Maplin Drops Copying Devices
News Maplin said the move was a response to the controversial European Union Copyright Directive (EUCD), a far-reaching modification of European anti-piracy law implemented in the UK last October. The EUCD is intended to aid copyright holders in...
[February 9, 2004, 13:05]
Europe Heading Down DMCA Route, Warns Think Tank
News In an analysis of the EU Copyright Directive (EUCD) of 2001, the UK's Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) found that most countries were failing to protect researchers, business competition and consumers in their implementations of...
[September 16, 2003, 15:45]
UK File-swappers Could Face Jail Under New Law
News The Copyright Directorate, a Patent Office department, had a deadline of 22 December last year to implement the European Copyright Directive of 2001 (known as EUCD), but delayed doing so several times under pressure from groups representing...
[October 8, 2003, 13:40]
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 EUCD has been criticised for mirroring the US' controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which has...
[November 12, 2003, 16:25]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Today, the company's making the news for interesting reasons -- it's decided to remove its video signal conditioners from sale and destroy them because they contravene the European Copyright Directive, EUCD.
[February 13, 2004, 16:50]
Anti-piracy Directive Could Expose Consumers
News In an analysis of the EU Copyright Directive (EUCD) of 2001, for example, FIPR found that most countries were failing to protect researchers, business competition and consumers in their implementations of the directive, while giving full force to...
[March 10, 2004, 13:20]
Critics Delay Vote On EU Intellectual Property Law
News A 2001 copyright directive, known as the EUCD, finally passed into UK law last month, after delays. A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has been delayed again, amid...
[November 19, 2003, 16:30]
Europe's 'DMCA On Steroids' Gets Go-ahead
News A 2001 copyright directive, known as the EUCD, finally passed into UK law last month, after delays. A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations has passed a crucial stage in its...
[November 27, 2003, 16:35]
'DMCA On Steroids' Heads For Euro Parliament
News A 2001 copyright directive, known as the EUCD, finally passed into UK law last October, after delays. A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations is set for a crucial vote next...
[February 19, 2004, 20:39]
