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Results European elections for digital rights
One of the results of the European elections is the loss of some excellent Members of Parliament. EDRI wishes to thank a number of MEPs that have struggled hard to defend privacy and digital civil rights, but have not been re-elected. As rapporteur of the Directive on privacy and electronic communications, the Italian MEP Marco […]
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Recommended reading: report 2003 of the EU network on fundamental rights
The EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights published their 2003 report. The network has been set up by the European Commission, upon request of the European Parliament. Since 2002, it monitors the situation of fundamental rights in the Member States and in the Union, on the basis of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. […]
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IPR Enforcement Rapporteur made millions on IPR
The rapporteur of the EU Directive on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights, Janelly Fourtou (UDF, Conservative, France), has earned millions from business related to Intellectual Property Rights, even while she was shepherding the report through the European Parliament. As several newspapers have investigated, Mrs. Fourtou runs a private fund together with her husband, Jean-René […]
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Business interest first served at .eu domain
On 30 April 2004, the European Commission finally released the public policy for the new .EU top-level domain. The policy seems to have been written with 2 thoughts in mind: prevent endless disputes with governments about geographical and institutional names and make sure all trademark-related rights are served first. Registration will take place in two […]
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Recommended Reading: EU spam regulations ineffective
The Amsterdam institute for information law published a study (commissioned by Sybari software) about the impact of the new anti-spam regulations in the EU. Their conclusion is not encouraging. “An important limitation on the effectiveness of the E-Privacy Directive is the simple fact that most spam originates from outside the EU. (…) Beyond that, the […]
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Romania implements Cybercrime Convention
Romania has implemented the Cybercrime Convention with law nr. 64 from 24 March 2004. The law was published in the Official Monitor nr. 343, on 20 April 2004. The main provisions of the Cybercrime Convention were already incorporated in Title III of the Anti-corruption law nr. 161/2003, published in the Official Monitor nr. 279 from […]
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Report about Safe Internet conference in Warsaw
On 26 and 27 March 2004 a conference was held on safe internet in Warsaw, Poland. The conference was organised by the Council of Europe in collaboration with Safeborders, a consortium funded by the European Commission. Focussed on children, the event was meant to ‘step up efforts to create a pan-European safer Internet network.’ Some […]
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EU project on privacy and identity management
On 1 March 2004 the EU launched a new 4-year project on privacy and identity management. Its objective is the research and development of solutions to empower individuals in managing their privacy in cyberspace. The Commission contributes a budget of 10 million euro. Following a longtime focus on privacy enhancing technologies, the Commission feels that […]
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New EU plans for mandatory data retention
EDRI has obtained secret documents in preparation of a Declaration against Terrorism that will be published during the Spring Summit of EU heads of state. The draft from the Irish presidency specifically mentions the need to prioritise mandatory data retention for GSM and internet providers. The Commission input for the Summit, issued a few days […]
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Microsoft gets record-breaking fine
After a five-year investigation into Microsoft’s business practise the EU Commission has decided that the company has violated the EU competition rules by abusing its near monopoly in the PC operating system. Microsoft will have to pay a 497 million euro fine. The Commission has been investigating Microsoft practices since 1998 following a complaint by […]
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Entry into force of Convention on Cybercrime
The Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime will enter into force on 1 July 2004, following its ratification by Lithuania. The convention requires at least 5 CoE members to ratify. Previously Albania, Croatia, Estonia and Hungary have done so. The convention’s aim is to develop a common criminal policy on cybercrime by promoting international co-operation […]
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Germans consider prison sentence for spammers
The German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine reports about plans from the governing Social-Democrats (SPD) to make spamming an offence in Germany. According to the SPD, merely introducing fines is not enough, and spamming should become an offence, with penalties or a prison sentence. The working group on Telecommunication and Mail of the SPD did not yet […]
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