Inventive Software
23rd October 2009, 17:12
The European Parliament has dropped an amendment to the Telecoms Package which effectively gives power to member states to disconnect persistent file sharers from the internet.
The European Parliament was originally opposed to such legislation, claiming internet access was a basic human right.
An amendment to its forthcoming telecoms legislation was designed to protect citizen's rights to internet access.
Amendment 138 read: "Any such measures liable to restrict those fundamental rights or freedoms may only be taken in exceptional circumstances...and shall be subject to adequate procedural safeguards in conformity with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.. including effective judicial protection and due process."
Dropping it effectively means that individual countries would be able to ask internet service providers to remove users deemed to be persistent pirates.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8322308.stm
This only applies to countries within the EU. Those outside the EU can do as they please with regard to file sharers.
The European Parliament was originally opposed to such legislation, claiming internet access was a basic human right.
An amendment to its forthcoming telecoms legislation was designed to protect citizen's rights to internet access.
Amendment 138 read: "Any such measures liable to restrict those fundamental rights or freedoms may only be taken in exceptional circumstances...and shall be subject to adequate procedural safeguards in conformity with the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights.. including effective judicial protection and due process."
Dropping it effectively means that individual countries would be able to ask internet service providers to remove users deemed to be persistent pirates.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8322308.stm
This only applies to countries within the EU. Those outside the EU can do as they please with regard to file sharers.