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INTERNET ACCESS/TELECOMS PACKAGE : AMENDMENT 138: EU WANTS TO AVOID CONFRONTATION.

Publication: European Report
Publication Date: 04-NOV-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Swedish MEP Christian Engstrom is playing his role of 'pirate' with the publication on his blog(1), on 3 November, of the Council's "formal proposal" for modifying Amendment 138 on internet access, the last outstanding point of the overhaul of EU telecoms rules (telecoms package). The MEP, who is a member of the Greens and whose Pirates Party campaigns for free downloading from internet, is defending tooth and nail the essence of Amendment 138: the EU countries have to obtain a court order before restricting access to the web. The member states reject this position.

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