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Media companies demand ID numbers for CDs and DVDs
News Every CD or DVD disc manufactured in the European Union would have to carry a unique code if proposals by media representation groups are adopted in the EU Enforcement Directive. The proposal is contained in a five-point plan delivered to the...
[May 24, 2002, 17:44]
Managing Workplace Monitoring in Europe and the EU
White Papers The United States and the European Union (EU) have taken significantly different approaches to protecting the privacy of their citizens. The EU, on the other hand, has adopted comprehensive principles that regulate all aspects of processing...
[August 5, 2009, 1:21]
Europe's 'DMCA on steroids' gets go-ahead
News A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has passed a crucial stage in its progress toward final approval, having been adopted by the European Parliament's judicial affairs...
[November 27, 2003, 16:35]
EU Council agrees to Internet snooping proposals
News The Council of the European Union yesterday agreed a proposal to give individual countries the power to force telecoms and other communications providers to keep records of all voice and data communications of their citizens, possibly for years.
[June 28, 2001, 11:33]
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]
US Report: EU privacy plan impact on US unclear
News E-commerce won't grind to a halt because of it, but the strict data privacy protection plan implemented by the European Union (EU) on Sunday is likely to cause some trepidation in US companies -- and the fallout could eventually be significant.
[October 27, 1998, 9:44]
Europe unites to keep online video unregulated
News We're confident that the European Parliament in its final vote in December will pave the way for a good final text that will be adopted under the German presidency [of the European Union] in the first half of 2007," he added.
[November 15, 2006, 17:21]
European Parliament accepts telecoms competition laws
News This is the largest legislative package passed during this Commission, especially on internal markets, which people see as the hard core of the European Union. The European Union hopes that the telecom package will remove the need for sector...
[December 13, 2001, 16:20]
Microsoft judge approves settlement
News Ballmer also said Microsoft is working with the European Union to resolve antitrust issues there. The European Union's Competition Commission is expected to issue a preliminary ruling on an investigation into Microsoft's server business.
[November 2, 2002, 7:44]
Firm measures will put stop to disjointed gov't IT
Comment At the Ofcom-BT consultations on 21CN, the International Telecommunications Users Group asked repeatedly what consultation and joint planning there had been with other European Union member states, through their incumbent operators and regulators.
[August 24, 2009, 12:44]
EC pushes on with Europe-wide patents
News The introduction of a Community Patent would allow inventors to obtain a single patent that is legally valid throughout the European Union. The consultation document states that the Community Patent is a "priority for the EU" and that McCreevy has...
[January 16, 2006, 16:10]
EC joins growing debate on future of 3G
News In response, the EC has adopted a policy document entitled "The Introduction of Third Generation Mobile Communication in the European Union: State of Play and the Way Forward". The European Commission will intervene on Thursday in the growing...
[March 21, 2001, 6:12]
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.
[December 31, 1998, 9:56]
Europe 'near agreement' on cybercrime fight
News Philippe Gerard, director general of the Information Society of the European Commission, said on Monday that member states of the European Union will agree within weeks to bring in common laws to combat cybercrime.
[June 9, 2004, 9:20]
McBride reaches for rhetoric in Linux battle
News McBride contended in the letter that copyright and patent laws adopted by the US Congress and the European Union are critical to the "further growth and development of the $186bn global software industry, and to the technology business in general.
[December 8, 2003, 13:45]
Spam plan fails in EU committee
News The EU Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs committee was considering plans that would have introduced the "opt-in" spam policy across the whole European Union. These countries pushed for an opt-in policy to be adopted across the...
[July 12, 2001, 12:01]
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. The legislation in question is the Rome II treaty...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
US endorses Internet Governance Forum
News The European Union, for instance, implicitly backed the creation of a stronger UN body.For more, click here.that could even be granted regulatory powers. A report released this week by the National Taxpayers Union warned that "controlling
[November 16, 2005, 13:40]
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]
Copyright law catches IT firms off guard
News It the UK's implementation of the controversial European Union Copyright Directive (EUCD), which strengthens copyright protections. The UK adopted what many consider to be Europe's toughest digital copyright law, with the stated aim of protecting a...
[November 12, 2003, 16:25]
