- EU Ministers Back Internet Copyright - "After three years of wrangling, the European Union formally adopts legislation giving copyright protection on the internet." [BBC]
- Opposition Grows to Web Caching Ban - "The European Parliament's attempts to control music piracy on the Net have been overdone - says the music industry!" By Chris Nutall. [BBC]
- Video-taping Faces Blackout - "Recording television programmes on video could become illegal under new EU copyright laws." [BBC]
- UK Campaigners Call for Anti 'Anti-rip' CD Day of Action - "Campaigners will take to the streets of Britain this Saturday (6 October) in a bid to raise public awareness of the music industry's attempts to prevent listeners from copying CDs or playing discs on PCs." By Tony Smith. [Register]
- Tougher Net Piracy Law Backed - "The European Parliament votes for tougher laws to combat Internet piracy following intense lobbying by the music industry." By Chris Nutall. [BBC]
- EU Concludes Copyright Deal - "After three years of wrangling, the European Union has finally adopted new legislation protecting the use of films, music and books on the internet." [BBC]
- EUCD - Copyright Extensions that Harm - Risks of monopolies on file formats, reduced interoperability, insecurity, and limits on free speech.
- Why the Copyright Directive is Unimportant, and Possibly Invalid - Analysis by Dutch law professor Bernt Hugenholtz.
- The EU's Answer to the DMCA - "You thought the DCMA was bad? Well EU Directive 2001/29/EU is due to be passed into individual country law next year." News and discussion forum. [Slashdot]
- Digital Copyright Clampdown to Jump the Atlantic - "While US campaigners are up in arms about the US's notorious Digital Millennium Copyright Act, few people realise that even more extreme legislation is coming to the UK via Brussels."
- European Union Copyright Directive - Text of the directive passed by the European Parliament on 22 May 2001.
- FIPR - Policy Work - The Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR) is an independent organisation researching the effects of new legislation and lobbying UK Government parties for the provision of academic and personal freedom.
- TCPA / Palladium FAQ - Ross Anderson's analysis of Intel's TCPA and Microsoft's Palladium, technologies for digital rights management which may well have implications upon the implementation of the EUCD.
- Copyleft: Creativity, Technology and Freedom? - Homepage of the book of the same name by Miriam Rainsford; news, information and links concerning the effects of new copyright legislation such as the EUCD upon personal privacy and human rights.
- EUCD Lecture 29/04/02 - Audio recordings (Ogg Vorbis and wav format) of Alan Cox and Martin Keegan's lectures on the EUCD proposals at the April 2002 Campaign for Digital Rights meeting. Includes transcript of slides from Alan Cox's presentation.
- Shouting About Copyright - Technology consultant Bill Thompson discusses issues of concern in the UK implementation of the EUCD, his view being that it may eat away at our rights to enjoy music and film. [BBC]
- Status of Cryptography Research in Implementation of the EUCD - UKcrypto forum thread discussing cryptography issues in the implementation of the EUCD.
- See the New Copyright Law, and Watch It Suck As Much As the Largest Hoover Ever Made - Chris Lightfoot's correspondence with Anne Campbell, Labour MP for Cambridge, over his concerns about the EUCD.
- Technobabble - UK Times article by David Rowan: "Britain is set to follow the US in draconian new digital laws. Be afraid" [Times]
- UK's DMCA: There Ain't No Sanity Clause - Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
- Alan Cox Attacks the European DMCA - Article covering Alan Cox's speech at the Campaign for Digital Rights meeting [Register]
- Does New Europe Law Mean Slammer for DRM Crackers? - Article by John Leyden [Register]
- Exemptions Exempted in Europe's DMCA - Article by Andrew Orlowski [Register]
- The UK Patent Office - About Us and Policies - Consultation Paper - Draft of the UK implementation of the EUCD.
- Position Papers: European Copyright Policy - Sun Microsystems comment on the proposed EUCD.
- Copyright reform that would hit DVD users attacked - Article on the effects of the proposed EUCD on competition and Fair Use. [Independent]
- Campaign for Digital Rights - Campaign against the European Copyright Directive (EUCD), includes mailing list, background information, press releases and calendar of events.
- Campaign for Digital Rights: European Union Copyright Directive - Information about why the EUCD is bad, background, and resources.
- Critique of the Proposed UK Implementation of the EU Copyright Directive - Julian Midgley's critique of the proposed UK Implementation of the EU Copyright Directive
- Patent Office swamped by EU Copyright Directive response - The Patent Office will miss the EUCD deadline of 22 December due to extensive feedback on the draft UK proposal. Article by Drew Cullen [Register].
- EUROPA - Internal Market - Intellectual Property - Official Documents - Repository of European Union Directives, Proposals and Reports on Intellectual Property legislations, in PDF format.
- GiantStepsMts - DRM Watch - Consultancy offering several reports and white papers focusing on Digital Rights Management issues worldwide.
- Euro-Copyrights - Features brief overviews about implementation of the EUCD in some EU member states.
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