European is about to vote for or against the European Union Directive for the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights
, which would ultimately create a intellectual property legislation that copies and extends the American DMCA.
The legislation would allow copyright owners, such as record labels, to raid P2P users' homes if they suspect the user for sharing copyrighted material via P2P networks. It would also allow copyright owners to seize users' assets and get their bank accounts frozen whether they had any financial — or any other — gain from file sharing or not.
Briefing Materials on the European Union Directive on Data Protection
Campaign for digital rights – European Union Copyright Directive
European Union directive – Wikipedia
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