Alan Cox Attacks the European DMCA
Article covering Alan Cox's speech at the Campaign for Digital Rights meeting [Register]
Campaign Against the TCPA
Communication platform and informational service about the threats caused by the TCPA.
Campaign for Digital Rights
Campaign against the European Copyright Directive (EUCD), includes mailing list, background information, press releases and calendar of events.
Campaign for Digital Rights: European Union Copyri
Information about why the EUCD is bad, background, and resources.
Copyleft: Creativity, Technology and Freedom?
Homepage of the book of the same name by Miriam Rainsford; news, information and links concerning the effects of new copyright legislation such as the EUCD upon personal privacy and human rights.
Copyright reform that would hit DVD users attacked
Article on the effects of the proposed EUCD on competition and Fair Use. [Independent]
Critique of the Proposed UK Implementation of the
Julian Midgley's critique of the proposed UK Implementation of the EU Copyright Directive
Digital Copyright Clampdown to Jump the Atlantic
"While US campaigners are up in arms about the US's notorious Digital Millennium Copyright Act, few people realise that even more extreme legislation is coming to the UK via Brussels."
Does New Europe Law Mean Slammer for DRM Crackers?
Article by John Leyden [Register]
EU Concludes Copyright Deal
"After three years of wrangling, the European Union has finally adopted new legislation protecting the use of films, music and books on the internet." [BBC]
EU Ministers Back Internet Copyright
"After three years of wrangling, the European Union formally adopts legislation giving copyright protection on the internet." [BBC]
EUCD - Copyright Extensions that Harm
Risks of monopolies on file formats, reduced interoperability, insecurity, and limits on free speech.
EUCD Lecture 29/04/02
Audio recordings (Ogg Vorbis and wav format) of Alan Cox and Martin Keegan's lectures on the EUCD proposals at the April 2002 Campaign for Digital Rights meeting. Includes transcript of slides from Alan Cox's presentation.
Euro-Copyrights
Features brief overviews about implementation of the EUCD in some EU member states.
EUROPA - Internal Market - Intellectual Property -
Repository of European Union Directives, Proposals and Reports on Intellectual Property legislations, in PDF format.
European Union Copyright Directive
Text of the directive passed by the European Parliament on 22 May 2001.
Exemptions Exempted in Europe's DMCA
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
FIPR - Policy Work
The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is an independent organisation researching the effects of new legislation and lobbying UK Government parties for the provision of academic and personal freedom.
GiantStepsMts - DRM Watch
Consultancy offering several reports and white papers focusing on Digital Rights Management issues worldwide.
Opposition Grows to Web Caching Ban
"The European Parliament's attempts to control music piracy on the Net have been overdone - says the music industry!" By Chris Nutall. [BBC]
Patent Office swamped by EU Copyright Directive re
The Patent Office will miss the EUCD deadline of 22 December due to extensive feedback on the draft UK proposal. Article by Drew Cullen [Register].
Position Papers: European Copyright Policy
Sun Microsystems comment on the proposed EUCD.
See the New Copyright Law, and Watch It Suck As Mu
Chris Lightfoot's correspondence with Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, over his concerns about the EUCD.
Shouting About Copyright
Technology consultant Bill Thompson discusses issues of concern in the UK implementation of the EUCD, his view being that it may eat away at our rights to enjoy music and film. [BBC]
Status of Cryptography Research in Implementation
UKcrypto forum thread discussing cryptography issues in the implementation of the EUCD.
TCPA / Palladium FAQ
Ross Anderson's analysis of Intel's TCPA and Microsoft's Palladium, technologies for digital rights management which may well have implications upon the implementation of the EUCD.
Technobabble
UK Times article by David Rowan: "Britain is set to follow the US in draconian new digital laws. Be afraid" [Times]
The EU's Answer to the DMCA
"You thought the DCMA was bad? Well EU Directive 2001/29/EU is due to be passed into individual country law next year." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
The UK Patent Office - About Us and Policies - Con
Draft of the UK implementation of the EUCD.
Tougher Net Piracy Law Backed
"The European Parliament votes for tougher laws to combat Internet piracy following intense lobbying by the music industry." By Chris Nutall. [BBC]
UK Campaigners Call for Anti 'Anti-rip'
"Campaigners will take to the streets of Britain this Saturday (6 October) in a bid to raise public awareness of the music industry's attempts to prevent listeners from copying CDs or playing discs on PCs." By Tony Smith. [Register]
UK's DMCA: There Ain't No Sanity Clause
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
Video-taping Faces Blackout
"Recording television programmes on video could become illegal under new EU copyright laws." [BBC]
Why the Copyright Directive is Unimportant, and Po
Analysis by Dutch law professor Bernt Hugenholtz.