At least that is what the European Parliament is saying according to this article. MEPs say shutting off or suspending Internet access of those who are persistently sharing copyrighted files online is too harsh a measure which could be violating human rights and civil liberties… If only I could have seen the jaws dropping at the IFPI offices, not that I’m saying they’re wrong wanting to protect the property of their members from online piracy, but still it would have been very funny!
On a more serious note though, I think we shouldn’t immediately outcast the European Parliament’s amendment as “funny” and nonsense. They truly are not protecting online piracy. They are trying to protect civil liberties online, which are caught up in an ongoing battle between pirate file sharers and media companies.
