• Zakaria KARAMBIRI,La notion de responsabilité éditoriale s'invite dans les flux RSS: note sous T.G.I. Paris (réf.), 15 décembre 2008 In Revue du Droit des Technologies de l'Information, 2009, n° 34. - pp. 73-86.
• Dominique W. KABRE, Portée et sanction de l'obligation des prestataires de services internet de rendre accessibles les coordonnées de communication: note sous C.J.C.E (4ech.), 16 octobre 2008 In Revue du Droit des Technologies de l'Information, 2009, n° 34. - pp. 59-71.
• Julien JOST, Robert QUECK,Communications électroniques et répartition des compétences: chantiers importants en cours In Revue du Droit des Technologies de l'Information, 2009, n° 34. - pp. 5-27.

Intervention of Crid researchers to events as speakers

• The following researchers of the CRID have participated to the Juritic "Les réseaux sociaux", april, 21, 2009, F.U.N.D.P., Arsenal, Namur:
  • Hervé JACQUEMIN, head of the e-Commerce Unit, has introcude the Conference.
  • Jacques GERARD has made a presentation about the social networks.
  • Jean-Philippe MOINY has taken the floor on "Facebook: la vie privée sous conditions générales".
  • Amélie de FRANCQUEN has presented "Les réseaux sociaux - Questions de propriété intellectuelle".
  • Karen ROSIER has given a talk on "les réseaux sociaux dans les relations de travail".
  • Marie DEMOULIN has spoken about "le cyberharcèlement ou les réseaux sociaux".
• Cristina Dos Santos has participated to the 5th COMMUNIA Workshop on "Accessing, Using, Reusing Public Sector Content and Data" in London (UK), on 26th and 27th March 2009. More information here.
• Alexandre DE STREEL has given a lecture on the european policy of competition, March, 19, University of Singidunum, Belgrad.
• Antoinette ROUVROY has made a conference on "Genetic information and individual autonomy: reconsidering usual assumptions" in the context of the Permanent Education Course in Human Genetics organized by the human genetics centers of universities ULB, VUB , ULg, UGent, KUleuven, KUL, UCL, UA, 7 february 2009, UCL Faculty of Medicine.
• Antoinette ROUVROY has been invited to speak on the theme "Des nouveaux artefacts informatiques aux intelligences ambiantes: éléments pour une problématisation" in the seminar on "Socio-informatique. Concepts et méthodes pour l’analyse des dossiers complexes", organized by Professeur Francis Chateauraynaud, Directeur d'Etude à l'EHESS, and Didier Torny, chargé de recherche à l'INRA, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris, le 9 March 2009. More information here.
• Antoinette ROUVROY has made an intervention on "la personalité virtuelle" in the research seminar organized at the ULB on the Law of virtual universes, Brussels, March 20th, 2009.More information here.
• Antoinette ROUVROY and Yves POULLET have delivered a paper on "Technological normativity vs. technological normativity: the virtues of the explicit", Workshop on "Technical Regulation of the Internet: >From Standardization to Behavioral and Social Norms, Workshop organized by the Innovation & regulation Chair (Orange-Ecole Polytechnique-Telecom Paris Tech) and Vox Internet II (FMSH-ENS LSH - CSI), ENSAM-Paris Tech, Paris, March 21st, 2009. More information here.
• Antoinette ROUVROY gave a conference entitled "Surveillance technologisée: une approche par la gouvernementalité foucaldienne", CITA conference cycle "Corps et technologies - dénouer les fils entre corporéité et technologies contemporaines", Namur, April 21st, 2009. More information here.
• Yves POULLET has been invited as expert to meet French Senators in charge of drafting a prospective report about the main privacy issues of our Information Society, 7 april 2009, Palais du Luxembourg, Paris, France.
• Yves POULLET has assisted to the Workshop about "Towards the future of Networks and the 'Internet of X'" organized by the EU Commission, 6 to 7 April 2009.
• Yves POULLET and Florence DE VILLENFAGNE have participated to the colloquium organised by the Belgium-Japan Chamber of Commerce about Privacy Challenges for the EU-Japan commercial relationships. They have presented the Japanses Privacy regulatory Framework, 23 April, VUB, Brussels.
• Yves POULLET, in collaboration with Franck DUMORTIER and Claire GAYREL participed to the Conference of Data protection Commissioners of Federal States on 19 and 20 March 2009 in Berlin, on the following topic: "Data protection in the Justice, Liberty and Security area: towards an erosion of the purpose limitation principle?".
• Florence de Villenfagne presented on the 1st of April a lecture on 'data protection in the European Institutions', European Commission, Luxembourg, GD of Luxembourg.

Intervention of Crid researchers in the medias

• Antoinette ROUVROY gave a conference entitled "Surveillance technologisée: une approche par la gouvernementalité foucaldienne", CITA conference cycle "Corps et technologies - dénouer les fils entre corporéité et technologies contemporaines", Namur, 21 avril 2009. More information here.
• Jacques GERARD and Yves POULLET have made an intervention in the Television news, RTL on the topic "Recherches judiciaires dans Facebook", April 24th, 2009.
• Jean-Marc DINANT has participated to the "emission radio RTBF: "Les jeunes s'en mêlent" on the topic Facebook, February 14th, 2009.
• Jean-Marc DINANT has been interviewed by "Le Soir" on "Technologies. The social network does not respect the data protection legislation: Facebook unlawfull in Europe", February 19th, 2009.
• Jean-Marc DINANT has been interviewed by "Le Soir" on "Unlawfull technology in Europe : Your live, private property of Facebook?", March 5th, 2009.
• Jean-Marc DINANT has participated to the Roundtable Discussion on Digital, Targeting and Profiling, March 30th,2009, Brussels.

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New acquisitions in the Law library (March 2009)

Reviews (March - April 2009)

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Analysis of the "Moniteur Belge" (April 2009)

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More information here.

• MEMO/09/95 Date: 05/03/2009 E-commerce in the EU

Electronic Communications

• IP/09/357 Date: 05/03/2009 Telecoms: Commission welcomes Romanian regulator's commitment to reduce mobile termination rates
• MEMO/09/102 Date: 10/03/2009 Roaming: Vote in European Parliament paves way for swift agreement on lower SMS and data roaming charges
• IP/09/394 Date: 12/03/2009 Telecoms: Commission endorses new Danish rules to open wholesale access to cable broadband
• MEMO/09/132 Date: 25/03/2009 The 14th Progress Report on the Single European Telecoms Market 2008: Frequently Asked Questions
• MEMO/09/139 Date: 30/03/2009 Telecoms Council, Brussels, 31 March 2009
• PRES/09/73 Date: 30/03/2009 2935th Council meeting Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Brussels, 30 and 31 March 2009
• IP/09/489 Date: 27/03/2009 Telecoms: Commission requests German regulator to notify Deutsche Telecom's origination and termination rates for fixed line calls
• CJE/09/28 Date: 02/04/2009 THE COURT DISMISSES FRANCE TÉLÉCOM’S APPEAL REGARDING ABUSE OF ITS DOMINANT POSITION ON THE FRENCH INTERNET ACCESS MARKET
• IP/09/526 Date: 02/04/2009 First European airlines offering in-flight use of mobile phones thanks to EU-wide ground rules
• PESC/09/39 Date: 05/04/2009 Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union on the "experimental communications satellite" launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
• IP/09/568 Date: 14/04/2009 Telecoms: Commission calls on Italian regulator to comply with EU rules before changing access conditions to Telecom Italia's network
• IP/09/569 Date: 14/04/2009 Telecoms: Infringement case against Latvia on independence of regulator enters second phase
• IP/09/596 Date: 20/04/2009 Commission calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
• IP/09/620 Date: 22/04/2009 Cost of roaming texts, calls and data services to plummet from 1 July
• MEMO/09/203 Date: 27/04/2009 Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings against telecoms incumbents Telekomunikacja Polska and Slovak Telekom

Liberties in the Information Society

• IP/09/264 Date: 17/02/2009 EU Review of the United States' "Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme" confirms privacy safeguards
• EDPS/09/2 Date: 18/02/2009 Revision of EURODAC and Dublin Regulations: EDPS welcomes attention devoted to data protection and other fundamental rights
• EDPS/09/4 Date: 12/03/2009 EDPS: European Parliament reaches correct balance between transparency and data protection
• IP/09/571 Date: 14/04/2009 Citizens' privacy must become priority in digital age, says EU Commissioner Reding
• IP/09/570 Date: 14/04/2009 Telecoms: Commission launches case against UK over privacy and personal data protection

Intellectual Property

• IP/09/627 Date: 23/04/2009 Commission welcomes Parliament vote on copyright term

Technology and Security

• MEMO/09/58 Date: 10/02/2009 Safer Internet Day 2009: Commission starts campaign against cyber-bullying
• SPEECH/09/46 Date: 10/02/2009 Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, First European agreement of Social Networks – a Step Forward to child safety online, Safer Internet Day, Luxembourg, 10 February 2009
• CES/09/15 Date: 10/02/2009 EESC calls for international partnership to make the internet safer for children
• IP/09/494 Date: 30/03/2009 Commission acts to protect Europe from cyber-attacks and disruptions

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CRID's events:

• May, 15, Juritic: "e-Gouvernement", Namur, Arsenal (FUNDP).
• June, 12, Juritic: "Pas net, le commerce électronique", Namur, Arsenal (FUNDP).
• July, 6, 7 & 8, Conference on "Technologies and Health : Law and Ethics".

Others interesting events:

• May, 14, BCIE: Réussir l'expertise en informatique, Guide pour juristes et avocats, Brussels, Hotel Chambord.
• May, 19 - 20, Conférence sur la protection des données 2009: "Données personnelles - plus d'utilisation, plus de protection?", Brussels, European Commission.
• May, 27, Rencontre de l'Innovation: "Cybercriminalité ou guerre d'information? Insécurités dans l'espace informationnel", Liège, ULG, Château de Colonster.
• May, 28, colloquium "La preuve des actes juridiques électroniques privés - mosaïque des droits européens ou trait d'union?", room Guy Debeyre, faculty of law, Lille 2 University.
• June, 16, EU Executive Programme: "Driving innovation in Europe - Strategies for sucess", Brussels.

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