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Treaty casts shadow on public domain
News A United Nations committee on Wednesday approved the world's first Webcasting treaty, which has drawn criticism that it limits the use of works that are in the public domain. At a meeting in Geneva, the World Intellectual Property Organisation's...
[November 7, 2003, 14:50]
Hacker lawyer: Gov't should right treaty imbalance
Video Karen Todner, solicitor for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon, appeals to the government outside the Royal Courts of Justice to change the extradition treaty, adding that McKinnon "is not a terrorist".
[August 5, 2009, 15:14]
US exports DMCA in trade treaty
News But the Bush administration eventually completed the process, which resulted in a treaty that relaxes trade barriers and says that the sale of digital goods via the Internet will not be taxed: "Neither Party may apply customs duties on digital...
[July 16, 2003, 14:12]
Webcasting 'excluded from WIPO broadcasting treaty'
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) on Friday welcomed the news that webcasting will no longer be included in the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) broadcasting treaty. The Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations...
[May 8, 2006, 17:10]
Council of Europe ratifies cybercrime treaty
News An 'anti-cybercrime treaty' designed to impose penalties on those breaking the law via the internet, originally adopted in November 2001, is finally to get the green light. The document, touted as the "first international treaty" to deal with...
[March 22, 2004, 15:00]
ISP libel laws 'need global treaty'
News A global treaty is needed to harmonise libel laws, which are forcing many ISPs to take down Web sites for fear of being sued, according to the influential Law Commission. And while a global treaty would be desirable, the Commission said it has some...
[December 18, 2002, 17:19]
Council of Europe approves cybercrime treaty
News It is unclear whether the timetable for the treaty has been brought forward in order to address the recent terrorist attacks on New York and Washington last week, but the main objective of the Convention is to foster international cooperation in...
[September 21, 2001, 14:09]
Cybercrime treaty may conflict with UN declaration
News The Council of Europe, a 41-nation intergovernmental organisation that works to harmonise national law and policy, has been working since May 1997 to develop the first global treaty for tackling computer crime.
[December 12, 2000, 13:30]
International lawsuit treaty raises sovereignty fears
News Discussions will begin anew next month at The Hague on an international treaty that could make US Web sites and Internet service providers more vulnerable to lawsuits from around the world. The treaty as presently drafted could exacerbate a trend...
[May 29, 2001, 17:02]
The Treaty Should Be Torn Up
Talkback What sort of treaty is this when it only alows one-way traffic of suspects? When is the USA goint to extradite all those IRA murderers they are harbouring in their own country and send them back to the UK for trial?
[August 29, 2008, 19:41]
Hacker lawyer: Gov't should right treaty imbalance
News Karen Todner, solicitor for Nasa hacker Gary McKinnon, appeals to the government outside the Royal Courts of Justice to change the extradition treaty, adding that McKinnon "is not a terrorist".
[August 5, 2009, 15:21]
Outrage over privacy violation in cybercrime treaty
News A coalition of 22 human rights and public policy organisations say the Council of Europe's latest draft of an international cybercrime treaty gives law enforcement too much power and individuals too little.
[December 14, 2000, 8:45]
Computer crime treaty threatens human rights
News An international coalition of 28 human rights and civil liberties groups has called on the Council of Europe to alter its draft treaty on International cybercrime, warning that the agreement could violate the European Convention on Human Rights...
[October 19, 2000, 7:41]
New global treaty could pose threat to the Net
News We're not using this treaty as a vehicle to change laws," said one convention delegate who asked not to be named. However, because the Web allows companies to sell items and services to people in foreign countries without requiring them to leave...
[June 22, 2001, 15:43]
Perverse
Talkback I've always thought that the American system of doing deals is a perversion of justice, as is a treaty which only the UK have enacted. For once, the EU got it right and refused to agree the treaty. America has not as it contravenes the American...
[February 15, 2007, 13:23]
Not so!
Talkback America has NOT adopted any legislation to ratify the relevant treaty with UK. A one sided Treaty should be voided and America should present it's case for extradition through the UK courts where the evidence can be challenged for probity.
[July 24, 2009, 9:29]
NASA Hacker McKinnon gets appeal extension
Blog Comment The treaty and mechanism is not reciprocal - because they would not satisfy the American Constitution, i.e.the human rights of American citizens. The treaty has already been misused to extradite UK citizens for non terror related accusations.
[October 18, 2009, 15:11]
Civil rights groups urge Acta transparency
Blog A top-secret international copyright treaty should be made transparent, and its disconnection and content filtering provisions should be rejected, according to an open letter sent to the European Parliament and EU trade negotiators by civil...
[December 10, 2009, 11:25]
The law is an ass
Talkback This episode, which highlights the unbalance in the extradition treaty between the US and the UK, should never have happened. The treaty NEEDS to be changed forthwith. It is manifest that the US was allowed to pressurise the UK into accepting this...
[July 31, 2009, 16:26]
The U.S should Grow Up & Get A Sense Of Humour
Talkback This one sided Extradition Treaty should never have been introduced. The fact that even David Blunket (who signed the treaty in secret) has come out in support of Gary McKinnon is good news indeed. Excellent that Gary McKinnon is finally getting...
[November 3, 2008, 15:19]
