As proponents of Openness, Open Forum Europe has provided constructive and timely input over the past several months into the raging debate swirling around the proposed revision of the EU’s Copyright Directive. Our core concern has been the ‘scope-creep’ of copyrighted content to include software. Indeed, our focus now is on the potential for article 13 to undermine collaborative open source ... [Continue Reading]
European Commission releases OFE report on Standards and Open Source
The European Commission has on 30 August published our report, analysing the collaboration models between Standards Development Organisations (SDOs) and Cloud Open Source software development initiatives. It proposes practical ways to further strengthen their interaction and to develop a roadmap of actions to improve the integration of open source communities in the standard setting ... [Continue Reading]
OFE Position on Cybersecurity Act Vote in ITRE
Rapporteur's Compromise Amendments represent significant step towards establishing an effective, workable, risk-based regulatory tool to boosting trust and security in Europe. OpenForum Europe appreciates the close collaboration with Members of Parliament and welcomes the significant improvements of the Rapporteur’s Compromise Amendments tabled for tomorrow’s vote on the Cybersecurity Act. We ... [Continue Reading]
OFE Supports Opening the Copyright Mandate in Plenary
On June 20, the JURI committee of the European Parliament adopted Axel Voss’ (EPP, DE) report on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. The Council has already agreed on a Negotiating Position on the same legislative proposal. Before the two co-legislators enter into closed negotiations, one more opportunity remains for us to take a strong public stance in order to make the European policymakers ... [Continue Reading]
OpenForum Europe Welcomes the Parliament’s Direction on the Free Flow of Data Directive
From the very start, OpenForum Europe (OFE) has been involved in the discussion on the Free Flow of Data directive. Our representatives took part in a Commission study concluded in September 2017, which had the objective to “support the European Commission with evidence and analysis for the EU Free Flow of Data Initiative (FFoD), as announced in the DSM”; and as a partner in this study, OFE ... [Continue Reading]
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