Press Releases
List of our press releases, in reverse chronological order.
It falls to the European Parliament to undo deeply damaging digital policies of the European Commission
In recent weeks, two reports from key Parliamentary committees have made recommendations on critical copyright legislation
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European Parliament deals major blow to Commission plans for a Link Tax, as Copyright Rapporteur recommends MEPs reject the idea
Closely-watched report recommends that plans for a Link Tax (Article 11) be removed from draft legislation, but doesn’t go far enough to address concerns about content censorship
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IMCO Committee recommends EU Parliament reject plans for Link Tax, warns content filtering harms interests of Internet users
Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market recommends that Commission plans for a Link Tax (Article 11) be completely removed from draft legislation
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In historic decision, Canada joins small handful of nations that define high-speed Internet as a basic service
Canada’s telecom regulator rules that all Canadians must have access to high-speed Internet, setting a positive example for the rest of the world
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With TPP on its deathbed, digital rights activists celebrate an end to the toxic trade agreement
Reports show the Obama administration will not pursue a vote to ratify the TPP during the lame duck session of Congress
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Susan McLennan appointed as Board Chair of OpenMedia
Appointment means that OpenMedia is now helmed by two women, Susan McLennan as Board Chair and Laura Tribe as Executive Director
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OpenMedia submits intervention to critical Supreme Court of Canada case that could shape the future of free expression online
Today’s deadline sees all intervenors submit arguments in a case that Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin has called one of the most important the Court will hear this year
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EU Commission formally proposes Link Tax to European Parliament as part of new Copyright Directive
Commission submits “some of the worst copyright rules in the world” to the European Parliament, including unprecedented new Link Tax powers for publishing giants
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Critical Supreme Court case could shape future of the Internet
OpenMedia is intervening in Supreme Court of Canada case that will have vast implications for global free expression online
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Disappointing ruling by EU’s highest court sets worrying global precedent for how we share and access information online
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that it can be illegal for websites merely to link to copyrighted content, even if they don’t host such content themselves
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