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

WIPO Committee on Development and Intellectual Property: Third meeting

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das WIPO-Komitee für Entwicklung und Geistiges Eigentum: das dritte Treffen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1393] The central issues in the third meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Committee on Development and Intellectual Property (CDIP) seemed to be the creation of centralized databases to collect traditional cultural expressions, traditional knowledge, […]

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May 5, 2010

Commissioner Malmström launches censorship arms race

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommissarin Malmström führt Zensur-Wettrüsten ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1901] Commissioner Malmström has been explaining to the European Parliament and to the press that her Internet blocking proposals are “only” about child abuse websites and “only” the kind of blocking that is in place in countries such as Sweden. At the […]

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May 20, 2009

France: Three strikes law voted for good

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: 3 Treffer-Gesetz endgültig angenommen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1398] After long debates, on 12 May 2009 the French deputies adopted with 296 votes against 233 the three strikes law, with very few modifications. The following day the Senate also voted the law with 189 against 14 with socialist senators having […]

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May 5, 2010 · Blogs

EuroDIG 2010: where are we going ?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuroDIG 2010: Wie geht es weiter? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1902] Between the 29-30 April 2010, Madrid was the host of the third European Dialogue of Internet Governance (EuroDIG), an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance between stakeholders from all […]

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May 5, 2010

EDRi and partners launch Copyright for Creativity declaration

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi und Partner veröffentlichen „Copyright for Creativity“-Deklaration | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1903] EDRi, as part of a broad based coalition of European groups, representing consumers, creators, libraries, civil society and technology companies today released Copyright for Creativity, a declaration calling for a European copyright law truly adapted to the Internet age. […]

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May 20, 2009

EU supports RFID with proper protection of consumers' privacy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU unterstützt RFID mit ausreichendem Schutz für die Privatsphäre der Konsumenten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1400] The European Commission issued on 12 May 2009 a recommendation on the use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) after a fifteen-month period of consultations with supplying and using industries, standardisation bodies, consumers’ organisations, civil society groups […]

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