(see the national developments here) Today the European Court of Justice has declared invalid the European data retention directive (Directive 2006/24/EC), i.e. the entire set of rules obliging in Europe ISPs and […]
The confused meaning of “Open Internet” in the European net neutrality debate: my 5 cents
Today (2 April) or tomorrow (3 April) the European Parliament will take an important decision in the matter of Net Neutrality in the EU. While voting in the frame of the well-known […]
Web-blocking and copyright protection: the European court sets the limits
Court of Justice of the European Union has finally determined the limits under which national courts can require ISPs (Internet access providers) to block access to websites in order to prevent or […]
Lights and darkness of the (EP) net neutrality reform
Today the ITRE committee of the European Parliament approved a draft reform of Net Neutrality supported by Pilar del Castillo, a Spanish rapporteur (EPP) who is in charge of the Connected Continent […]
The controversial truth about the end of international roaming
(See Update at the bottom of then post) There is lot of excitation about the fact the roaming tariffs should disappear soon in the European Union, with lots of benefits for consumers […]
The European Parliament and the big game of the Net Neutrality
On March 18, 2014 the European Parliament (ITRE Committee) will take an important decision in the matter of Net Neutrality. Or maybe not. Currently, 2 set of compromise amendments have been tabled, […]
Telefonica/KPN: hard time for consolidation and weddings in the mobile market
The Competition directorate of the European Commission, lead by Joachim Almunia, has started an in-depth analysis of the proposed merger between the German mobile branches of Telefonica and KPN. The procedure, so […]
The Netflix/Comcast deal: nothing to do with Net Neutrality?
(SEE UPDATE BELOW VERIZON/NETFLIX DEAL) Today the press is reporting about a deal between Netflix and Comcast, which will allow the movie provider to connect directly to the network of the broadband […]
Hyperlinks, interrupted
The Court of Justice of the European Union released today a sentence (Judgment in Case C‑466/12 Nils Svensson and Others v Retriever Sverige AB) which may have unpredictable impact onto the Internet environment. The […]
Not everything is piracy: copyright protection must be proportionated
Today the European court of justice released an interpretative decision (case C-355/12 Nintendo / PC Box srl) which may have an important effect for the development of copyright legislation in Europe. In a case […]
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