European Parliament says "no" to disconnecting P2P users

On the 3 strikes+out concept... no way, BPI et al, says the EU: European Parliament says "no" to disconnecting P2P users.

"Parliament "want to strike a balance between the interests of rights holders and those of consumers, and that big measures like cutting off Internet access shouldn't be used," according to a spokesperson for the European Parliament. The amendment "calls on the Commission and the Member States... to avoid adopting measures conflicting with civil liberties and human rights and with the principles of proportionality, effectiveness and dissuasiveness, such as the interruption of Internet access."

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Comments

[samuraimatt]

Thank god at least some people are thinking with the future in mind.