The European Union Copyright Directive ("EUCD") based on the 1996 WIPO [World Intellectual Property Organization] Copyright Treaty, required by the 1995 TRIPS [Trade-Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights] Agreement. It is the European analogue to the US's Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Some of its controversial provisions impose penalties for distributing methods to circumvent copy protection schemes or region blocking access controls (used in media like DVDs).
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Chris Lightfoot's correspondence with Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, over his concerns about the EUCD.
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.
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].
(November 20, 2002)
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
(August 22, 2002)
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
(August 16, 2002)
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]
(August 16, 2002)
Article by John Leyden [Register]
(May 13, 2002)
Article covering Alan Cox's speech at the Campaign for Digital Rights meeting [Register]
(April 30, 2002)
"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]
(October 27, 2001)
"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]
(October 04, 2001)
Chris Lightfoot's correspondence with Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, over his concerns about the EUCD.
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.
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].
(November 20, 2002)
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
(August 22, 2002)
Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
(August 16, 2002)
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]
(August 16, 2002)
Article by John Leyden [Register]
(May 13, 2002)
Article covering Alan Cox's speech at the Campaign for Digital Rights meeting [Register]
(April 30, 2002)
"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]
(October 27, 2001)
"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]
(October 04, 2001)
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