Italy extended exclusive rights for “simple” documentary photos from 20 → 70 years. This could seriously harm research, education, and the Public Domain. 📸⚠️
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The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70858
This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #VPN proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally bad, and withdrawing the proposal is clearly the right thing to do.
(source: press release yesterday from the Ministry of Culture https://kum.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/kulturministeren-justerer-lovforslag-og-fjerner-afsnit-om-vpn).
I have since learned that the Danish proposal was inspired by this Swedish expert report (Utretning SOU 2025:100) https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2025/09/sou-2025100/ about measures against IPTV, save for the bad drafting on the Danish side which brought VPNs into the game (maybe unintentional).
People in Sweden should be concerned about this attempt of #Copyright maximalism (see next post). The Swedish expert report is currently in consultation until 22 January 2026 https://www.regeringen.se/remisser/2025/10/remiss-av-betankandet-atgarder-mot-illegal-ip-tv-sou-2025100/
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #VPN proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally bad, and withdrawing the proposal is clearly the right thing to do.
(source: press release yesterday from the Ministry of Culture https://kum.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/kulturministeren-justerer-lovforslag-og-fjerner-afsnit-om-vpn).
I have since learned that the Danish proposal was inspired by this Swedish expert report (Utretning SOU 2025:100) https://www.regeringen.se/rattsliga-dokument/statens-offentliga-utredningar/2025/09/sou-2025100/ about measures against IPTV, save for the bad drafting on the Danish side which brought VPNs into the game (maybe unintentional).
People in Sweden should be concerned about this attempt of #Copyright maximalism (see next post). The Swedish expert report is currently in consultation until 22 January 2026 https://www.regeringen.se/remisser/2025/10/remiss-av-betankandet-atgarder-mot-illegal-ip-tv-sou-2025100/
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70858
This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).
RE: https://eupolicy.social/@je5perl/115696467286859905
Some good news from Denmark! The government has withdrawn the #VPN proposal after just five days, claiming that the proposal was misunderstood and that banning VPN use was never the intention. In that case, the drafting was exceptionally bad, and withdrawing the proposal is clearly the right thing to do.
(source: press release yesterday from the Ministry of Culture https://kum.dk/aktuelt/nyheder/kulturministeren-justerer-lovforslag-og-fjerner-afsnit-om-vpn).
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70858
This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).
The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. https://hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/Details/70858
This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).
Italy extended exclusive rights for “simple” documentary photos from 20 → 70 years. This could seriously harm research, education, and the Public Domain. 📸⚠️
Read more by Deborah De Angelis on the COMMUNIA blog:
Thank you for the clarification and expansion of the description of its transformation of the law. Copyright was a "right" - I wonder how many people even notice the spelling.
A handshake. A reward for creation, limited to guarantee quick addition of the creation to human progress.
Now through bribes and control of legislatures by money, it is applied as a weapon, with generations of control given to "rights purchasers" not content creators.
Thank you for the clarification and expansion of the description of its transformation of the law. Copyright was a "right" - I wonder how many people even notice the spelling.
A handshake. A reward for creation, limited to guarantee quick addition of the creation to human progress.
Now through bribes and control of legislatures by money, it is applied as a weapon, with generations of control given to "rights purchasers" not content creators.
Good news in hard times.
"AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified"
Here's the best part.
"Copyright class actions could financially ruin AI industry, trade groups say." 👈
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The term ‘other technical solution’ should be understood broadly. The broad wording is intended to ensure that the proposed amendment covers any technical solution used to provide unauthorised access to media content.
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For example, it will also be prohibited to use VPN connections to access media content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of illegal websites.](https://eupolicy.social/system/media_attachments/files/115/696/437/650/440/333/original/a685982e9595c734.png)
