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Anti-piracy directive could expose consumers
News Minor copyright infringements could lead to harsh sanctions under the anti-piracy directive approved by the European Parliament on Tuesday, according to a UK civil liberties group. The directive could trigger sweeping changes to the UK's...
[March 10, 2004, 13:20]
EU vote 'widens loopholes' in software patent directive
Talkback Some MEPs may genuinely believe the outrageous lies coming from the proponents of the directive, but it is becoming harder and harder to credit them with that much stupidity: Proponent: "This directive will not change what is or isn't patentable...
[June 21, 2005, 18:34]
EU members ignore spam directive
News The EU's anti-spam directive, which was passed in July 2003, has been ignored by most EU member states because it will not stop the spam problem, according to research published by the Institute of Information Law (IvIR) at the InfoSecurity...
[April 27, 2004, 15:00]
EC pushes on with patent directive
Talkback The proposed directive does not "legalise" software patenting, but instead formalises the status quo in the EC, as currently practiced by the European Patent Office. The goal of the directive is to PREVENT PATENT LAW SLIPPING TOWARDS CURRENT...
[February 22, 2005, 13:00]
EU directive poses anti-caching threat
News The European Internet Service Providers Association (EuroISPA) today called for an amendment to the proposed European Union copyright directive amid fears that a ban on temporary caching could bring the Net to its knees.
[February 11, 1999, 14:27]
Patent directive faces fishy future
Talkback Have you looked at the other items on the agenda with the CII Directive? Out of 16, I found only 1 that had anything to do with fish! This is how the Council usually operates. Nothing sinister or unusual.
[December 13, 2004, 12:45]
EU vote 'widens loopholes' in software patent directive
Talkback Leave anything of this directive intact and the big companies will have the chains they need to tie up anyone in court for many years to come as they see fit. The idea being not so much to actually be able to patent something but more to have...
[June 21, 2005, 21:07]
Patent directive adoption just days away
Talkback Should this directive get passed in such slippery ways then not a few politicians will have to explain a thing or two and most likely face the political consequences of their (in)actions.
[January 24, 2005, 22:24]
Patent directive slammed at UKPO workshop
Talkback I was at the workshop and almost everyone agreed that the definition in the proposed directive let every patent through, while the majority agreed that some patents definitely SHOULDN'T have been let through.
[May 19, 2005, 17:05]
UK fails to implement recycling directive
News An EU directive on how businesses should get rid of their old PCs has been ignored by 24 out of 25 European member states. The UK has yet to introduce the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive and is consulting on the matter.
[August 18, 2004, 17:05]
Is the WEEE directive in trouble?
Blog The directive was introduced to little fanfare in the UK about this time last year. A large number of reprocessors jumped on the WEEE bandwaggon, hoping to make quick and "profitable" exercise out of the affair.
[August 21, 2008, 14:27]
Government delays IT recycling directive
News The DTI has announced a delay to key elements of an EU IT recycling directive designed to make manufacturers take responsibility for old equipment they've made by at least six months. The EU Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE...
[March 29, 2005, 16:25]
Police slammed for 'hysterical' response to EU privacy directive
News The National Crime Intelligence Squad (NCIS) last week issued what Caspar Bowden, director of the Foundation for Information Policy Research, called a "hysterical" response to the planned European directive on data protection and privacy in the...
[August 13, 2001, 12:52]
EC pushes on with patent directive
Talkback Trainee Patent Attorney, dealing with software patents on a daily basis and having read the proposed directive doesn't exactly make you an IP laywer and experienced software developer as well, does it?
[February 26, 2005, 15:41]
Row erupts over software patent directive
News The European Commission's directive on software patents has come under severe criticism for bowing to the needs of big business at the expense of small software developers and consumers. At the centre of the controversy is the revelation that the...
[February 21, 2002, 16:50]
WEEE directive sees council ship old PCs to Africa
News Brent Council in London has hit on a way to comply with the European Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive for the responsible disposal of computer hardware, while also helping parts of the world in need of a technology boost.
[April 22, 2008, 10:53]
EC pushes on with patent directive
Talkback Trainee Patent Attorney, dealing with software patents on a daily basis and having read the proposed directive doesn't exactly make you an IP laywer and experienced software developer as well, does it?
[February 28, 2005, 14:24]
Patent directive faces fishy future
News A controversial EU directive that opponents fear would allow software patenting within Europe could be passed without vote or debate before Christmas. The EU Council had been expected to postpone a crucial decision on the the Computer-Implemented...
[December 13, 2004, 11:10]
Campaigners celebrate patent directive defeat
Talkback I hate to tell you this, but the rejection of the directive means that the status quo is maintained. Unfortunately, without the directive, there can be no guarantees as to the quality of the European software patents which are granted.
[July 15, 2005, 13:37]
Patent directive adoption just days away
News An EU Council spokeswoman said on Monday that the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive (CIID), which many say will allow widespread software patenting in Europe, is likely to be ratified on 31 January.
[January 24, 2005, 16:30]
