Carsten sez, "On May 5, thus in only two weeks, the politicians in Brussels will vote on
a package of laws regulating the Internet in EU countries.
This is the so-called telecoms
package. If the lobbyists' and bureaucrats' version is adopted, ISPs will be able to arbitrarily block sites to their customers, and governments will be able to impose three-strikes measures without involving the judiciary.
A group of MEPs, among them the Swede Eva-Britt Svensson, are proposing some amendments which will effectively table a set of digital 'Citizen's Rights' which will effectively prohibit filtering and cutoffs unless as decided in a courtroom with adequate cause/proof.
If the Citizens' Rights amendments are accepted, Europeans will gain important safeguards, if not, lobbies and governments and Network Neutrality-bashing ISPs will get a free ride."
Tell the European Parliament to vote against conditional access to the Internet!
(Thanks, Carsten!)
