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Refine your searchIRIS 2007-6:1/16 [FR] Re-launch of Plan to Monitor Peer-to-peer Networks | |
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The Act of 6 August 2004 amended the “Information Technology and Freedom” Act of 6 January 1978, which regulates the processing of personal data in France, with the addition of an Article 9-4 giving bodies that collect and manage royalties and neighbouring rights and bodies that defend the profession the possibility of implementing “the processing of personal data concerning unlawful action (…)”. The text was referred to the Constitutional Council, who validated the new provision, which was “aimed at combating piracy practices that are developing on the Internet network”. Carrying out data processing... |
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IRIS 2007-5:1/7 [DE] Federal Supreme Court on the Publication of Pictures of Public Figures | |
With its rulings of 6 May 2007, the Federal Supreme Court (BGH) once again took a position on the relationship between the privacy of public figures and the freedom of the press. The basis of these rulings arose from several complaints lodged by Princess (Caroline) of Hanover and her husband against several press publishing houses. The defendants had published articles in several of the magazines that they produce, which were illustrated with photographs of the plaintiff. With their complaint the well-known couple sought an injunction on the re-publication of these photos, which had all clearly,... |
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IRIS 2007-3:1/17 [DE] Telemedia Act Adopted | |
After the Bundestag (lower house of the German Parliament) had adopted the Gesetz zur Vereinheitlichung von Vorschriften über bestimmte elektronische Informations- und Kommunikationsdienste (Act on the standardisation of provisions on certain electronic information and communication services - ElGVG), the cornerstone of which is the Telemediengesetz (Telemedia Act - TMG), on 18 January 2007, it was passed by the Bundesrat (upper house of the German Parliament) on 16 February 2007. The Telemedia Act no longer distinguishes between tele-services, which were previously covered by the Teledienstegesetz... |
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IRIS 2007-1:1/42 [DE] Domains Named After Deceased Famous People | |
The analysis of Klaus Kinski's life justifies the use of the domain that carries his name. This was the verdict of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Supreme Court - BGH ) in its judgement of 5 October 2006 (case no. I ZR 277/03), in which it rejected the application of Kinski's heirs for the domain "kinski-klaus.de" to be closed down. The respondents were using the domain name "kinski-klaus.de" to advertise a Klaus Kinski exhibition. The heirs of the actor, who died in 1991, claimed that the respondents were infringing their right to exploit the financial value of the dead man's personality rights... |
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IRIS 2007-1:1/38 European Commission: Fight against Spam, Spyware and Malicious Software | |
In a new Communication “On Fighting spam, spyware and malicious software”, issued on 15 November 2006, the European Commission states that more efforts are needed for fostering the reliability and security of electronic communications networks and services than have been undertaken so far. Pointing to the fact that spam accounts for 50% to 80% of messages addressed to end-users and that spam and malicious software cost up to EUR 50 billion worldwide in 2005, and further emphasising the increasingly fraudulent and criminal nature of unsolicited e-mail, the Commission encourages Member States to... |