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New EU Legislation Protects File Sharers…To a Certain Extent

Source: Mashable!

Nov 05, 2009

Summary

We’ve said over and over that we’re against the three-strikes law, proposed in countries such as France and the UK, under which illegal file sharers would be disconnected from the Internet after three offenses. The European Union has long held the same position, and now the EU lawmakers have put together a proposal that brings some degree of protection for people accused of illegal file sharing.

Under the proposal, national authorities in EU countries won’t be able to arbitrarily cut off Internet access to users on the whim of the entertainment industry, unless they have proof. Furthermore, users will be entitled to a “due process” and a “fair and impartial procedure”.

Due to the importance of this text, we’ll quote the most important passage, as reported by Pirate Party’s Christian Engström, who was also involved in the creation of the document.

“Measures taken by Member States regarding end-users’ access to or use of services and applications through electronic communications networks shall respect the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, as

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