Results for note/DRM

April 12, 2007

France establishes the DRM-regulation authority

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The independent authority foreseen by the new French law on copyright (DADVSI) was created in the last days of the Villepin government. This Authority for Regulations of the DRMs (Autorité de régulation des mesures techniques – ARMT) should ensure the interoperability of the DRM systems and allow […]

January 17, 2007 · Blogs

Sony loses DRM case in France

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Sony UK and Sony France have lost a case against The French consumer protection association UFC Que Choisir because they did not inform the consumers about the lack of interoperability of their products and services to other devices. The decision taken by the Nanterre Tribunal has found […]

January 31, 2007 · Blogs

iTunes under continuous attack in Europe

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) More consumer protection organizations from across Europe have initiated complaints against Apple in order to obtain a more friendly end user license agreement (EULA) for iTunes. The consumer protectionists are concerned about the interoperability of purchased music, contractual terms and liability rules. They consider that iTunes should […]

December 19, 2007 · Blogs

ENDitorial : "No Swiss DMCA" Referendum campaign

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Like everywhere else, DRM (Digital Restrictions Management) systems which impose technical restrictions on what end users can do with texts and multimedia content are highly unpopular also in Switzerland. At the same time, the representatives of the entertainment industry claim that this technology is necessary, and politicians […]

February 5, 2012

DRM

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is, in simple terms, any technology that is built into an electronic product or service with the aim of limiting its range of uses after purchase. It is designed to prevent consumers from using digital technology in ways that do not correspond to the business agenda of a content provider or […]

June 27, 2012 · Blogs

Marielle Gallo MEP condemns the “soft-terrorism” of the anti-ACTA campaign

This interview was translated and republished with the kind permission of PCinpact. We have added our comments on some of the misinformation in Ms Gallo’s statements. See notes 1-6 at the end of the article. Marielle Gallo, who is a member of the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament in Brussels, proposed a draft […]

December 22, 2011

US lobbying against draft Data Protection Regulation

Right at the end of the inter-service consultation process in the European Commission (the almost final step before a legislative proposal is launched), the United States Department of Commerce launched a significant lobbying campaign against the leaked draft proposal for a Data Protection Regulation. The campaign included high-level phone calls from senior figures in the […]

February 2, 2006

OECD Conference on the Future Digital Economy

The OECD held a two day conference ( 30-31 Juanuary 2006) in Rome on “The Future of Digital Economy – Digital Content Creation, Distribution and Access” with over 350 participants from companies, lobby groups, NGOs and governments. These stakeholders debated the issue and discussed how government policy should respond to the change in content production, […]

March 1, 2006

Discussions continue on a development agenda for WIPO

A first session of the Provisional Committee on Proposals Related to a WIPO Development Agenda took place on 20-24 February 2006 in Geneva to discuss about proposals for a development agenda. EDRI was present during the meeting in its new role as officially acknowledged observer. The WIPO Development Agenda is a far-reaching proposal that was […]

May 8, 2015

Direitos de Autor e DRM

January 18, 2012

US continue pushing on EU Commission against Data Protection proposals

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [USA macht weiter Druck auf EU-Kommission und gegen die geplante Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.1_USA_macht_weiter_Druck_auf_EU-Kommission_und_gegen_geplante_Datenschutzverordnung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120127] The US Department of Commerce has circulated a second informal note with comments on the proposals for a data protection regulation and a directive on data protection in the field of law enforcement. This time, […]

July 19, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

More responsibility to online platforms – but at what cost?

In the European Commission’s internal note published by Netzpolitik.org on 16 July 2019, the Commission presents current problems around the regulation of digital services and proposes a revision of the current E-Commerce Directive. Such a revision would have a huge impact on fundamental rights and freedoms. This is why it’s crucial for the EU to […]