The UK government aims to extend the existing system that monitors and orders Internet Service Providers to block internet sites of child pornography to include the monitoring and blocking of “content deemed too dangerous…
Google and Microsoft will start to display warnings above search results for terms associated with child pornography.
Google said that when “people search Google with a term linked to child abuse, clear warning messages from…
*** UPDATE — 18 February 2013: publication of the “compromise amendments” dated February 18th ***
Paris, 13 February 2013 — After the US corporations’ victory in the European Parliament’s “Consumer” committee (IMCO) in late January, more…
United Nations report calls for Internet surveillance, saying lack of “internationally agreed framework for retention of data” is a problem, as are open Wi-Fi networks in airports, cafes, and libraries.[…]
Paris, May 9th 2012 – The Netherlands became the first EU country to adopt a law protecting Net neutrality. This initiative must set the example for the rest of Europe and France.
The plan would allow secret trials and tracking of calls and online activities for national security reasons. Critics see an attack on freedom and privacy. […]
Some of the strongest criticism has come from his ruling…
The Florida-based file-hosting service Hotfile intends to file a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for abusing its anti-piracy tool. Hotfile claims that Warner Bros. deleted files from the file-hosting service to which it didn’t hold the…
The European Commission stands accused of reneging on copyright rules as it is reportedly discussing a private deal to allow companies to disconnect users from the Internet for suspected piracy.
“These talks, if true, could well…
[…] Members of the European Parliament have recommend the removal of barriers to a single digital market by granting European Union-wide copyright licences for products such as music, books and films.
“[T]he phenomenon of on-line piracy…
Paris, September 16th 2010 – The Gallo report on copyright enforcement -from the pro-Sarkozy MEP, Marielle Gallo- will be voted on Wednesday, September 22nd in the European Parliament. Surprisingly, the Liberal ALDE group has tabled…