EU Telecom Deal Finished - No Three Strikes

ei.sdraob

taken this from slashdot

thank you EU! this would put Eircom in an interesting position now me thinks

here we have EU working for the rights of the europeans when it comes to internet access

"The battle was hard, but the final text of the agreement ensures that people in the EU are not disconnected from the Internet without a chance to get a fair and impartial hearing beforehand. The important part is: 'Accordingly, these measures may only be taken with due respect for the principle of presumption of innocence and the right to privacy. A prior fair and impartial procedure shall be guaranteed, including the right to be heard of the person or persons concerned, subject to the need for appropriate conditions and procedural arrangements in duly substantiated cases of urgency in conformity with European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms. The right to an effective and timely judicial review shall be guaranteed.' This means that if someone is accused of copyright infringement, they can't just be disconnected from Internet. It lets the accused get a chance to disagree and take it to court first. The urgency clause means that a computer can be disconnected if it is part of an ongoing DDoS attack. Next, this has to be implemented into the EU nations' own laws, so the final ruling on how this will be implemented is not out yet. But, overall, it looks like a great success in stopping informal three-strikes disconnections."

http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/11/05/1617220

Iwasfrozen

ei.sdraob wrote: »

here we have EU working for the rights of the europeans when it comes to internet access

Internet access is a right now ?

Anita Blow

Am I right in saying that they've dodged Net Neutrality in this package?