Spain warned on filesharing cut-offs

Err You Are Kidding Me

So she has nor problems with Darth Mandy's draconian plans but the Spaniard's are well out of line for proposing a similar program.

thank god!

"The lifting of impediments to the cross-border online distribution of creative works will improve the supply of attractive and affordable services that are legal."

SO glad someone understands that. Too bad that someone in under pressure by everyone else, though.

Let's see

Assume I'm 15 & my mates at school have GBs of songs I'd like a copy of.

What am I going to do - spend ages on the net or just get a copy with a 16GB memory stick...

Meanwhile, if gas/leccy can cut people off by mistake & take months to correct errors, how long do you think it will take ISPs to restore connections, due to misdiagnosis of packets etc ?

(especially as this has no effect on physical wellbeing)

EG of pensioner cut off

http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/1033775_electricity_cut_off_for_six_months

what about grey imports

"The lifting of impediments to the cross-border online distribution of creative works will improve the supply of attractive and affordable services that are legal."

Eh... CDWOW

@AC 12:42 GMT

Eh.... Granny will not get an aplology, instead she will be promptly arrested under RIPA for failing to reveal the whereabouts of her encrypted hard drive and be locked up in a mental asylum for the rest of her life.

Thank the Lord for Viviane Reding ...

I think Viviane Reding should be given a CBE or similiar, for trying to save the unwashed masses from thier ignorant and greedy political master.

The Tories want less to do with Europe, I'm for closer ties as long as we can clone this woman to over see everything.

Hmm maybe New Labour were missing a trick on the Lisbon treaty referendum, "Vote yes, and the EU will stop us passing anymore short-sighted, bone headed, draconian laws that treat everyone as criminals." 100% turn out, 100% yes vote.

Sign the petition

Nearly 20k signatures on the anti-disconnection petition at

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/dontdisconnectus/

Thank god for the EU

The supposedly communistic undemocratic demagogue seems to be the only thing looking out for the individual these days.

Let's hope a serious slapping is heading towards the UK.

Preferably complete with a real slapping for Mandelson.

Remind me

So what's the tax on the media that can be used for copying things for then?

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>So what's the tax on the media that can be used for copying things for then?

As I understand it, this allows us to *download* as much music and as many films as we can drag through Telifonica's copper. When it's working. The artists' associations get some cash they wouldn't otherwise see, and I expect a fair chunk of the tax is trousered en-route. Everybody happy.

What the tax doesn't allow you to do is upload/make available for sharing the media you've just downloaded. And it doesn't allow for downloading software.

Viv for PM

We're due an election in 6 months. can't we just cut the crap and hire someone who has a decent track record on doing something useful for the residents of these islands? Ms Reding would fit the bill more closely than either of the parties that will actually win.

Funny that the anti-Eu brigade always seem to the ones with money.

March our politions...

..out of parliament and tie them down to wooden racks in the street.

Charge Joe Public 10p a pop to teabag them and give the money to charity.

If that scheme doesn't make millions in the first week alone I'll eat every hat in Britain.