Anti-piracy law threatens EU telecoms revamp
Posted in: Government & Policy at 28/04/2009 15:43
An effort by the European parliament to limit the reach of anti-piracy prosecutions is threatening to derail the European Union's ambitious plans to revamp telecommunications legislation.
A parliamentary proposal to turn internet access into a fundamental human right is proving unacceptable to member states, with time fast running out for a deal to be struck before the parliamentary elections in June.
To read this report in full in The Financial Times, see:
www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b38643de-3381-11de-8f1b-00144feabdc0.html
