Pirate News: EU Update – Censorship Machines and the Link Tax (September 26, 2018)
In the latest Pirate News, we discussed the EU vote to impose an upload filter and link tax. We also discuss Saturday’s Party…
Category: Copyright
The copyright censors won in the EU. But the fight continues (September 12, 2018)
Today the European Parliament voted for the Link Tax 393 to 279 and for Upload Filters 366 to 297. Additionally, in the EU, no…
NAFTA 2.0 means we need our own #SaveYourInternet campaign (August 29, 2018)
Sunday EU Pirates and other EU residents demonstrated for the #SaveYourInternet campaign opposing the European Parliament’s upcoming vote to impose copyright upload filters and a link…
Help Stop the EU’s Link Tax and Internet Censorship Bill! (June 26, 2018)
Julia Reda, Pirate Party MEP for Germany, has sounded the alarm about Articles 11 and 13 of the EU’s Copyright Directive that passed a committee…
Stop the EU’s Link Tax and Internet Censorship Bill! (June 13, 2018)
Julia Reda, Pirate Party MEP for Germany, drew our attention to the upcoming European Parliament Legal Affairs Committee vote on June 20th on Article…
Congress trying to expand copyright on sound recordings (May 21, 2018)
Congress is considering S.2823 and H.3301, which would extend some cherry-picked parts of federal copyright to cover sound recordings made between 1923 and 1972. It would force…
The Senate votes to censor the net (March 20, 2018)
Recently, the US House approved the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act. The Senate’s cloture vote passed overwhelmingly Monday with only Wyden and Paul voting…
Digital Right of Repair Bills Still Need Your Help (October 12, 2017)
With computers in more and more of the things we buy, it is vital that we have a digital right of repair so…
Digital Right of Repair Bills Need Your Help (September 26, 2017)
With computers in more and more of the things we buy, it is vital that have a digital right of repair so we…
Digital Right of Repair Hearing on Sept. 26th (September 18, 2017)
Massachusetts legislators will hear testimony for and against Digital Right to Repair on September 26 in the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection. The…