2005 activity overview
[Maurice Wessling] BOF had an active year 2005. To list the major events:
- 4 February 2005: UNESCO
- UNESCO recommendations on human rights and the Internet
BOF participated actively in the drafting of the Dutch UNESCO
recommendations on human rights and the Internet in preparation to
the WSIS in Tunis.
- 1 April 2005: FAQ for p2p users
- BOF published a legal advice to Dutch
peer-to-peer users
after the Dutch anti-piracy organisations Brein
sent out claims for damages to anonymous users.
- 27 September 2005: Bits of Freedom speaks at Dutch Parliament
- Bits of Freedom
spoke
about data retention at a hearing organised by Dutch
Parliament.
- 23 November 2005: Petition against data retention
- BOF worked long on an European
petition against
data retention in the second half of 2005. 58.000 signatures were
presented to the European Parliament.