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EU Wants to Sneak in a Mini-ACTA by the Backdoor - Update
by Glyn Moody
In ComputerWorld UK, 3 September 2012
You might think that all sounds reasonable enough, but as a seasoned observer of the European Commission's persistent attempts to bend reality to fit its own agendas, Monica Horten, points out, that's not the case:
[quoted from Iptegrity.com]
the Commisson appears to be trying to re-write history. It says that Article 14 forms the basis for Notice and Action procedures. That was
certainly not the intention of Article 14.
The E-commerce directive, with its provisions for mere conduit and exemptions on the liability was the result of a political compromise
thrashed out in 2000 between the ISP industry and others, such as the copyright industries, who wanted it to incorporate a notice and
takedown regime. However, that notion of notice and takedown was explicitly rejected.
However, it is implied in the Consultation introduction that the Commission wants to Amend Article 14 in order for it to become the basis of
Notice and Action.
Iptegrity.com is the website of Dr Monica Horten. I’ve been analysing analysing digital policy since 2008. Way back then, I identified how issues around rights can influence Internet policy, and that has been a thread throughout all of my research. I hold a PhD in EU Communications Policy from the University of Westminster (2010), and a Post-graduate diploma in marketing. I’ve served as an independent expert on the Council of Europe Committee on Internet Freedoms, and was involved in a capacity building project in Moldova, Georgia, and Ukraine. I am currently (from June 2022) Policy Manager - Freedom of Expression, with the Open Rights Group. For more, see About Iptegrity
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