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Revision of the "telecoms package" directives

Viviane Reding - Openness, inter-operability and neutrality

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« Indeed, the architectural principles that underlie the Internet we have today, namely the principles of openness, inter-operability and neutrality do not only create an environment that enables innovation in services and applications, more importantly they allow for an environment where users can express themselves freely without discrimination by their service provider. Therefore, those basic design principles need to be preserved. »

Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and the Media - February 3rd 2009

The Commission can accept this amendment (138)

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« As already stated on 6 October, the Commission can accept this amendment (138), which was voted by a nine-tenths majority in the European Parliament plenary (MEMO/08/681). The Commission considers this amendment to be an important restatement of key legal principles of the Community legal order, especially of citizens' fundamental rights.

Sarkozy and the Wild Web

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« It was extremely helpful in raising awareness to have President Sarkozy say the Internet is not the Wild West and that ISPs must take steps in connection with piracy. That has been the catalyst for other governments to look at this more closely. »

Jo Oliver, in charge of the IFPI's litigation activities - NYtimes.com, april 13th, 2008

Flog ‘em and hang ‘em’ brigade

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« Well, according to an expert in 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, Nicolas Sarkozy) »

telecomtv.com - april 2008

Banning people from printing books

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« It's a breach of our civil liberties, when government limits access to the Internet it's like limiting freedom of speech. It's like banning people from printing books. »

Christofer Fjellner, Swedish legislator in the European Parliament who sponsored the banning of the "graduated response" in an adopted amendment.

Bono Amendment

Submitted on 31 December 2009
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« Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognise that the Internet is a vast platform for cultural expression, access to knowledge, and democratic participation in European creativity, bringing generations together through the information society; calls on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to avoid adopting measures conflicting with civil liberties and human rights and with the principles of proportionality, effectiveness and dissuasiveness, such as the interruption of Internet access. »

[EUObserver] Europe winning the battle against online piracy?

Submitted on 03 December 2009
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EUOBSERVER / CONFERENCE REPORT - The war against online piracy has been a ferocious but as yet almost entirely unsuccessful struggle. It has left both the entertainment industry and the governments that have tried to buttress them bloodied and until recently at a loss as to what to do. [...]

[WeRebuildInterfax] Åsa Torstensson visits Washington DC

Submitted on 27 November 2009
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To enable US activists to support the arguments and put pressure on the opening up of [the negociation of the ACTA], we are republishing a Communiqué from the Swedish Government, translated by our clusters into English.

Ask what the next European Commission will do for our Freedoms!

Submitted on 26 November 2009
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Paris, November 26th 2009 - La Quadrature is calling on European citizens to submit questions aimed at finding out where the next European Commission (2010-2014) stands on EU citizens' fundamental freedoms on the Internet.

The Council of the European Union and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, just agreed1 on a college of Commissioners designate. The Parliament will now conduct hearings2 before appointing the full college.

  1. 1. http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/09/522&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
  2. 2. More infos about the Commissionners hearings: http://www.laquadrature.net/wiki/Hearings_Commissioners

[eWeekEurope] EU Telecoms Package Finally Approved

Submitted on 25 November 2009
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The EU telecoms package has finally been approved, following repeated delays due to the net cut-off row. Now governments need to focus on setting up a Europe-wide telecoms regulator in 2010. [...]

Telecoms Package: A Missed Opportunity for Citizen's Rights

Submitted on 24 November 2009
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Paris, November 24th, 2009 - There is no reason to celebrate the general outcome of the Telecoms Package. The final text voted today is far from satisfactory: while it includes some consumer protections, they fall short of compensating for the various loopholes and threats to fundamental rights contained in the rest of the text.

[EUobserver] Reding warns Spain against internet cut-off

Submitted on 24 November 2009
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EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - EU telecoms chief Viviane Reding has warned that the European Commission would take action against Spain if the government moves to cut the internet access of content pirates.

[IP-watch.org] EU Telecom Package To Enter Into Force In December

Submitted on 24 November 2009
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The European Parliament today formally approved an update to European telecommunications rules aimed at enforcing consumer rights and supporting a single European market. But the change might also leave the door open for legislation restricting the internet in member countries and potentially questionable traffic management practice by internet service providers, according to a consumer group. [...]

[ComputerWeekly] EU weakens net neutrality to pass telecoms reform package

Submitted on 06 November 2009
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A net neutrality revision has allowed European legislators to implement long-awaited reforms that will introduce a single competitive market in telecoms throughout the continent.

New, watered-down text adopted in a conciliation process speaks of the right to a "prior fair and impartial procedure" rather than a court action, as well as the presumption of innocence in cases of alleged illegal file-sharing.

[PuntoInformatico] Emendamento 138, reimpacchettato

Submitted on 05 November 2009
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Roma - Rispetto dei diritti fondamentali della persona, tutela della privacy, garanzia ad essere giudicati in maniera ponderata e imparziale, sanzioni proporzionate per punire coloro che vengano colti a violare il diritto d'autore con la mediazione della Rete. Consiglio e Parlamento Europeo sembrano aver trovato un accordo: il frammento del Pacchetto Telecom su cui si è arenata la procedura di negoziazione negli scorsi mesi parrebbe aver assunto ora una forma definitiva. [...]