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Energise! Network! Mobilise!
On 4-5 September EDRi will organise an event Energise! Network! Mobilise! in Belgrade, Serbia, to create awareness for digital civil rights issues, exchange experiences, transfer knowledge and network. The two day event will be organised in cooperation with the Share Foundation, Wikimedia Deutschland and Vikimedija Srbije. The panels and workshops will cover a wide scale […]
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Summary report of the responses to the copyright public consultation
On 23 July 2014 the European Commission Directorate General Internal Market and Services (DG MARKT) published Summary Report of the Responses to the public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules. The consultation held between 5 December 2013 and 5 March 2014 was part of the European Commission’s effort to review and modernise […]
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Torrenz.eu suspended, but restored in absence of court order
Torrentz.eu, one of the most popular search engines for file-sharing websites, was taken offline on for linking to contents that infringe copyright. The site was taken down by the Poland-based registrar of its domain on 26 May 2014, after it had received a request from by the Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) in the […]
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Artist collective threatened with legal action for Google Nest spoof
At the tech conference re:publica which took place on 6-8 May, numerous participants fell for a hoax by the Peng! Collective. During a one-hour presentation on the main stage with the title “your data, our future”, the artist group unveiled a site called “Google Nest” which mimicked the tech giant’s corporate design. The site introduced […]
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Finnish Parliament argued over the copyright initiative
On 13 May, the Education and Culture Committee of the Finnish Parliament discussed the citizens’ initiative on an update to the copyright legislation. The main goal of the initiative “Common Sense in Copyright” is to correct the exaggerated interpretations of the current copyright laws, especially regarding network monitoring and compensation. This includes reforming the judicial […]
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We Promise campaign kit
The European elections will take place between 22 and 25 May – you can use this opportunity to tell candidates that they have to defend net neutrality, privacy, copyright reform, transparency and the access to culture in the next term. This campaign kit is therefore designed for everyone who wants to mobilise around the WePromise […]
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ISDS threatens privacy and reform of copyright and patent law
On 3 December 2013, the Dutch Parliament requested the government to investigate the potential social and environmental risks and the consequences of investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) and the consequences of ISDS for the Netherlands as well as the financial risks for the Dutch government. On 17 April 2014 companies and civil society organisations met at […]
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Copyright meets broadcasting in Geneva
The 27th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization´s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) took place from 28 April to 2 May in Geneva. The Committee assessed the proposal for a Broadcasting Treaty. This initiative for a new binding global copyright treaty has been discussed at WIPO for over 10 years at […]
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UK adds format shifting and parody to copyright laws
The UK government has proposed regulations to add format shifting, parody and non-commercial text mining to copyright laws. After two major reviews, run by two different governments in 2006 and 2010, recommendations for greater flexibility in copyright have been tabled for voting in the UK. A debate and vote will follow at the start of […]
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Launch of WePromise.eu: Helping voters to win the European Parliament elections
Press release – Brussels, April 1st. The We Promise campaign was formally launched today in the European Parliament. Parliamentarians from across the political divide joined forces with European Digital Rights to support the campaign. Paweł Zalewski MEP (EPP) opened the event with an introductory video message. He highlighted the importance of adapting copyright to the […]
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The EC consultation on the review of EU copyright rules is over
On 5 March 2014, three months after its launch, the European Commission closed the public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules. This public consultation is part of the European Commission’s effort to review and modernise copyright rules in the EU and to adapt the current system to the digital age. The 2001/29/EC Directive […]
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EDRi’s answer to the EC consultation on the review of EU copyright rules
On 5 December 2013, the European Commission launched a public consultation on the review of the EU copyright rules. The public consultation is part of the European Commission’s effort to review and modernise copyright rules in the EU and to adapt the current system to the digital age. In order to facilitate the answers from citizens, […]
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