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Tell your MEP to vote no to the Copycrime Directive

  • 20 Apr 2007
  • 2

Next week – on Tuesday 24th April – the European Parliament will vote on a directive that would turn many breaches of copyright into criminal offences. This directive (with the catchy name of IPRED2) is dangerously wide. EFF Europe has explained why: IPRED2 and Business …

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Irish Times article on technology and consumers’ rights

  • 10 Jul 2006
  • 0

Many thanks to Davin O’Dwyer who has an article in today’s Irish Times setting out our concerns about issues such as fair use, private copying rights, and more: Whether it’s listening to music on iPods, talking on our mobile phones or surfing the web, most …

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IRMA’s Legal Action

  • 16 Nov 2005
  • 19

IRMA announced, with a media blitz on 15th November, that they intend to send letters to 50 new individuals and companies demanding damages for losses they claim have been caused by these people making files available for download. We don’t yet know the full details …

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TechCamp Reflections

  • 18 Oct 2005
  • 15

Digital Rights Ireland had its first outing into the public eye courtesy of a presentation at TechCamp last Saturday. I just thought it might be good to post what we learned from the experience, and to give people who were there, or who weren't …

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DRI @ TechCamp

  • 18 Oct 2005
  • 1

On Saturday last, DRI Chair TJ McIntyre and director Damien Mulley introduced Digital Rights Ireland at TechCamp Ireland. Although not a formal launch, which we are in the process of planning, this was our first major opportunity to introduce our aims and objectives, to gather …

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