Ten privacy and civil rights groups from seven European nations have launched European Digital Rights, a new activist organization. "Some examples of regulations and developments that have the attention of European Digital Rights are data retention requirements, telecommunications interception, the cyber-crime treaty, initiatives for rating and filtering of internet content, notice and takedown procedures of websites and fair use restrictions." (Thanks to Red Rock Eater.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/14/2002 12:20:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
