gfxgfx
 
Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
 
gfx gfx
gfx
76774 Posts in 13500 Topics by 1651 Members - Latest Member: insider4ever March 29, 2024, 12:58:21 am
*
gfx*gfx
gfx
WinMX World :: Forum  |  Discussion  |  WinMx World News  |  'File sharing law goes too far': Swedish EU election candidates
gfx
gfxgfx
 

Author Topic: 'File sharing law goes too far': Swedish EU election candidates  (Read 723 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline DaBees-Knees

  • WMW Team
  • *****
http://www.thelocal.se/19226/20090504/

Quote
A clear majority of the Swedish candidates seeking election to the EU parliament are against the IPRED copyright law, arguing that EU countries have gone too far in the hunt for file-sharers. Only 11 of the 39 candidates expressed support for the controversial copyright law in a major new survey conducted by newspaper Sydsvenskan.

The law is based on the European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) and was passed by a large majority in the Swedish parliament on February 25th, courting criticism from opponents who argue that it constitutes a threat to democracy and personal integrity.

Opposition to the Swedish government bill came primarily from members of parliament for the Centre and Green parties. The new survey indicates that opposition to the IPRED law exists among EU parliamentary candidates representing all parties.

25 candidates answered in the affirmative to the statement: With the IPRED law the EU has gone too far in its hunt for file sharers.

Saying you don't agree with a law is one thing. Doing something about it is another !!!!!!


Offline ..Ñøßߥ..

  • Core
  • *****
  • We all wear masks... metaphorically speaking...
Re: 'File sharing law goes too far': Swedish EU election candidates
« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 06:57:10 pm »
Well, the EU representatives against the directive will no doubt rise pretty soon, that is as soon as the Pirate Party of Sweden pick up the minimum of 1 seats its expecting!!!!

Quote
Falkvinge is looking forward to the upcoming European Parliament elections on June 6 this year. “I’m extremely optimistic,” he told TorrentFreak. “It’s not a question of ‘a’ seat any more. If everybody who is angry with the Pirate Bay verdict goes to vote, we will get at least one seat, and probably more.

http://torrentfreak.com/pirate-party-3rd-largest-political-party-in-sweden-090506/


WinMX World :: Forum  |  Discussion  |  WinMx World News  |  'File sharing law goes too far': Swedish EU election candidates
 

gfxgfx
gfx
©2005-2024 WinMXWorld.com. All Rights Reserved.
SMF 2.0.19 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies
Page created in 0.017 seconds with 22 queries.
Helios Multi © Bloc
gfx
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!