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The mutation of Europe's 'internet freedom' law
Blog Here's the original Amendment 138/46 (.pdf; see page 41), voted through by the European Parliament in May, but rejected by the Council of Telecoms Ministers: no restriction may be imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of end-users...
[November 5, 2009, 14:18]
French seek mandatory registration for Net publishing
News A spokesman from The European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) says that if passed, the French government could try to get the European Union to consider enforcing similar regulations Europe-wide.
[May 25, 2000, 16:50]
IR35 ruling means tax chaos
News The PCG claimed in court that IR35 is illegal under European law because it acted as an unfair tax boost for big business, and because it restricted the free movement of workers within the countries of the European Union.
[April 2, 2001, 9:58]
A Year Ago: UK hits back at US 'grow faster' demands
News According to O'Connell, macro-economic situations are key: "Germany has a very tough economy at the moment and other countries are struggling to match EMU (European Monetary Union) criteria so there hasn't been money available.
[August 25, 1998, 6:43]
EU creates loophole for personal data transfers
News The transfer of consumer data in the US is currently self-regulated, whereas in the European Union, fines can be imposed for contravening data protection laws. Countries outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) will be able to receive personal...
[January 24, 2002, 16:12]
EU delays patent decision
Talkback This a a good proof that the European Union is and has always been an anti-democratic union formed to restrict the power of local governments and democracy over corporate interests. God save us (small businesses and individual software developers...
[December 20, 2004, 16:45]
EC report backs open source for government
News However, the increasing attention paid to open-source software by the European Commission and by individual European governments is likely to influence decisions taken elsewhere in the world, where the European Union provides significant amounts...
[July 8, 2002, 14:31]
Foolish stories aren't just for April
Leader When found guilty by the European Union of using its monopoly position to restrict the abilities of other companies to compete, Microsoft responded by proposing an expensive licence that prevented open source products from interacting with its...
[April 1, 2005, 14:20]
France to investigate US-British spy network
News The European Union is today also expected to set up a committee to investigate the work of Echelon, despite opposition from British MEPs. The issue is particularly tricky for Britain because it has European treaty obligations to neighbours in...
[July 5, 2000, 10:48]
EU consumer law to defy industry opposition
News Site operators are opposed to draft legislation that would require their content, products and any claims against them to be open to legal scrutiny in every member state of the European Union. Members of the Rome II Group -- comprised of European...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
Intel to unify its research in Europe
News Intel said in a statement that the strategy aims to "drive even closer collaboration with European researchers and policy makers on European Union initiatives, including exploratory research, methods of using information and communications...
[January 29, 2009, 14:18]
IR35 battle moves to the Court of Appeal
News It also said that the tax was a barrier to free movement across the European Union, because similar legislation did not exist in other countries. The PCG, a body which represents self-employed workers, is unhappy with the conclusion of a recent...
[August 28, 2001, 10:18]
Last-gasp attempt to block patent directive
News We have not seen any change of heart on the part of any EU member," said the official, whose country holds the European Union presidency. Opponents of the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive are set to launch a last-minute intervention to try...
[March 4, 2005, 17:35]
Council of Europe approves cybercrime treaty
News The US [terrorist] events have put these issues into a sharper focus -- there will be various statements coming at a European level in response to concerns raised in the States," said Richard Swetenham at the European Union Safer Internet Action...
[September 21, 2001, 14:09]
Intel responds to EC antitrust charges
News However, a statement of objections contains only preliminary allegations and does not itself amount to a finding that there has been a violation of European Union law. The European Commission has spent years investigating Intel's tactics to...
[July 30, 2007, 13:24]
Why Vista may be delayed until Easter
News Last week, Gartner published a research note that highlighted the "event" of 8 September, when Microsoft announced it may delay availability of Windows Vista in European Union (EU) countries due to concerns about the product's ability "to comply...
[September 20, 2006, 14:15]
EC rubberstamps data retention directive
News The letter said: "Adopting this directive would cause an irreversible shift in civil liberties within the European Union. And it will generate an unprecedented obstacle to the global competitiveness of European industry.
[February 23, 2006, 9:05]
Experts: Java lawsuit could be tough to win
News Besides the US case settled in November by the Justice Department and nine of 18 states, the European Union is investigating whether Microsoft used its dominance in desktop operating systems to gain unfair advantage in the server-software market.
[March 11, 2002, 14:57]
Microsoft prepares scaled-down Windows for Europe
News The EEA includes the European Union countries as well as Switzerland and Norway. Ordered by European regulators to sell a version of Windows without a built-in media player and denied a stay on Wednesday from an appeals court, Microsoft said it...
[December 23, 2004, 7:35]
ZDNet News Special: euro survival guide
News Click here Irrevocable conversion rates for the euro will be adopted today; the European Union posted a euro-calculator that will show the various currency conversion rates for the 11 participating countries.
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