Results for node/retention

July 1, 2009

'Right to the silence of the chips' in the new EC Communication

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [„Recht auf das Schweigen der Chips“ in der neuen Mitteilung der EC | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1452] A new communication from the European Commission to the other European bodies on the RFID (radio-frequency identification) titled “Internet of Things – An action plan for Europe” was made public on 18 June 2009. […]

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June 2, 2010

The end of bloggers' anonymity in France?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Ende der Anonymität von Bloggern in Frankreich? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1974] This article is also available in: Macedonian: [Крај за анонимноста на блогерите во Франција? | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/edri/kraj-za-anonimnosta-na-blogerite-vo-francija.html] The French senator Jean-Louis Masson submitted on 3 May 2010 a draft law that would end anonymity of bloggers who, according to […]

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June 2, 2010

ENDitorial: EP Legal Affairs adopts incoherent report on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Rechtsausschuss des EP verabschiedet inkohärenten Urheberrechtsbericht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1975] This week, the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopted a far-reaching, contradictory and, at times, fundamentalist non-legislative report on enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Committee report takes some quite extreme, apocalyptic and sometimes almost comically absurd […]

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July 1, 2009

The French Government acts like a bulldog with its three strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die französische Regierung benimmt sich beim 3 Treffer-Gesetz wie eine Bulldogge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1456] Nicolas Sarkozy and the French Government want to go on with the new three strikes draft law (called also Hadopi 2) which was presented to the Council of Ministers on 24 June 2009. The emergency […]

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June 16, 2010

Digital Agenda Commissioner Kroes publicly supporting open standards

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommissarin für die Digitale Agenda unterstützt offene Standards | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1999] Macedonian: [Комесарот за Дигиталната агенда… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/komesarot-za-digitalnata-agenda-niki-kros-javno-gi-poddrza-otvorenite-standardi.html] On 10 June 2010, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes addressed the Open Forum Europe 2010 Summit on interoperability and open standards, stating she was planning to overhaul […]

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June 16, 2010

Turkey extends the censorship of YouTube

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Türkei weitet Zensur von YouTube aus | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2000] Macedonian: [Турција ја проширува цензурата на YouTube | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/turcija-ja-proshiruva-cenzurata-na-youtube.html] So far, Turkey does not seem to be impressed by the criticism against its censorship policy regarding Internet content and blocking of websites. On 4 June 2010, the High Council for […]

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December 20, 2006

Promotion of open standards in Poland

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 14 December 2006 a Coalition for Open Standards was established by a large group of IT companies and organizations in Poland with a view to promote open technological standards. The coalition aims at taking measures to ensure freedom of choice for IT solutions for Polish citizens […]

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June 16, 2010

Possible solutions for remunerating content creators in the digital era

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Urheberrecht im digitalen Zeitalter | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2001] On 8 June 2010, Green Party Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) hosted the conference Financing Culture in the Digital Era on how to balance easy public access to culture with guaranteed remuneration for content providers. The purpose of the meeting was […]

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July 15, 2009

China accused by the EU for its intentions to censor the Internet

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU beschuldigt China, das Internet zensieren zu wollen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1463] On 25 June 2009, the European Commission condemned Chinese plans to enforce the instalment of the “Green Dam Youth Escort” filtering software on all PCs sold starting with 1 July. As an unprecedented decision, the Chinese authorities postponed […]

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June 16, 2010

Copyright and cultural diversity

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Urheberrecht und kulturelle Vielfalt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2003] The conclusions of a study commissioned by the Culture and Education Committee (CULT), summarising the state of implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (ratified by the European Community in 2007) has been […]

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July 15, 2009

Azeri online activists framed for hooliganism and put in prison

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Azeri Online-Aktivisten wird Hooligmanismus angehängt – Haftstrafen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1464] Two young Azeri bloggers – Emin Abdullayev (Milli), one of the founders of AN Network, a grass roots youth movement and Adnan Hajizada, a video-blogger from OL! Youth Movement – have been arrested by the police after they have […]

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June 16, 2010

MEPs debating Human Rights for Internet users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Abgeordnete diskutieren Menschenrechte für Internetuser | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2004] On 2 June 2010, the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament (DROI) hosted a parliamentary hearing on the human rights implications of new information technologies and communications networks. Finnish Green MEP Heidi Hautala, the Chair of the Human Rights […]

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