Martin Keegan writes:
>
> I've added a little bit about the UK. I'll check back later, and link it
> in from the uk.eurorights.org site. Maybe eurorights.org itself should
> link to your new page.
>
> It would be good you could change the instructions on this page to
> remind people to give links to national organisations involved in opposing
> the EUCD, in addition to a progress report for their country.
>
There is a non-negligeable risk that this page is filled by
so many informations that it becomes hard to read. IMHO it will be most
useful if it is short and focused on references only.
- pointers to the reference documents showing that EUCD is being
implemented
- pointers to actual lobbying actions + date
- discard obsolete references & pointers
I think pointers to existing organisations / people belongs to
another page.
Cheers,
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Dear All,
As you known, the EUCD (2001/29/CE) is a real threat for the four
freedoms of Free Software and for Freedom in general.
So we (at ael) think the best way is to have a coherent action regarding
and a coherent source of information (with cross-references) around the
application of the EUCD in the different european countries.
So we have setup a small wiki page with status :
http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/EUCD-Status
So EVERYBODY can edit it and add his specific information about his
respective country.
Thanks a lot.
adulau
The EUCD seems to be in national italian law.
I got this mail from Andrea Monti :
(part French and Italian)
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:42:30 +0200
From: lawfirm(a)andreamonti.net
To: Alexandre.Dulaunoy(a)ael.be
Subject: Re: EUCD en Italie
Bonjour Alexandre,
comme j'avais dit la directive europeene 29/01 a ete recue dans la loi
italienne avec la loi
1mars 2002 n.39
(on en peut voir le texte chez http://www.interlex.it/testi/01comunit.htm)
En particulier, le texte parle de la directive 29/01 a l'article 30 (c'est
dommage, mais j'ai
selement le texte en italien)
Art. 30 (Attuazione della direttiva 2001/29/CE, sull'armonizzazione di
taluni aspetti del
diritto d'autore e dei diritti connessi nella società dell'informazione)
1. Il Governo è delegato ad emanare, entro il termine e con le modalità di
cui all'articolo 1,
commi 1 e 2, un decreto legislativo al fine di dare organica attuazione
alla direttiva
2001/29/CE del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, del 22 maggio 2001, e
di adeguare e
coordinare le disposizioni v
a) ridefinire l'oggetto del diritto esclusivo di riproduzione degli autori
e dei titolari dei
diritti connessi, specificando che lo stesso concerne ogni forma di
riproduzione, anche
indiretta, temporanea o parziale;
b) ridefinire il diritto esclusivo di comunicazione al pubblico spettante
all'autore, tenendo
conto dei modi di comunicazione con filo o senza filo, anche con
riferimento alla messa a
disposizione del pubblico delle opere in modo che ciascuno possa avervi
accesso nel luogo e nel
momento individua
c) riconoscere, nell'ambito del diritto di comunicazione al pubblico, il
diritto esclusivo di
autorizzare la messa a disposizione del pubblico, in modo che ciascuno
possa avervi accesso nel
luogo e nel momento individualmente prescelti, rispettivamente agli
artisti interpreti ed
esecutori, nonché
d) ridefinire il diritto di distribuzione spettante agli autori, rivedendo
l'esaurimento dello
stesso in caso di prima vendita o primo atto di trasferimento di proprietà
nell'Unione europea,
effettuato dal titolare del diritto o con il suo consenso;
e) ridisciplinare le eccezioni ai diritti esclusivi di riproduzione,
distribuzione e
comunicazione al pubblico, esercitando le opzioni previste dall'articolo 5
della direttiva
senza peraltro trascurare l'esigenza generale di una rigorosa tutela del
diritto d'autore;
f) rideterminare il regime della protezione giuridica contro l'elusione
dei meccanismi
tecnologici per la protezione del diritto d'autore e dei diritti connessi,
prevedendo adeguati
obblighi e divieti;
g) prevedere un'adeguata protezione giuridica a tutela delle informazioni
sul regime dei
diritti, stabilendo idonei obblighi e divieti.
Ce qu'on a fait, ici, c'est d'affirmer certains principles (sans entrer
dans le detail de la
directive) en laissant a un successif decret legislatif le "devoir"
d'etablir des regles plus
precises.
Le veritable probleme, selon moi, c'est que la loi italienne a bati un
systeme de
responsabilite' pour le fournisseur d'access au reseaux, aussi bien que
pour l'utilisateur, qui
laisse beaucoup peux d'espace pour ne pas etre considere' coupable de
n'importe quoi il s'est
passe a travers l'internet.
En particulier, on a "legalise'" le spyware. Cette loi contien un article
(le 31) qui tres
clairement dis que le fournisseur d'acess - pour ne pas etre considere
coupable de ce qui passe
sur ses serveurs - ne doit pas empecher l'utilisation des technologies
pour le control a
distance du respect du copyright.
J'ai parle' plus en detail de tout cela dans deux articles que j'ai
publie'. J'essayerai de les
traduire en francais le plus vite qu'il m'est possible.
Si tu as besoin d'avoir plus d'informations sois-tu libre de demander:)
a
[ http://fsfeurope.org/documents/fp6/ ]
Recommendation by the
FSF Europe
and more than 40 European
companies, organizations, research centers and projects
for the 6th EU framework programme
Free Software is a concept that has fundamentally changed the way some
parts of the IT sector are working towards a more stable, lasting and
sustainable approach with higher dynamics and increased efficiency. It
is obvious that the first region to adopt and support this principle
on a larger scale can profit enormously and get a head-start in the
information age.
This document explains some of the reasons why Free Software should be
included in the considerations on the 6th European Community framework
programme 2002-2006 and gives input on how this could be done.
Free Software -- sometimes also referred to as ``Libre software'' or
``Open Source Software'' -- is best defined by the following four
freedoms:
* 1. freedom: The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
* 2. freedom: The freedom to study how the program works, and
adapt it to your needs. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
* 3. freedom: The freedom to redistribute copies.
* 4. freedom: The freedom to improve the program, and release your
improvements to the public, so that the whole community
benefits. Access to the source code is a precondition for
this.
For reasons that can be found online [1], this document will use Free
Software as the preferred term.
- Summary
The ability of any region, country or person to participate in the
information age will be largely determined by access to and control
over key technologies and networks.
As a result of the proprietary software model, we are currently in a
situation where almost the whole European information technologies
industry is dependent on an oligopoly of U.S. software
companies. Viewed from the European perspective, such a situation is
highly unstable and unfavorable.
Not coincidentally, the only true exception to this, the internet, is
largely run on Free Software.
Recognizing the usefulness and importance of Free Software for the
future of Europe, the Information Society Technologies (IST) research
programme of the European Commission has shown increasting interest in
Free Software over the past years. An example of this was the ``2001
action line Free Software development: towards critical mass'' within
the 5th European European Community framework programme. Consequently,
Free Software is also found in the ``Work Programme 2002'' of the IST.
Free Software provides an alternative model for information technology
with significant advantages for numerous objectives and areas
specified in the Proposal for the 6th European Commission framework
programme.
Even if these are sometimes hard to quantify, it is clear that Europe
could greatly benefit from increased employment of Free Software in
terms of
* Greater independence
* Increased sustainability
* Freedom from foreign mono- and oligopolies
* Alternative hard- and software possibilities
* Strengthened domestic market and local industries
* Better cooperation between research and economy
* Encouraged transdisciplinary research
* Better protection of civil rights
Free Software is clearly a model of the future and Europe already has
an increasingly vibrant Free Software scene unrivaled anywhere in the
world. This gives Europe a very unique chance to capitalize on the
benefits of Free Software and get a head-start into the knowledge
economy.
For a more detailed and explanatory reasoning, please see section
Reasoning. Recommendation
We [2] recommend that for all activities within the 6th European
Commission framework programme, Free Software becomes the preferred
and recommended choice.
We suggest that the programme and projects should monitor and report
on the share of the funding used for results released under a Free
Software or Free Documentation license. In certain areas like the IST
programme or fundamental research, the objective must be set that this
share is at least 50% of the budget used to produce software or
disseminable documentation.
As other ways of increasing the European edge, we furthermore
recommend:
Dedicated calls
In some areas -- ``eEurope'' or fundamental scientific research
being two examples -- it would be advisable to enforce the
advantages offered by Free Software by explicitly and
exclusively calling for projects that will release their results
under a Free Software and/or Free Documentation license.
Preference in evaluation
As a general criterion it would be in the interest of Europe
that projects making their results available under a Free
Software (and -- possibly -- Free Documentation) license [3]
should receive a positive score in the evaluation process,
giving them an advantage over comparable projects not offering
this increased European value.
Additional positive scores in the evaluation process should be
granted to projects employing ``Copylefted'' Free Software [4]
and projects taking steps to ensure the enduring availability
and legal maintainability of the Free Software created through
copyright assignments [5] to appropriate institutions.
Information
The preference and recommendation for Free Software should be
added in the guidelines for evaluators, the policy documents and
the documents explaining the rules of participation for project
applications.
Although Free Software is per se available to any organization,
person or company, the European Commission should seek to inform
and encourage local companies about and to Free Software,
building up the expertise fundamentally necessary for the
information age.
[1] Please see http://fsfeurope.org/documents/whyfs.en.html
[2] The Free Software Foundation Europe and parties supporting this
recommendation. Information about the FSF Europe and the list of
supporting parties can be found at
http://fsfeurope.org/documents/fp6/supporting-parties.en.html
[3] See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
[4] Copylefted Free Software not only offers the four freedoms quoted
above, it also protects them. The most successful and best-known
Copyleft license is the ``GNU General Public License'' of the Free
Software Foundation, under which more than 50% of all Free Software is
being released.
[5] Transferral of exclusive exploitation rights in countries
following the ``Droit d'Auteur'' tradition.
Shall we have a copyleft awareness week too?
------------------------------------------
http://www.copyright.gov/awareness.html
COPYRIGHT AWARENESS WEEK
April 22 - 28, 2002
The Copyright Office is pleased to participate with the Copyright Society of
the U.S.A. in the first annual Copyright Awareness Week from April 22
through April 28, 2002.
The purpose of Copyright Awareness Week is to foster a greater awareness and
understanding of copyright by educating the public, specifically young
people, about the significance and purpose of protecting creative works.
During Copyright Awareness Week, staff from the Copyright Office and the
Copyright Society of the U.S.A. will speak to students at schools, colleges,
universities, and other organizations about the importance of copyright.
For information on copyright, peruse this website.
Also, for more information about Copyright Awareness Week, visit the
Copyright Society of the U.S.A. website at www.csusa.org
Hi,
Will someone attend the European Copyright Directive Alert
(http://uk.eurorights.org/) ? If yes, I be very gratefull if a report
could be posted. It freaks me out to know that we only have until
December 2002 to get political persons to refuse this infamous
directive (it's already too late for Italy I'm afraid : it became
law).
Cheers,
--
Loic Dachary http://www.dachary.org/ loic(a)dachary.org
12 bd Magenta http://www.senga.org/ loic(a)senga.org
75010 Paris T: 33 1 42 45 07 97 loic(a)gnu.org
GPG Public Key: http://www.dachary.org/loic/gpg.txt
Alessandro Rubini writes:
>
> Loic:
> > (it's already too late for Italy I'm afraid : it became law).
>
> Could you please expand? None of us ever heard of this. And neither
> our friendly lawyers, even looking specifically for the information.
I've been told that
http://www.andreamonti.net/it/lex/s1496.htm
shows this. Not being able to read Italien and the fact that
you're not aware of it make me doubt of my sources. Could you
confirm ?
Cheers,
--
Loic Dachary http://www.dachary.org/ loic(a)dachary.org
12 bd Magenta http://www.senga.org/ loic(a)senga.org
75010 Paris T: 33 1 42 45 07 97 loic(a)gnu.org
GPG Public Key: http://www.dachary.org/loic/gpg.txt
>From jeroen(a)dekkers.cx Thu Apr 25 17:46:10 2002
>> >They should just make StarOffice free and you wouldn't have those
>> >problems.
>>=20
>> It seems simple to resquest this but it is obvious that they can't
>> eve if they liked to do it...
>And why not?
Well this is widely known.....
Star Division, the creatot of the beast (before Sun bought them) bought
closed source software that is owned by others and linked into staroffice.
Jörg
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>From: Jeroen Dekkers <jeroen(a)dekkers.cx>
>They should just make StarOffice free and you wouldn't have those
>problems.
It seems simple to resquest this but it is obvious that they can't
eve if they liked to do it...
Jörg
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