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EU Parliament rejects law allowing Internet cutoff
- From: Brian Warkoczeski
- Date: Thu May 07 08:15:48 2009
EU Parliament rejects law allowing Internet cutoff
By Constant Brand, Associated Press
May 6, 2009
www.usatoday.com
STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament rejected Wednesday attempts
by EU governments to crackdown on illegal downloaders of music and film.
The measures were part of proposals to update Europe-wide
telecommunications rules.
The EU assembly voted 407 to 57 to throw out a compromise reached with
EU governments a few weeks ago that would have allowed France to cut off
Internet access to people who download illegal copies of movies or records.
Lawmakers reinstated an earlier demand that "no restriction may be
imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of ... users, without
prior ruling by the judicial authorities."
Viviane Reding, the EU's Telecoms Commissioner said the move was "an
important restatement of the fundamental rights of EU citizens."
The vote blocks the approval of a wide-ranging package reforming
telecommunications in the 27-nation European Union. The package includes
efforts to bolster privacy and consumer rights and to increase
competition for Internet and phone services.
Wednesday's move will force new negotiations with EU governments,
officials said.
For more, see:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-05-06-eu-parliament_N.htm
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