EFF prestava robit priame aktivity v Bruseli a bude sa viacej venovat activistickym aktivitam, co v preklade znamena, ze pre Europe uz nebude priamy clovek, tento clovek bol skoro rok Erik Josefson, byvaly konzultant pre FFII Brussels.

http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2008/02/fighting-digital-rights-europe

imho, EFF v Bruseli zacalo dost neskoro, medzi prve veci ktore riesili bola uz davno rozbehnuta tema v Europskej politike a to IPRED2 (Intelectuall Property Right Enforcement Directive), ktora viac menej ake kolvek porusovanie IPR (Intelectual Property Rights) ma byt posudzovane ako trestny cin

http://husar.blog.sme.sk/c/37045/Nova-hrozba-IPRED2.html

implementacia direktivy ipred2 prebehla vo vsetkych clenskych statoch a momentalne je zaznamenany iba jeden pripad porusovania IPR, takzvany patent infringment a to v taliansku, kde philips zazaloval lokalnu narodnu firmu. Cely proces by bol samozrejme v poriadku, ale na zaklade criminal law vam okrem ineho mozu zmrazit aj firemne ucty, co by nebol problem ak by padol verdikt sudu. Kazdopadne v taliansku sa tak nestalo, philips poziadal sud o zmrazenie uctov na zaklade obavy, ze subjekt nebude schopny uhradit licencie za IPR, pripadne ine obstrukcne nalezitosti a ine veci plynuce z prehrateho sudu. Sud na tohoto zaklade zmrazil firmy ucty bez toho aby padol verdikt ci firma skutocne vinna je a infriguje patenty.

musi jebat

ps:

ipred resolution bol privitany s velkymi ovaciami z industry, spolocnosti ako microsoft, philips a podobne patentove hnusy si podali stastne ruky

http://www.eicta.org/web/news/telecharger.php?iddoc=259

este musia z legalizovat software patenty co sa okre ineho riesi v EU-EPLA resolution na ktorom pracuje Europska rada.

Momentalne najblizsie nebezpecenstvo:

According to our information (coming from the BSA), the Commission will
reopen the EU Software Directive through a proposal to the Parliament
(cf. Attached). The purpose of this move is to codify the 1993 Directive that
establishes legal protection for computer programmes in the EU. The
intention is not to propose substantive changes. That said, the proposal
is going through the usual co-decision procedure (European Parliament and
Council, on a Commission proposal), through a fast-track procedure. It is
of particular concern that the Rapporteur on this issue is a Polish
Socialist MEP, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna....not well known for her support