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Sat 03 Mar 2009Illegal file sharing penalties rejected
ATTEMPTS BY the music industry to have tougher sanctions imposed on people who share files online have been dealt a blow with the European Parliament adopting a new report rejecting “excessive” punishments.
The report on security and fundamental freedom on the internet said the penalties imposed should be “proportionate to the infringements committed” and rejected “systematic monitoring and surveillance” of all users’ online activities. It also warned against “certain excessive access restrictions placed by intellectual property holders themselves”.
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