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EU Parliament approves directive on orphan works
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Parlament verabschiedet Richtlinie über verwaiste Werke | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.18_EU-Parlament_verabschiedet_Richtlinie_ueber_verwaiste_Werke?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121008] On 13 September 2012, the EU Parliament approved the draft legislation on orphan works proposed in 2011, completed by the EU Parliament and Council compromise in June 2012. The European Commission issued an Impact Assessment in 2011 accompanying the proposal […]
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EDRi on child protection policy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi zum Thema Kinderschutz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.17_EDRi_zum_Thema_Kinderschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120918] The interests of children should be put first, even if that means allowing them to learn and adapt to online risks An unseen threat is the scariest threat of all. An unseen threat to our children provokes our most basic protective instincts, […]
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Stravos Lambrinidis: EU First Special Representative for Human Rights
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Stavros Lambrinidis: Erster EU-Sonderbeauftragter für Menschenrechte | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.15_Stavros_Lambrinidis_Erster_EU-Sonderbeauftragter_fuer_Menschenrechte?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20120801] On 25 July 2012, on a proposal by Catherine Ashton, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council of the European Union appointed Mr Stravos Lambridinis, former MEP, as EU Special Representative for Human Rights. This appointment […]
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ECJ decided Microsoft must pay a 860 million Euro fine
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuGH verurteilt Microsoft zu 860 Millionen Euro Strafe | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.13_EuGH_verurteilt_Microsoft_zu_860_Millionen_Euro_Strafe?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120704] The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected Microsoft’s appeal against the European Commission’s decision of 2008 to fine the company for not having shared interoperability information to its competitors, in a long case first brought by the […]
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EDRi’s response to the consultation on private copying levies
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi-Stellungnahme zur Konsultation über Abgaben auf Privatkopien | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.11_EDRi-Stellungnahme_zur_Konsultation_ueber_Abgaben_auf_Privatkopien?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120606] In November 2011, the European Commissioner Michel Barnier appointed Mr Antonio Vitorino – former EU Commissioner – as mediator in the dialogue on private copying levies. A public consultation was (quite discreetly) launched by Mr Vitorino in April 2012. […]
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European Parliament rejects IPR as an internal security risk
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP lehnt Durchsetzung von Urheberrechten im Rahmen der EU-Sicherheitstrategie ab | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_EP_lehnt_Durchsetzung_von_Urheberrechten_im_Rahmen_der_EU-Sicherheitstrategie_ab?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] With a crushing majority of 503 in favour to 55 against and 56 abstentions, the European Parliament yesterday rejected the inclusion of the protection of intellectual property rights as a key element in the protection of […]
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ENDItorial: Searching for a Google strategy?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Auf der Suche nach einer Google-Strategie | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_ENDitorial?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120411] The more time passes, the more difficult it is to explain the love-hate relationship between European conservatives and Google. Every new policy, both on European and national levels, appears on the surface to be anti-Google but, on closer inspection, […]
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EDPS on the new draft EU data protection policy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Der Europäische Datenschutzbeauftragte zur geplanten EU-Datenschutzreform | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Der_Europaeische_Datenschutzbeauftragte_zur_geplanten_EU-Datenschutzreform] On 7 March 2012, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued his Opinion on the proposed reform package adopted by the Commission on 25 January that includes a Regulation with general rules on data protection and a Directive […]
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EU standards reform: Carte blanche stifles open formats
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Reform europäischer Normen: Blankovollmacht bremst offene Formate aus | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_Reform_europaeischer_Normen_Blankovollmacht_bremst_offene_Formate_aus?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] The European standardisation system is being revamped. In the European Parliament, the Consumer Committee (IMCO) under its rapporteur Lara Comi (EPP, Italy) is deliberating a proposal from the European Commission. Parliament members face tricky regulatory decisions on the […]
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The Netlog and Scarlet/Sabam rulings & ACTA – what have we learned?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA & die Entscheidungen zu Netlog und Scarlet/Sabam – was wir daraus gelernt haben | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_ACTA_und_die_Entscheidungen_zu_Netlog_und_Scarlet_Sabam?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] There has been a great degree of noise around the recent Netlog/Sabam ruling from the European Court of Justice and what this may prove or disprove about ACTA. This article will seek […]
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Protect Coders' Rights!
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Entwicklerrechte schützen! | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_Entwicklerrechte_schuetzen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] The European Parliament is preparing to discuss the European Commission’s proposal on a draft Directive on Attacks Against Information Systems. EDRi-member Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has submitted its remarks urging the legislators not to create legal woes for researchers who expose security flaws. EFF […]
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European data protection authorities: Google violates privacy rules
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [WP 29: Google verstößt gegen den Datenschutz| https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_Google_verstoesst_gegen_den_Datenschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] A few days in advance of Google’s revision of its privacy policies, European data protection authorities (DPAs) find that Google’s new privacy policy would infringe European data protection rules. The lead DPA, the French CNIL, points out that the policy […]
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