Europe votes on anti-piracy laws

[somanyholes]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7492907.stm

"Other amendments added to the packet of laws allow governments to decide which software can be used on the web. "

"The Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure (FFII) warned that if the amendments were accepted they would create a "Soviet internet" on which only software and services approved by governments would be allowed to run.

"Tomorrow, popular software applications like Skype or even Firefox might be declared illegal in Europe if they are not certified by an administrative authority," warned Benjamin Henrion, FFII representative in Brussels, in a statement.

"This is compromising the whole open development of the internet as we know it today," he said. "

[Gary]

The internet is the last bastion for the free thinking, none of this surprises me sadly

[kinmel]

Politicians never miss an opportunity to demonstrate their incompetence and also their willingness to be bought by special interest groups.

[somanyholes]

lost for words, i can't believe the stupidity of these people,

"[The amendments] pave the way for the monitoring and filtering of the internet by private companies, exceptional courts and Orwellian technical measures," said Christophe Espern, co-founder of French rights group La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) in a statement.

"PRIVATE COMPANIES"

omfg

[Gary]

Politicians never miss an opportunity to demonstrate their incompetence and also their willingness to be bought by special interest groups.

very soon the use of the internet as it was meant will be illegal and a covert operation on the users behalf to do just that

[Gary]

lost for words, i can't believe the stupidity of these people,

"[The amendments] pave the way for the monitoring and filtering of the internet by private companies, exceptional courts and Orwellian technical measures," said Christophe Espern, co-founder of French rights group La Quadrature du Net (Squaring the Net) in a statement.

"PRIVATE COMPANIES"

omfg

You think they will let you go free So, come on we are monitored everywhere else, the net has to be sealed up

[somanyholes]

The internet

Original idea = Lets share information
Current idea = lets monitor information

its all nuts

[Gary]

The internet

Original idea = Lets share information
Current idea = lets monitor information

its all nuts

and very predictable, So anyone who is shocked by this is living in a blinkered world, they probably had to do it as Bush cant use a browser, probably thinks its for gardening like lawn mower

[Rik]

I agree - effectively, the 'net has allowed us to express our thoughts on our leaders and their policies freely. That's not something any Govt is keen on, and I think we have probably been fortunate to experience the golden age. In future, controlled info, such as VOD, it going to be much more acceptable to the authorities. I could even see the telcos banding together, just like the BPI, to cut Skype etc off.

[somanyholes]

more fun here http://torrentfreak.com/g8-pushes-anti-piracy-trade-agreement-080710/

[Rik]

Another good reason for a referendum on the EU treaty, So. 

[somanyholes]

Another good reason for a referendum on the EU treaty, So.

couldn't agree more rik

[madasahatter]

couldn't agree more rik

Me neither - that's 2 things we've agreed on in the past couple of weeks mate - I'm gonna have to go for a lie down