German parties unite against software patents
News The Conservative party (CDU/CSU), which is the main opposition party to the Socialist SPD government, on Tuesday introduced a motion which seeks to tone-down proposed pro-patent EU legislation. The Liberal Democrats (FDP) were the first to stand...
[October 21, 2004, 15:20]
Data protection - consumer safeguard or e-commerce gag?
News It will be up to operators to find ways to satisfy legislation or get round it. He believes the legislation will ultimately revolutionize ownership of data -- but not in the way the law intended. Although he doesn't believe legislation is the...
[October 30, 1998, 14:35]
Sun CTO to form cloud security forum
News Horkan said UK legislation such as the Data Protection Act, and regulations such as PCI-DSS, need to be examined by companies considering cloud computing. However, he said he plans to push the UK government to re-examine data legislation.
[May 26, 2009, 16:50]
UKIP bashes software patents
News If the legislation is passed, the only way to prevent the introduction of software patents in the UK would be to leave the European Union - a course of action that only UKIP favours. UKIP, which claims to use open source software in its Birmingham...
[May 3, 2005, 17:00]
EU commissioners clash over mobile roaming
News Even if the trade commission's argument were to be held as valid, it's understood that a simple clause in Reding's legislation could keep her proposals afloat. As the legislation will ultimately depend on a majority vote in the Commission "College...
[July 6, 2006, 11:00]
Anonymous email could be abolished
News The EU's latest bright idea for legislation to bring the Internet under bureaucratic control is to pass legislation to outlaw 'anonymity' on the Net -- particularly in the use of email. Britain is currently in the throws of a heated debate...
[April 10, 2000, 14:31]
Government body says developing countries need open source
News Developing countries should look at open-source software and should avoid legislation designed to stop anti-copying measures being circumvented, a government-backed group of influential experts will warn on Monday.
[September 13, 2002, 10:19]
Pirate Party makes waves in Australia
News When it receives its full number, the party said on its Australian site that it hoped to exert political pressure to help change intellectual-property legislation. Issues which were being discussed on the party's forums on its Australian site...
[September 29, 2009, 8:37]
Chris Patten: Politicians have no grasp of technology
News Former Tory politician Chris Patten has said that a fundamental lack of understanding in government is to blame for a rash of ill-thought-out technology projects and related legislation in recent years.
[October 26, 2006, 16:40]
EU Parliament rejects data retention plans
News Legislation that would require telephone companies and internet service providers (ISPs) to save information about customers' communications is set to proceed despite being rejected by the European parliament.
[June 10, 2005, 10:00]
The Corrs sing to MEPs over online piracy
News The group said that artists are concerned by the lack of legislation protecting copyrighted music on the Internet. This was all part of a petition on behalf of artists calling for the European Parliament to make a stand on music protection," says a...
[October 27, 2000, 8:10]
