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Europe spurns patent directive by huge majority
News A spokesman for the European parliament said 648 MEPs out of a total of 729 voted to reject the directive, which critics feared would widen the extent to which software could be patented. It is possible that a revised version could be debated in... [06 Jul 2005]
Passenger data row escalates to Court of Justice
News After having failed to convince the EC to back-pedal on the agreement allowing the US to harvest the personal data of travellers heading into the country, MEPs are making a last ditch attempt to stop the accord. [23 Apr 2004]
Pan-European takeover rules quashed
News According to The Times, opposition to the Takeover Directive was spearheaded by German MEPs and focussed on the issue of whether or not EU countries could block management stalling tactics in hostile takeovers. [05 Jul 2001]
This time in '99: EC calms industry fears with copyright revision
News In February MEPs voted to exempt only Web caching that was "an essential part of the technological process". Once ministers have approved it, it will go before MEPs for a second reading. European commissioner, Mario Monti, has eased industry... [19 May 2000]
This time in '99: ISPs fight European Web cache law
News ISP representatives from across the continent travel to the European Parliament (EP) in Strasbourg tomorrow, to make their case to MEPs. It took former EU commissioner, Mario Monti, until the end of May to issue a revised directive, thereby... [07 Feb 2000]
Silicon.com: Making sense of IT, one year on
Comment Our 'Ban the Ban' initiative called on MEPs to rewrite a bill that would have banned Web caching. Unbeknown to the MEPs, this directive - other than being damaging to European economies - would have been extremely difficult, if not impossible, to... [06 Jul 1999]
EU ministers seek common ground on ecommerce
News European Commissioner, Mario Monti, is due to present the draft ecommerce directive, as agreed by MEPs last month, to the Council of Ministers responsible for the Internal Market. The ecommerce directive will then go back to MEPs, for the final vote. [17 Jun 1999]
EC calms industry fears with copyright revision
News In February MEPs voted to exempt only Web caching that was "an essential part of the technological process". Once ministers have approved it, it will go before MEPs for a second reading. European commissioner, Mario Monti, has eased industry... [24 May 1999]
Ban the Ban: The essential guide
Comment Once MEPs and ministers are agreed on a proposal then, yes, national governments will have to implement it within a few years. It was when MEPs voted to support his proposal, on 11 February, that all the trouble began. [04 Mar 1999]
Fear, uncertainty and doubt - that's why the clause has claws
Comment So far, MEPs have voted in favour of the Web caching ban, but Monti has yet to present his redraft of the laws before the EU Council of Ministers. Our campaign will focus on Mario Monti, European Commissioner for the Internal Market. [02 Mar 1999]
Silicon.com launches fight against Web caching ban
News So far, MEPs have voted in favour of the Web caching ban, but Monti has yet to present his redraft of the laws before the EU Council of Ministers. Lobbying to 'Ban the Ban' will be directed at Mario Monti, European Commissioner for the Internal... [28 Feb 1999]
MEP leads Web cache fightback
News The original proposal was passed by MEPs earlier this month as part of the Copyright in the Information Society Bill. Last week, Watson launched his crusade to overturn the ban - which he claims essentially makes all Net activity illegal and could... [22 Feb 1999]
MEP calls on Bangemann to halt caching law
News The Bill endorsed by MEPs last week was created to protect intellectual property rights on the Internet, but contained a clause ruling that all copying including Web caching be outlawed. A UK Liberal Democrat MEP has launched an appeal to the... [18 Feb 1999]
