La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) - Press review

ISPs to Ban P2P With New European Telecom Package?

neurone18 — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200

"ZeroPaid is reporting that ISPs could be turned into the copyright police through European legislation that received a number of 'intellectual property' amendments. Many of these amendments can be found here. Judging by the amendments, ISPs could be mandated to block legitimate traffic in an effort to 'prevent' illegitimate traffic. To help stop this legislation, you can check out the action page. Additional coverage can be found on EDRI and Open Rights Group."

http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/07/03/0310203

[ZeroPaid] French RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet

neurone103 — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:40:27 +0200

The EFF points us to new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique). Among the demands are a deadline for laws to be put in place that would disconnecting file-sharers from the internet and the ability to serve as police, judge and jury against French P2P users.

[EFF] The Struggles of France's Three Strikes Law

neurone103 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:38 +0200

Six months on from the original Olivennes report, with growing objections across Europe, collapsing support for Sarkozy's administration at home, and still no "three strikes" law on any statute books, the entertainment industry is getting a little antsy. Last week, the French RIAA, le Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique (SNEP), announced a deadline to Sarkozy's ministers. Hervé Rony, SNEP spokesman, said "it would not be acceptable" for the three strikes law to miss the French Parliament's Summer schedule.

[TelecomTV] Enough ISP-bashing: the European Parliament fights back

neurone18 — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:00:00 +0200

A recently published and adopted report from the EU Parliament throws a long-awaited crumb of comfort to the beleaguered European ISP community, braced for legal assault over issues of electronic content copyright.

So what? you may ask.

Well, according to an expert an the specialised area that is European politics, this amendment could be significant and might spike the guns of the pro-copyright “flog ‘em and hang ‘em’ brigade (now led by French President, Nicholas Sarkozy).

[International Herald Tribune] Internet providers wary of being cybercops

pi — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:22:38 +0200

PARIS: Prodded by the music industry and government, some Internet service providers are reluctantly exploring the adoption of an old-fashioned shunning ritual as the ultimate 21st century punishment: banishing errant online users.

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[Broadband Finder] Europe: File-sharers will not lose connection

neurone18 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:44:21 +0200

Broadband users who are caught sharing files should not lose their internet connection according to European politicians who threw out the suggestion, reports the BBC.

It had been proposed that consumers caught pirating material such as songs or films would not be able to continue using the internet - with the service providers policing usage.

[PC Advisor] EU votes against punishing illegal file-sharers

neurone18 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:41:54 +0200

The European Parliament is not backing plans to ban illegal file-sharers from the internet.

The plans suggested ISPs should monitor customers and implement a 'three strikes' rule that would see offenders issued with written warnings and even possible suspension if they continue to download pirate software.

However MEPs backed an amendment to the report, which claimed banning web users conflicted with "civil liberties and human rights".

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=12719

[Broadband Choice] EU against 'three strikes' piracy policy