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Bits of Freedom: ‘fundamental flaws in EU Commission report on intellectual property enforcement’
The European Commission is currently reviewing the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive. In its response to a public consultation, Bits of Freedom critically addresses several fundamental flaws in the analysis of the European Commission.
Manders (VVD) pushes for online repression in EU
As we write this, the European Parliament is discussing a report on copyright enforcement, the so-called Gallo-report. Although we expected the liberal group in the European Parliament (the ALDE-group) to defend our online freedoms, as they did in the past, events now are taking a shocking turn for the worse. Toine Manders of the Dutch […]
A repressive EU copyright policy, thanks to the VVD
The European Parliament last week adopted a report on copyright enforcement. In the so-called Gallo report, the parliament calls for stricter enforcement, criminalizing millions of internet users while not leading to a sustainable solution of the filesharing-conflict. Toine Manders of the Dutch liberal party, the VVD, can be held jointly responsible for the repressive policies […]