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Potentially Huge Legal Boost for EU File Traders
Mishtara2001 writes "BusinessWeek reports that a high court adviser in the EU has decided that ISPs are not required to reveal information to authorities, when users are suspected of music piracy. If this is adopted across the EU then it can potentially spell doom for the IFPI's (the global RIAA) efforts to litigate against European P2P users. From the article: 'Promusicae wanted the personal data so that it could start taking legal action against the file sharers, but Telefonica claimed that it could only turn over such information as part of a criminal prosecution or in matters of public security and national defense. A Spanish court hearing the case referred the issue to the ECJ for guidance on how to interpret EU law on the subject and Ms Kokott's legal opinion is the advice for the ECJ judges who will eventually rule on a recommendation for the Spanish court to take. The final court decision is expected later this year. Once it comes out, it could form the basis for similar decisions throughout the 27-member EU bloc.'"
I agree. We must protect the fundamental human right to prevent companies scouring our personal records to see if we have committed any offences! Fixed that for you.
I was conned by an old man in a cloak. It turns out those *were* the droids I was looking for.
Don't worry. Given the inertia of European bureaucracy, US has enough time to see a change of opinions, to make new lawas for copyrights and to abolish software patents.
EU has a lot of good principle, the main one being to refuse the legalization of lobbying but its power are really limited and recommandations take a lot of time to be transformed into laws in the 27 countries. In France there are some recommandations that were made at the EU level in 2001 that are still not laws.
The Wise adapts himself to the world. The Fool adapts the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the Fool.
The vassal state of the United Kingdom, servant to the US, is NOT representative of Europe and it's 47 countries. The many nations of Europe do NOT have a lot cameras installed. Talk about feathers and hens! London being the great example does not apply to ANY other city in Europe. But then again ignorant Americans with no knowledge of the world is just a stereotype, huh?