Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders

**Erbmaster** · February 22nd, 2008

The whole copyright infringement debate is looking to hot up in Europe.
It seems that this will be hard to introduce, and even more difficult to police though.
EU-wide changes aren't going to be the easiest in the world to implement.

The European Parliament has asked EU member states to press ahead with a plan to criminalise copyright infringement. The Parliament wants a proposal it agreed last year to be approved by ministers from each member state.
The proposed EU directive would create new rules on copyright protection, and would require each EU country to pass laws criminalising intellectual property infringement. It must be approved by the Council of Ministers before it takes effect.

The directive's main supporter is Italian Socialist MEP Nicola Zingaretti. "Organised crime is a global activity that does not recognise borders or customs... We want to make sure that, all over the EU, pirates and counterfeiters are punished," he said last year when the Parliament narrowly backed the proposal. "It is about punishing mafia-style criminals, not about jailing kids who download music from the internet."

Just how many kids get arrested in direct comparison to 'Mafia-style criminals' remains to be seen though

Source :- The Register

**Dark Atheist** · February 22nd, 2008

stupid idiots copyright theft is already illegal , so why they going to make another law about it, stupid gravy boat riding twats

**Erbmaster** · February 22nd, 2008

This made me chuckle..

"Organised crime is a global activity that does not recognise borders or customs... We want to make sure that, all over the EU, pirates and counterfeiters are punished"

So given that their jurisdiction is the EU; how are they going to deal with this crime that recognises no borders or customs?
What about the rest of the world?
Nobody counterfeits or pirates software outside the EU...apparently

It's an exercise in futility. Either that or it's a measure to stealth future planned privacy infringement laws being passed to help 'deal' with the problem.

Gotta wonder how these guys get their jobs sometimes.

**Petros** · February 22nd, 2008

Nobody learned anything from prohibition.

**Dark Atheist** · February 22nd, 2008

no they are aught up in global terrorism - which is the new Salem which hunt

**gonaads** · February 23rd, 2008

Originally Posted by Erbmaster

This made me chuckle..

Gotta wonder how these guys get their jobs sometimes.

They got appointed by some other idiot.

February 22nd, 2008	Top \| #1
Erbmaster OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2003 Location: Middle Of Nowhere - UK Posts: 1,195 Reputation: 270 Power: 126	Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders The whole copyright infringement debate is looking to hot up in Europe. It seems that this will be hard to introduce, and even more difficult to police though. EU-wide changes aren't going to be the easiest in the world to implement. The European Parliament has asked EU member states to press ahead with a plan to criminalise copyright infringement. The Parliament wants a proposal it agreed last year to be approved by ministers from each member state. The proposed EU directive would create new rules on copyright protection, and would require each EU country to pass laws criminalising intellectual property infringement. It must be approved by the Council of Ministers before it takes effect. The directive's main supporter is Italian Socialist MEP Nicola Zingaretti. "Organised crime is a global activity that does not recognise borders or customs... We want to make sure that, all over the EU, pirates and counterfeiters are punished," he said last year when the Parliament narrowly backed the proposal. "It is about punishing mafia-style criminals, not about jailing kids who download music from the internet." Just how many kids get arrested in direct comparison to 'Mafia-style criminals' remains to be seen though Source :- The Register The Cake Is A Lie? - Well There'd Better Be Cookies!

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Dark Atheist OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,373 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 1877 Power: 193	Re: Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders stupid idiots copyright theft is already illegal , so why they going to make another law about it, stupid gravy boat riding twats

February 22nd, 2008	Top \| #3
Erbmaster OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: March 2003 Location: Middle Of Nowhere - UK Posts: 1,195 Reputation: 270 Power: 126	Re: Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders This made me chuckle.. "Organised crime is a global activity that does not recognise borders or customs... We want to make sure that, all over the EU, pirates and counterfeiters are punished" So given that their jurisdiction is the EU; how are they going to deal with this crime that recognises no borders or customs? What about the rest of the world? Nobody counterfeits or pirates software outside the EU...apparently It's an exercise in futility. Either that or it's a measure to stealth future planned privacy infringement laws being passed to help 'deal' with the problem. Gotta wonder how these guys get their jobs sometimes. The Cake Is A Lie? - Well There'd Better Be Cookies!

February 22nd, 2008	Top \| #4
Petros Thief IV Joined: May 2003 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 3,038 Reputation: 1647 Power: 156	Re: Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders Nobody learned anything from prohibition.

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Dark Atheist OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: April 2003 Location: In The Void Posts: 6,373 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 1877 Power: 193	Re: Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders no they are aught up in global terrorism - which is the new Salem which hunt

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gonaads Beware the G-Man Joined: March 2002 Location: XP-erience, NTFS, OSNN, Bay Area, California Posts: 18,474 Reputation: 4070 Power: 348	Re: Euro MPs want criminal penalties for downloaders Originally Posted by Erbmaster This made me chuckle.. Gotta wonder how these guys get their jobs sometimes. They got appointed by some other idiot. *"I play violent video games, I could snap at any second."*

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