March 6, 2019 – Today a new Net Neutrality legislation was introduced into both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Save the Internet Act is a major step towards restoring Net Neutrality protections in the United States, and addressing the outcry of millions of people throughout the country concerned by the deterioration of […]
Open Media
Disappointing ruling by EU’s highest court sets worrying global precedent for how we share and access information online
September 8, 2016 – In a closely watched decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) today ruled that the mere act of linking to copyrighted content can in and of itself be a breach of copyright. Today’s decision went against the advice of the CJEU’s own Advocate General, who stated earlier this […]
Advocates warn leaked EU copyright directive is worse than feared
Aug. 31, 2016 – Today, a draft of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market has leaked and confirms that the EU Commission’s plans are far worse than advocates had previously feared. Contained in the documents are new powers for publishing giants, including the ability to charge fees when snippets of text […]