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ENDitorial: Richard Stallman on "Copyright versus Public" in Berne
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Richard Stallmann in Bern über „Urheberrecht vs. Öffentlichkeit“ | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1731] On 11 February 2010 the auditorium at the University of Berne was packed for a talk by Richard Stallman on copyright issues. Stallman is better known as the founder of the GNU free software system which, together […]
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FAQ on ACTA digital chapter
EDRi has prepared an FAQ on the recently leaked ACTA digital chapter. It is available from: [http://www.edri.org/files/acta_faq_100222.pdf]. The document covers moves to bring about self-regulatory measures by ISPs to introduce “three strikes” systems, the relationship of ACTA with the existing EU regulatory framework and the potential wider impact of ACTA on fundamental rights.
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ACTA: the hot copyright treaty surrounded by secrecy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA: Umstrittenes Urheberrechts-Abkommen im Nebel | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1699] The secrecy on the closed international agreement on Intellectual Property issues – ACTA – is making everyone suspicious on the content of the new treaty, which could contain dangerous legislation for digital civil rights. After the end of talks on ACTA […]
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ENDitorial: Undead WIPO treaty resurrected in Council of Europe
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Europarat belebt untotes WIPO Abkommen wieder | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1706] On January 28 and 29, the Council of Europe held a consultation meeting on the launch of work on a new international instrument that would create neighbouring rights for broadcasting organisations. The purpose of this initiative is to take […]
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EDRi response to EC's consultation on creative content online
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis Antwort auf die Beratung der Europäischen Kommission über urheberrechtlich geschützte Onlineinhalte | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1673] EDRi submitted a response to the European Commission’s (EC) consultation on “content online”. The consultation aimed to gather input on how to best support, at long last, the development of an effective, EU-wide, market […]
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The Public Domain Manifesto
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Public-Domain-Manifest | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1675] A new public manifest called the Public Domain Manifesto was launched on 25 January 2010, as a document developed within COMMUNIA, the European Thematic Network on the Digital Public Domain, during the last two years. According to the network, The Public Domain ensures that […]
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Spanish Government proposes new legislation against file-sharing
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanische Regierung beschließt neues Gesetz gegen Filesharer | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1648] The Spanish Government passed on 8 January 2010 the Law for Sustainable Economy which includes the creation of an Intellectual Property Commission (IPC) that will be in charge with filing complaints with a judge in cases of alleged illegal […]
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IP Chapter in the EU-Korea free trade agreement essentially flawed
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [IP-Kapitel des EU-koreanischen Freihandelsabkommens ist im Wesentlichen fehlerhaft | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1653] The Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII) calls upon the EU Parliament and member states to remove the intellectual property rights chapter from the EU – Korea Free Trade Agreement. According to the FFII analysis, the free […]
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Spain discusses shutting down websites without court order
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien berät über die Schließung von Webseiten ohne richterliche Verfügungen| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1628] Despite the recent statements of Spanish culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez-Sinde and the warnings received from Commissioner Reding, the Spanish Government announced at the beginning of December 2009 a proposal that may lead to shutting down websites that […]
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The new Swedish anti-piracy law stirs things for file sharers
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das neue schwedische Anti-Piraterie-Gesetz stiftet Unruhe unter Filesharern| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1632] As already foreseen this summer, the Swedish recording industry is using the new anti-piracy IPRED law to chase filesharers. On 7 December 2009, the Swedish branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) filed a suit with […]
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ENDitorial: What the conquistadores can teach us about ACTA
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Was uns Konquistadoren über ACTA lehren| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1634] When the conquistadores arrived in the Americas, historians tell us that the viruses that they carried caused devastation among the indigenous populations. For the European invaders, who had been subject to the viruses for longer, the illnesses, while still sometimes […]
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ENDitorial: Keeping the "self" in self-regulation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Das „Selbst“ in Selbstregulierung wahren| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1616] Businesses, particularly in the Internet environment, fear (and often have good reason to fear) government regulation. Traditionally, therefore, Internet Service Providers have pushed for “self-regulatory” solutions to issues surrounding the management and operation of their own networks – as in the […]
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