La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) - Press review

[TelecomTV] Commission says 'no': Sarko given out over 3 strikes

neurone18 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:39:13 +0200

The European Commission has turned down French President Sarkozy's request that it reject the last minute Amendment 138 to the Telecoms Package, introduced and passed at the end of last month by the plenary session of the European Parliament to protect European citizens from arbitrary Internet disconnection, and supported by TelecomTV and digital and citizens' rights groups throughout Europe.

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[Nieuwsbank] Commission position on President Sarkozy's letter on Amendment 138

neurone18 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:39:54 +0200

MEMO/08/607 Brussels, 7 October 2008 Commission position on President Sarkozy's letter on Amendment 138 adopted by the European Parliament in plenary vote on 24 September The Commission takes note of the letter received by President Sarkozy last Friday asking the Commission to reject Amendment 138 adopted by the plenary of the European Parliament on 24 September in its vote on the EU Telecoms Package.

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[Rebentisch Blog] Reding fences off French Presidency intervention

neurone18 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:44:09 +0200

Everybody knew that when the French under N. Sarkozy assumed Presidency of the Council strange things would happen. Indeed, Aigrain mocked it in his blog. Sarkozy intervened at Commissioner Reding or precisely at the Commission president not to accept Amendment 138 of the Trautmann report (Telecom Package) which was voted by Parliament. The Sarkozy "short circuit" didn't succeed. Good for constitutional reasons.

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[La Stampa] Ue: no a Sarkozy su norme contro abusi download da Internet

neurone18 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:41:29 +0200

[Telemedicus] Net Neutrality: Was will die EG?

neurone18 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:36:57 +0200

von Simon Muller

Let it be clear that as the Commissioner for Information Society & Media, one of my key concerns is to ensure that the internet remains open from the point of view of service providers wanting to deliver new, innovative services, AND open from the point of view of consumers wanting to access the services of their choice and create the content of their choice.

[Wired] Nonprofit Distributes File Sharing Propaganda to 50,000 U.S. Students

neurone18 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:42:00 +0200

Propaganda is probably too light of a term to describe this piece of propaganda.

We're referring to an educational comic strip (fat .pdf) on unlawful file sharing of music developed by judges and professors to teach students about the law and the courtroom experience.

[ArstTechnica] EU Parliament: Only judges can order 'Net disconnections

neurone18 — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 23:28:42 +0200

France's much talked about "three strikes" law receive a spirited non! from the European Parliament this week, but French and EU officials are already claiming that the vote won't ultimately impact so-called "graduated response" schemes.

The EU Parliament voted Wednesday to pass the "Telecom Package," [...]

[Privacy Digest] Positive Rights News From Europe

neurone18 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:45:53 +0200

Various readers are sending in good news from Europe on the rights front. First, at the EU level, Mark.J brings word that the European Parliament has canned a number of controversial amendments to its updated Telecoms Package, which could have resulted in ISPs being forced to disconnect customers for involvement in illegal file-sharing of copyrighted material.

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[Kosmopolit] Good news from the European Parliament

neurone18 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:34:37 +0200

[P2P Foundation] Anti-P2P amendments pass first reading in European Parliament

neurone18 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 23:32:50 +0200

"The European Parliament adopted in first reading yesterday, the 24th of September, the Telecom Package

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[Wired] New Lobbying Group Calls for Internet Filtering

neurone18 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:37:20 +0200

A just-formed lobbying group of content producers, equipment makers and internet gatekeepers said Thursday that internet service providers should embrace filtering.

[The Local] Sweden welcomes EU telecoms vote

neurone18 — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:46:04 +0200

Swedens EU parliamentary delegation is rejoicing following a decision by the body to toss out a proposal that would have banned file sharers from the internet and forced internet service providers to filter content in the hunt for pirated material.

[Spy Blog] Still time to email your MEP regarding the Telecoms Package Amendments

neurone18 — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:26:45 +0200

Still time to email your MEP regarding the Telecoms Package Amendments

There is still time to email / fax your Member of the European Parliament e.g. via WriteToThem.com, ahead of tomorrow's vote on some dubious amendments to some forthcoming European Union telecommunications and internet legislation.

See The Open Rights Group for details: ask your MEPs to vote for Telecom package amendments 133 and 138

La Quadrature du Net has a wiki with the Telecom Plenary Package Amendments in question.

[Informa¡tica Verde] Hay que parar a los europarlamentarios antes del lunes!

neurone18 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:31:58 +0200

En el Parlamento Europeo están a punto de votar una barbaridad.

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El lunes 7, a las 7 de la tarde, en Estrasburgo, se reúne el comité de Mercado Interno y Protección del Consumidor (IMCO). En el orden del día, el Paquete de Telecomunicaciones. Se votarán las enmiendas bautizadas como "enmiendas-torpedo" por la Asociación de Internautas y La Quadrature du Net. Se trata de otro ataque a la libertad y a la neutralidad de la red, en un nuevo intento de evitar las descargas que ellos llaman "ilegales" (nosotros decimos "compartir").

[Techup Italy] Al voto le leggi europee antipirateria

neurone18 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:21:56 +0200

Il Parlamento Europeo sta discutendo una nuova normativa di "armonizzazione" tra i paesi europei delle regole sulle telecomunicazioni che darebbe un giro di vite sul file-sharing

[BBC NEWS] Europe votes on anti-piracy laws

neurone18 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:10:28 +0200

France is about to enact laws that penalise persistent file-sharers

Europeans suspected of putting movies and music on file-sharing networks could be thrown off the web under proposals before Brussels.

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Campaigners say the laws trample on personal privacy and turn net suppliers into copyright enforcers.

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[Heise.de] Französische Musikindustrie macht Druck bei Internetsperren Meldung vorlesen

neurone18 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:52:13 +0200

Französische Musikindustrie macht Druck bei Internetsperren Meldung vorlesen

[internautas] Eurodiputados quieren torpedear la libertad en Internet el 7 de Julio

neurone667 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:59:36 +0200

DEFENDAMOS NUESTROS CIBERDERECHOS
Eurodiputados quieren torpedear la libertad en Internet el 7 de Julio

Una semana antes de un voto crucial en la reforma de la ley europea de comunicaciones electrónicas, La Quadrature du Net (La Cuadratura de la Red) denuncia una serie de enmiendas dirigidas a cerrar la arquitectura abierta de Internet para un mayor control y vigilancia de los usuarios.

03-07-2008 - Nota traducida de la Quadrature du net

Bruselas, 1 de julio de 2008 , actualizado el 2 de julio de 2008-07-02

[ProItZone] FireFox And Skype Could Be Declared Illegal Products

neurone18 — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:11:01 +0200

A new EU anti-piracy law incorporates elements that could affect the development of the digital world in coming years.

The law, known as Telecom Packet, the difficults the live of pirates with the law called "three-strike". The law at issue three warnings apply to users who downloaded illegal material before expelled from the Internet.

"The laws allow private companies monitor Internet traffic and filters," explains Christophe Espern, the French defence group for privacy and digital rights The Quadrature du Net.

[P2P.net] Big Music vs The Winds of Change

neurone18 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:47:27 +0200

Making laws in the European Union is a long, complicated and often tedious process that involves a delicate ballet featuring the Council of Ministers, the Parliament and the Commission.

[EurActiv] EU Parliament split over electronic data protection

neurone18 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:06:45 +0200

Last November, the European Commission proposed a wide review of the rules on EU electronic communications, the so-called 'Telecoms package'. The proposals include upgrading the Directive Pdf external on personal data and protection of privacy for electronic services (see our Links Dossier).

Several parliamentary committees are involved in the dossier on data protection, but two have a binding say on framing the European Parliament's final text. These are the Internal Market and Civil Rights Committees.

[ArsTechnica] Proposed EU telecom amendments lack three-strikes provision

neurone18 — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:20:54 +0200

[PocketLint] EU proposes crackdown on music and movie piracy

neurone18 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:53:20 +0200

Proposals have been put before European authorities that could see ISPs adopting a far stricter policy towards internet users who illegally download copyrighted music and movie content.

[Tech Policy Summit] EU Parliament's Telecom Reform Raises "Three-Strikes" Concerns

neurone18 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:50:57 +0200

According to BBC News, members of the European Parliament voted yesterday in favor of advancing new telecom reform legislation known as the Telecoms Package that includes a series of controverisal amendments that digital rights activists say would pave the way for a 'three-strikes' law against online copyright infringers in Europe.

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[Netzpolitik] EU-Ausschuss-Abstimmungen zum Telekom-Paket

neurone18 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:25:22 +0200

[BBC] Making punishment fit the crime

neurone18 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:28:34 +0200

Making laws in the European Union is a long, complicated and often tedious process that involves a delicate ballet featuring the Council of Ministers, the Parliament and the Commission.

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[der Spiegel] Copyright-Krieg: EU-Abgeordnete planen Internet-Kontrollpakt

neurone18 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:37:10 +0200

Internet-Provider sollen generell überwachen, wer Raubkopien ins Netz hochlädt und die beltäter einer Copyright-Behörde melden. Das wollen EU-Parlamentarier in ein Gesetz schreiben. Bürgerrechtler protestieren, im europäischen Parlament formiert sich nun Widerstand.

[ZdNet] EU telecoms vote prompts file-sharing fears

neurone18 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:33:17 +0200

A high-level European vote on communications legislation will take place on Monday evening, raising fears that alleged file-sharers will be denied internet access by their internet service providers.

[ElMundo] El Parlamento Europeo aborda polémicas medidas de control de las redes P2P

neurone18 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:30:45 +0200

MADRID.- Las alarmas han saltado entre los activistas a favor de la neutralidad de la Red y de los derechos de los internautas, a raz de varias polmicas medidas contra el intercambio de archivos en Internet que el Parlamento Europeo tiene encima de la mesa.

El comit de Mercado Interno y Proteccin del Consumidor (IMCO) tiene previsto votar una serie de enmiendas encaminadas, en teora, a controlar los actos ilcitos en la Red.

[Schultz] An Open Letter to the the French President Nicolas Sarkozy

neurone18 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:22:16 +0200

Mr. President,

I am writing you on my very own behalf.

I have a bone to pick with you, and the readers of my blog should know my opinion in regards to what you and your government are trying to do to the Internet in the name of the so-called French culture. So in respect of the international audience of this blog, I am compelled to address you in English.

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[Internautas] En el Parlamento Europeo están a punto de votar una barbaridad.

neurone18 — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:17:15 +0200

El lunes 7, a las 7 de la tarde, en Estrasburgo, se rene el comit de Mercado Interno y Proteccin del Consumidor (IMCO). En el orden del da, el Paquete de Telecomunicaciones. Se votarn las enmiendas bautizadas como "enmiendas-torpedo" por la Asociacin de Internautas y La Quadrature du Net. Se trata de otro ataque a la libertad y a la neutralidad de la red, en un nuevo intento de evitar las descargas que ellos llaman "ilegales" (nosotros decimos "compartir").

http://www.internautas.org/html/5042.html

[Slashdot] ISPs to Ban P2P With New European Telecom Package?

neurone18 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200

"ZeroPaid is reporting that ISPs could be turned into the copyright police through European legislation that received a number of 'intellectual property' amendments. Many of these amendments can be found here. Judging by the amendments, ISPs could be mandated to block legitimate traffic in an effort to 'prevent' illegitimate traffic. To help stop this legislation, you can check out the action page. Additional coverage can be found on EDRI and Open Rights Group."

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/03/0310203

[EDRI] Control on Internet users pushed with the new telecom package

neurone18 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:24:35 +0200

An appeal from three European NGOs - La Quadrature du Net, netzpolitik.org and EDRi-member Open Rights Group - reveal some disturbing MEPs amendments to the draft directives to reform the EU framework on electronic communications (telecom package).

[Heise.de] Europaweite Kampagne gegen Überwachungspläne im EU-Telecom-Paket Meldung

neurone18 — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:39:52 +0200

Bürgerrechtler und Blogger rufen zu Protesten gegen jüngste Änderungsanträge zur geplanten Novelle des EU-Gesetzespakets zur Regulierung des Telekommunikationsmarktes auf.

[Copyleft.ro] The online-witch hunt continues. The French do it too

neurone18 — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:52:49 +0200

Yes, everybody’s trying to punish the “bloody” pirates, who don’t give a damn about copyright policies and do their best to share information with other Internet consumers.

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In an article published today in “Le Monde”, they say that the government is now trying to find the best solutions to domesticate those people so fond of “téléchargement illicite”. But their strategy is a more pedagogical one.

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[ZeroPaid] French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet

neurone103 — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:40:27 +0200

The EFF points us to new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique). Among the demands are a deadline for laws to be put in place that would disconnecting file-sharers from the internet and the ability to serve as police, judge and jury against French P2P users.

[EFF] The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law

neurone103 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:38 +0200

Six months on from the original Olivennes report, with growing objections across Europe, collapsing support for Sarkozy's administration at home, and still no "three strikes" law on any statute books, the entertainment industry is getting a little antsy. Last week, the French RIAA, le Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP), announced a deadline to Sarkozy's ministers. Hervé Rony, SNEP spokesman, said "it would not be acceptable" for the three strikes law to miss the French Parliament's Summer schedule.

[TelecomTV] Enough ISP-bashing: the European Parliament fights back

neurone18 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0200

A recently published and adopted report from the EU Parliament throws a long-awaited crumb of comfort to the beleaguered European ISP community, braced for legal assault over issues of electronic content copyright.

So what? you may ask.

Well, according to an expert an the specialised area that is European politics, this amendment could be significant and might spike the guns of the pro-copyright “flog ‘em and hang ‘em’ brigade (now led by French President, Nicholas Sarkozy).

[International Herald Tribune] Internet providers wary of being cybercops

pi — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:22:38 +0200

PARIS: Prodded by the music industry and government, some Internet service providers are reluctantly exploring the adoption of an old-fashioned shunning ritual as the ultimate 21st century punishment: banishing errant online users.

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[Broadband Finder] Europe: File-sharers will not lose connection

neurone18 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:44:21 +0200

Broadband users who are caught sharing files should not lose their internet connection according to European politicians who threw out the suggestion, reports the BBC.

It had been proposed that consumers caught pirating material such as songs or films would not be able to continue using the internet - with the service providers policing usage.

[PC Advisor] EU votes against punishing illegal file-sharers

neurone18 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:41:54 +0200

The European Parliament is not backing plans to ban illegal file-sharers from the internet.

The plans suggested ISPs should monitor customers and implement a 'three strikes' rule that would see offenders issued with written warnings and even possible suspension if they continue to download pirate software.

However MEPs backed an amendment to the report, which claimed banning web users conflicted with "civil liberties and human rights".

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12719

[Silicon] Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers