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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Tax Treaty Characterization Issues Arising From E-Commerce
White Papers The Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Treaty Characterisation Issues arising from E-Commerce was set up by the OECD Committee on Fiscal Affairs in January 1999 with the general mandate "to examine the characterisation of various types of...
[March 22, 2004, 23:04]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Bush Backs International Cybercrime Plan
News President Bush has asked the US Senate to ratify the first international cybercrime treaty. In a letter to the Senate on Monday, Bush called the Council of Europe's controversial treaty "an effective tool in the global effort to combat computer...
[November 19, 2003, 9:00]
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]
EU Consumer Law To Defy Industry Opposition
News The legislation in question is the Rome II treaty -- now in draft form -- which if adopted would allow anybody buying online goods in the EU to have the protection of local consumer law, rather than having to rely on the law of the country where...
[May 18, 2001, 17:38]
Rambus In EC Antitrust Probe
News The Commission's preliminary antitrust view of Rambus, sent in a Statement of Objections on 30 July, is that Rambus has "infringed EC Treaty rules on abuse of a dominant position by claiming unreasonable royalties for the use of certain patents...
[August 23, 2007, 15:31]
EC Says Microsoft Probe Goes On
News In Europe, Microsoft stands accused of abusing its dominant position in violation of Article 82 of the EU Treaty. Like the US Sherman Antitrust Act, under which the DoJ prosecuted Microsoft, Article 82 of the EU Treaty prohibits the manipulation of...
[November 5, 2001, 12:32]
EU Pact Criminalising Security Research? Pt II
News The Council of Europe has promised to provide a list of exceptions to the treaty, and professional network administrators will likely end up exempt. The wide-ranging draft treaty also includes extradition agreements and other controversial elements...
[October 26, 2000, 9:01]
