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EU copyright policy smacks of censorship, argue critics

01 May 2011

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EU copyright policy smacks of censorship, argue critics (euractiv, link):

"The worrying aspect of all of this, argue critics, is that none of the above countries [UK, Ireland and Spain] require any independent legal advice before content believed to be illegal is taken down and users are cut off. "Judicial intervention is needed to determine the legality of content and provides important safeguards", Vicky Hanley-Emilsson from the association for competitive telecoms, ECTA, told EurActiv. The UN Special Rapporteur for the Freedom of Opinion and Expression reportedly agrees. Frank la Rue is due to release a report in two weeks which will criticise the EU for deputising ISPs as quasi-law enforcement authorities, claims a source who did not wish to be identified."

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