Italian Biotech Law Conference 2008 - Gen-Ethics and Bio Banks. Between Market and Law Enforcement Profiling

ALCEI organises Italian Biotech Law Conference’s fourth edition. 2008 conference topic is the (near) future building of a National DNA Database for criminal investigations.

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ALCEI Press Release - Oct. 19 2007

In a draft law by the Italian government
once again pretexts and ambiguities
to disguise State censorship

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EDRI Campaign on CoE Recommendation Failing to Uphold Freedom of Expression

On October 10, 2007, EDRI issued a statement to express its serious concerns over a new Council of Europe Recommendation on ‘promoting freedom of expression and information in the new information and communications
environment’.

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“Frattinising” isn’t the only threat

An article in the Edri-gram newsletter – September 26, 2007

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ALCEI Press Release - Sept. 11 2007

Repression and censorship. The ghost is still around in Italy and in Europe. A distressing statement by European commissioner Frattini leads to a devastating form of censorship: the prohibition of words or concepts. The way is open for punishing who dares to “think” too much.

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From EDRI-gram newsletter Number 5.6, 28 March 2007

1. IPRED2 adopted by the EP Legal Affairs committee

ALCEI press release Jan. 30, 2007

Italian courts have not “ruled not-for-profit file-sharing legal” (widespread media reports on this subject are misleading)

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ALCEI Press Release Nov. 26, 2006

The “Google case” in Italy:
one more excuse for censorship and repression

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ALCEI Press Release - Sept. 15, 2006

DIGITAL RIGHTS IRELAND CHALLENGES EUROPEAN UNION MASS SURVEILLANCE LAWS
Irish civil rights group Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) has started a HighCourt action against the Irish Government challenging new European and Irish laws requiring mass surveillance.

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ALCEI Press Release - Nov, 4 2005

Legal proceedings in Italy by ALCEI
against Sony for a “criminal” offense
In a frenzy of attempts to prevent music reproduction,
Sony BMG Entertainment distributes dangerous software

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