Do we have any sense of where the controversial/non-controversial split is?
Lots of “non-controversial” stuff can be bad for us… :/
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On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 8:45 AM, Dimitar Parvanov Dimitrov
<[email protected]> wrote:
> tl;dr
> The Telecoms Single Market package is finally through. It establishes some
> very limited form of network neutrality and promises the end of roaming,
> kind of. Copyright reform will be split into two packages – an
> uncontroversial one in December and a more ambitious one next year.
> This and past reports: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/EU_policy/Monitor
> -----------------
> -----------------
> Telecom Single Markets: The European Parliament voted in favour of the
> Telecommunications Single Market (TSM) bill. Amendments proposed by several
> MEPs to disallow zero-rating were rejected. As a consequence of the
> package, roaming charges will disappear in the EU by mid-2017. [1] This
> however, will be limited by a “review of pricing” and “fair use” limit. No
> one really knows how charges in other EU countries will be handled in
> practice. Most civil society groups and Tim Berners-Lee heavily criticised
> the network neutrality part of the deal. [2] The Regulation will become
> applicable on 30.04.2016. An interesting peculiarity is that BEREC (the
> body of national European telecoms regulators) has nine months to produce
> implementation guidelines that define the details within the given frame.
> [3]
> -----------------
> Copyright Reform: The European Commission will not be able to propose the
> announced copyright reform in time. After postponing the dossier for about
> 12 months already, there seems to be willingness to propose at least…
> something. The new plan now is to table a first Information Society
> Directive reform that contains the most consensual proposals in December
> and to work on a second package with more daring ideas sometime next year.
> The reason seems to be lack of courage and lack of agreement within the
> political cabinets.
> -----------------
> Digital Single Market Consultation: We haven’t really much to show for
> DSM-wise, but the European Commission is already waving another “red
> herring” with a new consultation on the Digital Single Market. The question
> is what should be done in the 2016-2020 window. [4] This however really
> depends on what will (not) be proposed in December.
> -----------------
> Digital Single Market Report: At the same time the European Parliament is
> working on a DSM own-initiative report. [5] The most relevant discussions
> there are whether and how to distinguish between online services and online
> service providers as well as between for-profit and non-for profit
> services. We are at the stage where the committee amendments have been
> tabled. Next steps are trying to reach compromises ahead of the committee
> votes, which are expected in December.
> -----------------
> UK Staunchly Against EU-wide Licensing: Not a massive surprise, but the UK
> government has announced that will listen to demand by its home-grown
> industry and oppose any attempt by EU to introduce pan-European level
> licenses for TV and film. [6] With France and the UK staunchly against this
> centrepiece of copyright reform it remains to be seen what the Commission
> will actually propose. From what we can tell, Vice-President for the
> Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip still stands behind this proposals. A
> political clash or back room bargaining is to be expected.
> -----------------
> Mass Surveillance: The European Parliament has passed a resolution [7]
> (i.e. nothing binding) that condemns the European Commission’s lack of
> action to protect EU citizens from mass surveillance. Data transfers to the
> US and Safe Harbour (which was already struck down by the Court of Justice
> of the EU) were mentioned, but recent national laws in France and the UK
> are also targeted. Our verdict: Too little, too late, not convincing.
> -----------------
> CopyCamp and School of Copyright: THE European copyright bootcamp will take
> place this Wednesday in Warsaw. [8] WMCZ, WMPL, WMDE and Dimi will be
> present from Wikimedia. The days after European activists will be taught
> copyright advocacy at the School of Rock(ing) Copyright. [9] If successful,
> the format is to be repeated.
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> [1]http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-15-5265_en.htm
> [2]
> http://money.cnn.com/2015/10/27/technology/net-neutrality-europe-tim-berners-lee/
> [3]
> http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/others/5104-launch-of-the-comments-round-on-prd-for-guidelines-for-the-implementation-of-nn-provisions-of-the-tsm-regulation
> [4]
> https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/news/have-your-say-public-consultation-next-egovernment-action-plan-2016-2020
> [5]
> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=&reference=2015/2147%28INI%29#documentGateway
> [6]
> http://www.politico.eu/article/uk-minister-digital-single-market-entertainment-industry/
> [7]
> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151022IPR98818/html/Mass-surveillance-EU-citizens%27-rights-still-in-danger-says-Parliament
> [8]
> http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151022IPR98818/html/Mass-surveillance-EU-citizens%27-rights-still-in-danger-says-Parliament
> [9]
> http://www.communia-association.org/2015/09/02/edri-and-communia-team-up-for-the-organisation-of-school-of-rocking-eu-copyright/
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