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Copyright vs Freedom of the Internet: Round 1 just passed the European Parliament

At the end of last month, the European Union Parliament adopted a controversial new “Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market” (Directive). One of the stated aims of the Directive is to give copyright holders such as musicians, artists, … Continue reading

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SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: North Wales Poll for May 23, 2019 EU Parliament Elections. ” UKIP + BREXIT P…

SETH BARRETT TILLMAN: North Wales Poll for May 23, 2019 EU Parliament Elections. ” UKIP + BREXIT Party = 50%. Labour + Tory = 8%.” Read more detail on Recent Law Professor posts –

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EU Parliament approves new EU-wide rules to protect whistleblowers

On 17 April, the European Parliament adopted new rules to protect whistleblowers. The rules are designed to encourage the reporting of breaches of EU law by offering to whistleblowers EU-wide protection from dismissal, demotion and other forms of retaliation in … Continue reading

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European Parliament Vote Addresses Core CDT Concerns with the Proposed Regulation on Terrorist Content Online

On 17 April 2019, the European Parliament adopted its Report on the proposed Regulation on terrorist content online. The report was adopted with a vast majority of 308 votes in favour, 204 against and 70 abstentions. The text improves significantly on … Continue reading

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European Parliament Adopts First Reading Position on Proposed Regulation and Directive on European Crowdfunding Service Providers

  On the March 27, the European Parliament issued a press release announcing that it has adopted its position at first reading on the proposed Regulation on European crowdfunding service providers (2018/0048 (COD)). The Parliament’s first reading position sets out … Continue reading

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