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Ministers Pushing EU Directive that will Harm Industry
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 06:35:23 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: October 4, 2005 9:11:41 PM EDT To: Dewayne-Net Technology List <dewayne-net () warpspeed com>Subject: [Dewayne-Net] Ministers Pushing EU Directive that will Harm Industry
Reply-To: dewayne () warpspeed com [Note: This item comes from reader Brian Berg. DLH]
From: bberg () bswd com (Brian A. Berg) Date: October 4, 2005 5:59:25 PM PDT To: dewayne () warpspeed com Subject: Ministers Pushing EU Directive that will Harm Industry Ministers Pushing EU Directive that will Harm Industry ------------------------------------------------------ <http://www.politechbot.com/2005/10/04/uk-government-pushing/> The government is using the UK's presidency of the European Union to push an intellectual property enforcement directive (IPRED) which will harm British industry and undermine basic freedoms, according to Internet think-tank the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR). The directive will force the UK to make patent infringement a crime,and will also criminalise incitement to infringe patents or copyrights.It is being promoted by the big drug companies and the music industry.If passed, the police will have more powers against copyright infringersthan they have against terrorists. At present, the EU cannot freezeassets if a suspected terrorist financier is a European citizen. Yet theGovernment wants to empower IP lawyers to seize the assets of EU citizens accused of aiding and abetting infringement -- such as the parents of children who might have downloaded music files. [...]
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