More protests over UK 3 strikes plan

p2pnet news view P2P | Politics:- Peter ‘Mandy’ Mandelson’s (right) efforts on behalf of Hollywood and Big Music continue to come unglued to the extent a prestigious UK firm is now wondering if they’ll ever become law. The Big 4 record labels and Hollywood are simultaneously hammering their Three Strikes plan , “trying to have it adopted as law in countries such as Britain and France,” p2pnet said on Sunday, going on: “Implemented, it would have administrations acting as industry copyright agents, and local ISPs targetting their own customers on behalf of the cartels.” European legislators have just approved new rules which say users can be cut off only after a “ prior, fair and impartial procedure” which gives them ‘the opportunity to state their case and respects the principles of presumption of innocence and the right to privacy’ has been completed. ‘ … wave of protest …’ ACTA is short for Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement and the Three Strikes plan is an integral part of it.

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More protests over UK 3 strikes plan

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