First on the list
First on the list of actions:
Scrapping all country specific restrictions on subscription TV, including satellite as well as online.
EC plans stronger data protection and copyright laws
The European Commission will strengthen legal protections for personal data, reform copyright law and ensure that device and software makers embrace standards, it said when outlining its new digital policies. The Commission will also consider forcing companies to tell users and customers when their systems have been breached and …
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Nah... It'll never happen...
Makes too much sense, and looks like it might benefit us end-users. That's the kiss of death, surely?
What about Copyright laws
So what about the draconian copyright laws that MPAA and RIAA want to impose on th EU?
Offenders
They can strengthen data protection laws as much as they like; but what's the use when the British Government never prosecutes for breaches of those laws!
And given that the biggest highest profile culprits are government departments with such a cavalier attitude, it's not likely to change.
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