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[Focus] Creative Rights

19.09.2006 @ 16:10 CET

EUOBSERVER / CREATIVE RIGHTS FOCUS - With digital publishing fast-becoming a multibillion euro market in the EU, artists, consumers, publishers and computer companies have taken off the gloves in a fight on regulation. In this special focus, EUobserver examines upcoming EU legislation in the sector and talks to the key players.

Netherlands looking to French-style crack-down on internet piracy

18.06.2009 @ 19:02 CET

In the wake of France's imposition of its controversial three-strikes legislation aiming to crush internet piracy, the Dutch parliament has called on the government to also deal harshly with offenders.

Swedish aid for newspapers in EU cross-hairs

17.06.2009 @ 17:32 CET

Sweden's tradition of support for underdog newspapers is being targetted by the European Commission, which views the country's public funding of a town's second-biggest newspaper as running counter to EU competition rules.

EU data monitors outline Facebook ground rules

25.06.2009 @ 17:46 CET

Some users of social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Bebo and not just the sites themselves are responsible for ensuring they adhere to European privacy laws, EU data protection enforcers have warned. All users should also be aware that they should only upload photographs with the consent of people in the image.

EU states concerned over Google library plans

27.05.2009 @ 17:29 CET

EU competitiveness ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday are expected to ask the European Commission to take a closer look at Google's plans to digitalise books amid fears that European intellectual property rights will be breached.

Commission gives Paris a pass over piracy bill

14.05.2009 @ 13:53 CET

The French Senate on Wednesday approved the government's ‘three strikes' bill, safe in the knowledge that the European Commission will not launch any legal action against Paris as a result of the legislation, which falls afoul of the wishes of the European Parliament.

Sarkozy tries to rescue internet law after court decision

12.06.2009 @ 09:27 CET

Paris intends to move ahead with sections of its ‘three strikes' law, stripping out its most controversial aspects following a ruling from France's Constitutional Court that the bill contravenes the holiest of French documents, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen of 1789.

Parliament delivers surprise victory for internet access rights

06.05.2009 @ 17:16 CET

In a last-minute show of defiance over citizens' right to internet access, the European Parliament has rejected a deal on a bill that would have overhauled the telecommunications sector, delaying the legislation for months.

EU wants 'Internet G12' to govern cyberspace

05.05.2009 @ 09:21 CET

The European Commission wants the US to dissolve all government links with the body that 'governs' the internet, replacing it with an international forum for discussing internet governance and online security.

France defies EU parliament on internet law

13.05.2009 @ 09:29 CET

In defiance of the European Parliament, the French lower house has approved a law that has widely been described as the most aggressive attempt to counter internet piracy yet.

Google, Fastest Rising Searches, May, 2009

  • 01Lucy Gordon - The British actress committed suicide.
  • 02Alexander Rybak - This Norwegian captured Eurovision 2009.
  • 03Roland Garros 2009 - French Tennis Championships opened.
  • 04Wolfram Alpha - The new Internet search product launched.
  • 05Impot.gouv.fr - French taxpayers headed to the French Government's tax website.
  • 06El Bruto - The Spanish game site attracted attention.
  • 07Britain's Got Talent - UK reality TV show featuring Scottish spinstress sensation Susan Boyle.
  • 08Dita von Teese - The burlesque star peeled down to her bare attributes for Eurovision.
  • 09Alli - The first diet pill available over the counter without prescription.
  • 10Star Trek - The latest installment of the sci-fi series opene throughout Europe.

Fastest rising searches. Provided exclusively by to and covering the 27 EU states. For more information on Google Zeitgeist click here.

European Parliament backs music rights extension

24.04.2009 @ 09:21 CET

The European Parliament on Thursday voted in favour of extending copyright protection on music recordings from 50 to 70 years.

Internet piracy battle holds up EU telecoms bill

22.04.2009 @ 10:10 CET

The battle between internet pirates and copyright holders shifted to Strasbourg this week, with a move that threatens to hold up a major European Union telecoms bill and unravel France's flagship legislation on cutting off internet access for illegal downloaders.

EU telecoms bill compromise may still threaten French internet law

30.04.2009 @ 17:16 CET

A second attempt by the French government to push through its "three-strikes" bill to crack down on internet piracy may yet fall afoul of European Union rules, following an ambiguous compromise agreed between the European Parliament and EU member states on a piece of telecoms legislation.

French National Assemby passes three-strikes internet piracy bill

03.04.2009 @ 17:42 CET

The French National Assembly finally passed the much-contested ‘three-strikes' bill to combat internet piracy late on Thursday evening. In a reduced chamber, all but one of the governing UMP voted in favour of the legislation, a centrist deputy abstained and the Socialist opposition voted against.