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European Commission consultation on IPR enforcement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Konsultationsverfahren zum EU-Urheberrecht | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Konsultationsverfahren_zum_EU_Urheberrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Last week, the European Commission organised an open consultation on “Directive 2004/48/EC on the enforcement of intellectual property rights: Challenges posed by the digital environment”. The meeting opened with initial presentations from Jonathan Faull, Director General of the Internal Market Directorate General of […]
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Irish "three strikes" system investigated by Data Protection Commissioner
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutzbehörde prüft irisches “Three-Strikes”-System | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Datenschutzbehoerde_prueft_irisches_Three_Strikes_System?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is investigating the Eircom / music industry three strikes system, a report in the Sunday Times has revealed. According to the story by Mark Tighe, predictions that Eircom would end up falsely accusing innocent users have now […]
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Belgium Senate deletes the repressive part of the three strikes draft law
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgischer Senat streicht repressive Teile des 3-Strikes-Entwurfs | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_Belgischer_Senat_streicht_repressive_Teile_des_3-Strikes-Entwurfs] The Belgium version of the French Hadopi three strikes law was significantly changed by the Commission of Finance and Economical Affairs (COMFINECO) of the Belgium Senate during a hearing organised on 11 May 2011 on copyright and Internet. The […]
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Google found guilty in Belgium for newspapers' copyright infringement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgien: Google verliert Klage wegen Urheberrechtsverletzung | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_Belgien_Google_verliert_Klage_wegen_Urheberrechtsverletzung] Google lost its appeal in front of the Belgian appeals court which upheld an earlier ruling, having found the company guilty of infringing the copyright of newspapers, in the case introduced in 2006 by Copiepresse. In 2006, Copiepress, an agency […]
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European Commission stumbles in ACTA opinion rebuttal
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Komission strauchelt bei Entgegnung auf ACTA-Stellungnahme | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Kommission_strauchelt_bei_Entgegnung_auf_ACTA-Stellungnahme] Last week, the European Commission posted a rebuttal to a widely cited opinion document by prominent European academics on the Anti- Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The Commission however made several factual errors in its rebuttal, according to an analysis by […]
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Copyright complaint leads to public domain music library takedown
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Urheberrechtsbeschwerde: Musikbibliothek offline | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Urheberrechtsbeschwerde_Musikbibliothek_offline] International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP), the largest public domain music library on the Internet, has been recently taken offline following a complaint from the UK’s Music Publishers Association which convinced registrar GoDaddy to takedown their website. The action was brought over a […]
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BitTorrent site blocked by Italian court
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italienisches Gericht sperrt BitTorrent-Seite | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Italienisches_Gericht_sperrt_BitTorrent-Seite] On 21 April 2011, an Italian court ordered all Italian ISPs to block the BitTorrent search website BTjunkie considered by the public prosecutor as one of the most prominent havens for pirated media. BTjunkie IP addresses and its domain name were to […]
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Dutch government announces measures against downloading
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederlande: Regierung kündigt Maßnahmen gegen illegale Downloads an | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Niederlande_Regierung_Ma%C3%9Fnahmen_gegen_illegale_Downloads] On 11 April 2011, the Dutch government published its copyright policy plans for the coming years. The plans include restricting the currently existing private copying exception and the possibility to block access to websites facilitating copyright infringement. EDRi-member […]
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Privatised enforcement Series C: The law according to the Advocate General
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Serie: Privatisierung der Online Strafverfolgung – Teil C | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Privatisierung_der_Online-Strafverfolgung_Teil_C] The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice recently published his views with regard to the Scarlet/Sabam case C-70/10 in the European Court of Justice. This is a crucial case with regard to privatised enforcement, as it […]
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EDRi responds to IPR Enforcement consultation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi-Stellungnahme zum Urheberrechts-Konsultationsverfahren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Konsultation_zur_Durchsetzung_der_Rechte_des_geistigen_Eigentums] European Digital Rights has submitted on 31 March 2011 its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the implementation of the IPR Enforcement Directive. The response examines the claims made by the Commission, the evidence (or lack thereof) for its assumptions and the […]
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Judicial Review of the Digital Economy Act
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Überprüfung des Digital Economy Act | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Ueberpruefung_des_Digital_Economy_Act] In July 2010 UK ISPs TalkTalk and BT filed papers seeking a Judicial Review (JR) of the Digital Economy Act, and were then granted a hearing. In the UK, JRs are rare. They can be brought when there is concern that […]
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Website blocking and suspension discussions in the UK
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Diskussion um Netzsperren im Vereinigten Königreich | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Diskussion_um_Netzsperren_im_Vereinigten_Koenigreich] UK Minister Ed Vaizey is involved in discussions for private blocking schemes to prevent access to copyright infringing websites. This follows the delays in implementing the Digital Economy Act. It is believed by the EDRi-member Open Rights Group and others […]
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