Guest LilBambi Posted February 26, 2004 Share Posted February 26, 2004 Headsup to our UK Highlanders!!EU Alert: Tell MEPs to Reserve Tough New IP Enforcement Tools for Real Criminals The European Parliament is poised to adopt a controversial directive on Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement that would give rights-holders incredibly powerful tools in their fight against intellectual property infringers. While this might sound like a good idea at first, a closer look reveals that the directive doesn't distinguish between unintentional, non-commercial infringers and for-profit, criminal counterfeiting organizations. If this directive is adopted, a person who unwittingly infringes copyright – even if it has no effect on the market – could potentially have her assets seized, bank accounts frozen and home invaded. Don’t let these tactics become the latest weapons in intellectual property rights-holders' destructive war on “piracy.â€EFF encourages its European supporters to write to their Members of the European Parliament to urge them to limit these harsh enforcement measures to cases in which infringement is undertaken intentionally and for commercial purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cluttermagnet Posted February 27, 2004 Share Posted February 27, 2004 Just slightly off topic- England already has some 'anti-terrorism' laws newly enacted that make even Patriot I and II look relatively tame. Britons are further along that slippery slope and have had quite a few rights stripped that we have not (yet) lost in America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeber Posted February 28, 2004 Share Posted February 28, 2004 Should we start warning the U.K. based Highlanders to be sure their avatar is not a registered image? :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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