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EU Rejects Law To Cut Pirates Off From Their ISP

Posted by Soulskill on from the leave-me-tubes-alone,-arrrr dept.

MJackson writes "Europe has rejected plans to allow ISPs to disconnect users suspected of involvement with illegal file-sharing. In its final vote, the European Parliament chose to retain amendment 46 (138) of the new Telecoms Package by a majority of 407 to 57. Amendment 46 states that restrictions to the fundamental rights and freedoms of Internet users can only be put in place after a decision by judicial authorities. However, network neutrality remains unprotected."

3 of 210 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Confused notion of "rights" by sakdoctor · · Score: 0, Troll

    Rights are whatever those with the power to decide, decide they are.
    Also TFA isn't about socialised internet access.

  2. Re:Confused notion of "rights" by Tdawgless · · Score: 0, Troll

    What about people who don't want Internet access? When the government provides something, everyone pays.

  3. Re:illegal file-sharing? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Many people commit fraud, so it needs to be reconsidered whether fraud should be illegal.

    Many people commit murder, so it needs to be reconsidered whether murder should be illegal. ...

    You repeat the typical slashdot answer like the good little mindless drone that you are.

    You don't like a law, get into politics and try to get enough votes to change it.
    You don't simply break it and say "but the others do it too so it's alright"