Monthly Round Up: March 2013
Read about the new EU rules to cut by 30% the cost of rolling out high-speed Internet, the candidates for the European Green Capital 2015 and see pictures of Earth Hour 2013.
Tag: Media Regulation
USA introduces ‘six strikes’ anti-piracy system
Yesterday, the United States of America began implementing an anti-piracy system under which users will receive a notice from their internet service providers (ISP) when sharing illegally downloaded content. After six such notices received, action by the ISP is to follow.
Monthly Round Up: January 2013
This January in the headlines: expect a reform of the EU telecoms rules, pluralism and freedom of media in Europe, how to support women in ICT and action against countries with poor air quality.
Monthly Round Up: December 2012
This past December in the news: Instagram's failed new terms of use, yet another Google breach of EU privacy legislation, and the extension of Kyoto.
Monthly Round Up: November 2012
In the news this past month: Britain addresses the culture, practices and ethics of its press, Europe and USA join in making the Internet safer for children, and the European Commission publishes a study on broadband coverage in Europe in 2011.
Hollywood and European filmmakers to unite against Google
According to reports, the American Motion Picture Association is to join European film producers in pressuring Google to change the way in which the search engine displays pirated content in its search results.
Dutch provider must pay damages from hosting torrent site
In a landmark decision the Court of the Hague has ruled that the Dutch hosting provider XS Networks had acted unlawfully by refusing to immediately shut down the torrent hosting site SUMOTorrent and by not assisting the Dutch antipiracy group BREIN in identifying its owners. The provider is now liable for the damages caused by
Poland to be fined for not fully implementing the AVMS Directive
The European Commission has referred Poland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to fully transpose the Audiovisual Media Services Directive into national legislation.
Television in the EU: too many advertisements and rise of new services
The European Commission has published its first report on the application of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive in the European Union, examining the implementation of the Directive and the consequences of technological changes on regulation.
British student to be extradited to the United States for copyright infringement
A UK court has ruled that a British student can be extradited to the United States of America to be tried for copyright infringement. If convicted, the student could face up to 10 years in jail.
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