EU formally adopts file sharing rights
The measure will only allow EU member states to cut off access if it's deemed "appropriate, proportionate and necessary within a democratic society." Any decision will require an objective procedure that allows the accused to defend themselves as well as presumptions of innocence and a right to privacy.
via electronista.com
That bit at the end there, "presumptions of innocence". That's so important. I live in a country where an individual is innocent until proven guilty and Mandelson's ridiculous new rules apparently forget that salient fact.
Remains to be seen whether the EU rule will be implemented and obeyed by our government. So long as our key leaders remain on the leashes of global media giants, it seems unlikely.
