MEPs must be ready to reject an ACTA-like Canada/EU Trade Agreement

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Paris, October 2nd 2012 – Ahead of the next round of negotiations of CETA, the Canada/EU Trade AgreementThis coming October 15th to October 26th in Brussels., La Quadrature du Net publishes its dedicated web-dossier. The…

[Rue89] Avec la mission Lescure, la gauche perpétue le sarkozysme culturel

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[Tribune] Il est temps de cesser de galvauder la parole politique. […]

Hadopi, comme la Dadvsi avant elle, a montré l’inutilité de l’approche répressive. Internet n’est pas une menace pour le cinéma français. Il est au…

[LeNouvelEconomiste] L’accord commercial anti-contrefaçon (Acta)

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Jugé dangereux pour les libertés et la vie privée des citoyens, l’Acta est plus que jamais source de polémiques, au sein de la société civile comme des instances européennes. […]

[Owni] Neutralité sans foi ni loi

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C’est la semaine de la neutralité du Net ! Objet d’une proposition de loi, le concept se retrouve ce soir devant le Parlement et le gouvernement. Cette fois, c’est le régulateur des télécoms (Arcep) qui…

Cofounder of La Quadrature du Net Jérémie Zimmermann rewarded with an EFF Pioneer Award

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Tonight at 7:45pm PST (4:45am CET), Jérémie Zimmermann, co-founder and spokesperson of La Quadrature du Net will receive his 2012 Pioneer Award from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at a ceremony in the Project One…

Dominant Telcos Try to End Net Neutrality Through ITU

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For some months now, there have been intense discussions on the threats raised by the upcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT). In December, the 193 Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), an…

[TechDirt] Copyright Killbots Strike Again: Official DNC Livestream Taken Down By Just About Every Copyright Holder

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Here we go again. Less than 24 hours ago, content-protection bots killed a livestream of the Hugo Awards, thanks to the brief appearance of fully approved clips from an episode of Dr. Who. […]

This time,…

Make Your Voice Heard Against a “Clean Internet”

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Paris, Sept. 4th 2012 – The European Commission is holding a consultation -ending on the 5th 11th of September- about “A clean and open Internet”. Citizen input is critically needed to ensure that freedom of…

[PCINpact] L’UE veut favoriser une utilisation partagée du spectre radioélectrique

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Afin de faire face à la croissance exponentielle du trafic de données mobile et sans fil, l’Union européenne a annoncé hier vouloir favoriser « l’utilisation partagée du spectre radioélectrique par les technologies sans fil, y…

[RFI] French telecoms and broadcasting authorities to be merged (LQDN mediakit, transcription)

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Jérémie Zimmerman, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net, an internet users’ rights watchdog urges French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to abandon a planned merger of telecoms and the broadcasting authorities which, he says, smells like…