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European Court of Justice upholds the openness of the Internet

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Internet service providers can’t be made to install monitoring systems to prevent illegal downloads of copyrighted material, as this method of intellectual property rights protection would breach European law.
November 25, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Five new European online public services introduced

The European Commission has presented five new online European online public services at the ‘Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans’ conference, that took place in Poznan, Poland on 17 and 18 November. Participating in the projects are several partners from different EU Member States, with  Commission providing half the funding for the projects (€62.67 million out
November 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Controversial new US anti-piracy bill under fire for enabling government censorship

The United States of America are attempting to introduce new anti-piracy legislation, the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’, or SOPA. The bill was introduced by members of the US House of Representatives in late October and would see the disappearance of alleged copyright-infringing websites from the Internet.
November 17, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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First trans-Atlantic cyber attack simulation conducted

The European Union and United States of America have for the first time conducted a joint test of trans-Atlantic responses to cyber incidents. The joint test took place in Brussels in early November and featured a simulation of how cyber security authorities on both sides of the Atlantic would cooperate in response to cyber attacks.
November 10, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Aphaia at the ‘Delivering High Speed Broadband’ conference

On 26 October 2011 Aphaia participated at Telcoms IQ’s Delivering High Speed Broadband Conference that took place in Prague, Czech Republic. The conference was endorsed by FTTH Council Europe, an industry organisation with a mission to accelerate the availability of fibre-based, ultra-high-speed access networks to consumers and businesses.
November 2, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Europe to invest 9 billion in broadband and 9 billion in energy development

The European Commission has proposed to spend €9 billion from 2014 to 2020 on high-speed broadband deployment projects in Europe and an additional €9 billion on trans-European energy infrastructure.
October 21, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Proposed unified European sales law to boost trade, including eCommerce

The European Commission has proposed an optional Common European Sales Law that is to transcend barriers to cross-border trade in the EU. The law now needs to be approved by EU Member States and the European Parliament.
October 14, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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EU music copyright extended to 70 years after recording

In September the copyright protection for performers and sound recordings in the EU was extended from 50 to 70 years.
September 30, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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Five solutions to smartphone security risks identified by the EU cyber security agency

ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency tackling cyber security issues in the European Union, has published a report on smartphone app-store security.
September 26, 2011 Comments (0) Share
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European Court of Justice defines trademark abuse in use of keywords identical to protected trademarks

The European Court of Justice has set legal precedent by clarifying the scope of trademark protection in the EU. On 22 September the Court ruled in the case of Marks and Spencer vs. Interflora and issued a judgement that severely affects competitors who try to take advantage of a protected trademark by misusing internet referencing
September 23, 2011 Comments (0) Share