Paritaire). […]

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April 22, 2009

German Government forces ISPs to put web filters

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Regierung verpflichtet ISPs zur Einführung von Webfiltern|http://www.unwatched.org/node/1372] Macedonian: [Германската влада ги принудува интернет | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1430/4/lang,mk/] The German Government, through Germany’s family minister Ursula von der Leyen as well as the head of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Jörg Ziercke, signed on 17 April 2009 “voluntary” contracts […]

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April 7, 2010

Confused discussions surrounding IPR enforcement in the EP

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Wirre Diskussionen im EP über die Durchsetzung geistiger Eigentumsrechte | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1833] The probably final set of discussions around the much-debated “Gallo Report” on the enforcement of intellectual property rights was held recently in the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EP). In the week prior to the […]

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April 22, 2009

Finnish e-voting results annulled by the Supreme Administrative Court

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnische E-Wahl Ergebnisse vom Obersten Verwaltungsgerichtshof annulliert | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1373] Macedonian: [Резултатите од е-гласањето во Финска поништени од Врховниот управен суд | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1437/4/lang,mk/] The Finnish Supreme Administrative Court has ruled on the municipal elections of 2008, in which an e-voting system was piloted. In its decision, the court sided […]

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April 7, 2010 · Blogs

Defining the open standards in the EU Digital Agenda

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Definition der Open Standards in der Digital Agenda der EU | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1834] Several French NGOs such as APRIL (the Association for the promotion and defence of free software)and the consumer group UFC-Que Choisir have recently voiced their worries related to the wording on open standards in the Digital […]

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April 7, 2010

New governmental usage of open licences in the Netherlands and UK

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue Nutzung offener Lizenzen durch die niederländische und britische Regierung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1835] Encouraging moves in promoting the open licence content in governmental projects have been recently made in the Netherlands and UK. The Netherlands government launched on 31 March 2010 Rijksoverheid.nl, a single website for communications for all […]

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April 7, 2010

ENDitorial: Commissioner blames USA for imposition of EU censorship

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Kommissarin gibt der USA die Schuld an der wachsenden Zensur in der EU | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1836] In a blog post, Commissioner Malmström’s press spokesman Love Berggren placed the blame for the perceived need to impose EU-wide blocking squarely at the feet of the governments in the USA, Russia […]

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April 22, 2009

EDRi supports a petition for Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi unterstützt eine Petition für nichtkommerzielle Interessensgruppen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1376] > On 15 April 2009 EDRi signed, together with other 50 organisations representing the civil society from around the world, the Global Civil Society Statement in support of Petition for a Non-Commercial Stakeholders Group (NCSG) at ICANN. The petition […]

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November 4, 2009

ENDitorial: ACTA revealed, European ISPs might have a big problem

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: ACTA enthüllt, europäische Internet-Service-Provider dürften ein großes Problem haben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1575] Negotiations on the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement have started in Seoul, South Korea. This week’s closed negotiations will focus on “enforcement in the digital environment.” Negotiators will be discussing the Internet provisions drafted by the […]

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