Tagged “European politics”

1. 
   You can tell Europe to help protect street photography
   6 June 2016European politics copyfight

   After last year’s drama in the European Parliament about “freedom of panorama”, the EU is consulting on how the law should change.

2. Street photography in Europe: We just won, right?
   10 July 2015European politics copyfight

   Severe restrictions to Freedom of Panorama rejected in the EU vote, but issues remain. Here’s what just happened.

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   Street photography in Europe and Freedom of Panorama
   6 July 2015European politics copyfight

   On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament will vote on whether to abolish our right to freely take and share photographs, videos and drawings of buildings and works of public art. Two weeks ago, I wrote about the impending threat, but legislative cogs turn rapidly and we need an update.

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   Freedom of Panorama is under attack
   21 June 2015European politics copyfight

   On 9 July 2015, the European Parliament will vote on whether to abolish our right to freely take and share photographs, videos and drawings of buildings and works of public art.

5. Why I hate the EU Cookie Directive
   5 June 2012surveillance UK politics European politics

   I shared a blogpost to Facebook entitled “Dear ICO: This is why web developers hate you” with the comment

   Excellent rant explaining why the EU Privacy Directive (the “Cookie law”) may well suck … but it’s the ICO who’ve made the Internet industry’s lives hell of late. Sheer simple incompetence.

   A friend’s comment prompted me finally to get round to blogging about my thoughts on the EU “Cookie Directive”, why I think it’s such a terrible piece of legislation and why I believe the ICO handled the situation shamefully incompetently.