"la Sabam, a été déboutée dans la fameuse affaire Scarlet. La Cour européenne de Justice a décidé que les ISP ne peuvent être contraints de filtrer le trafic poste à poste et portent ainsi atteinte au respect de la vie privée de leurs clients. "

1. Copyright should not be placed above citizens’ fundamental rights to privacy, security, presumption of innocence, effective judicial protection and freedom of expression.

2. Suspension of fundamental rights is and must remain an exclusive competence of judges. This blueprint, contrary to the provisions of Article 20.5 of the Spanish Constitution, places in the hands of the executive the power to keep Spanish citizens from accessing certain websites.

3. The proposed laws would create legal uncertainty across Spanish IT companies, damaging one of the few areas of development and future of our economy, hindering the creation of startups, introducing barriers to competition and slowing down its international projection.

4. The proposed laws threaten creativity and hinder cultural development. The Internet and new technologies have democratized the creation and publication of all types of content, which no longer depends on an old small industry but on multiple and different sources.

5. Authors, like all workers, are entitled to live out of their creative ideas, business models and activities linked to their creations. Trying to hold an obsolete industry with legislative changes is neither fair nor realistic. If their business model was based on controlling copies of any creation and this is not possible any more on the Internet, they should look for a new business model.

6. We believe that cultural industries need modern, effective, credible and affordable alternatives to survive. They also need to adapt to new social practices.

7. The Internet should be free and not have any interference from groups that seek to perpetuate obsolete business models and stop the free flow of human knowledge.

8. We ask the Government to guarantee net neutrality in Spain, as it will act as a framework in which a sustainable economy may develop.

9. We propose a real reform of intellectual property rights in order to ensure a society of knowledge, promote the public domain and limit abuses from copyright organizations.

10. In a democracy, laws and their amendments should only be adopted after a timely public debate and consultation with all involved parties. Legislative changes affecting fundamental rights can only be made in a Constitutional law.

EDRI is an association of civil and human rights organisations from across Europe. EDRI promote, protect and uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms in the digital environment.

The pending Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) continues to inspire opponents to come up with creative solutions to circumvent it.

A new anti-SOPA add-on for Firefox, titled “DeSopa,” is such a counter measure.

https://torrentfreak.com/firefox-add-on-bypasses-sopa-dns-blocking-111220/

The association aims at maintaining, developing and promoting the use of information exchange networks, in accordance with the principle of network neutrality and defense of fundamental human rights, notably the rights to freedom of speech, access to information and respect for privacy by supporting and empowering both individuals and communities.

En condamnant Belgacom et Telenet à bloquer l’accès à The Pirate Bay, la cour d’appel d’Anvers a rendu une décision controversée. Inefficace pour certains. Analyse avec André Loconte de la NURPA, association belge de protection des droits des internautes.

RespectMyNet.eu est une plateforme en ligne permettant aux citoyens de signaler des violations de la Neutralité du Net. Tout le monde est invité à signaler des blocages ou bridages de leur accès à Internet, ou des discrimination entre différents services en ligne.