The European Union is in the process of seeking new regulations on intellectual property laws that could benefit citizens and businesses. One of points of the new regulations to be discussed is the plan to decriminalize file sharing for personal use.
What does this mean; Citizens of European Union member countries will be able to download copyrighted archives, as long as it is for home use only and not to earn something (non-commercial).
These regulations have already been adopted in many countries across Europe, but this time there are chances that they will soon be extended to the whole of the European Union.
As it seems, Members of the European Parliament are beginning to deal seriously with the idea.
The next Tuesday there will still be an event that will highlight the lack of progress on this issue and highlight the need for change.
"Infosoc has created a horrible licensing nightmare that no one is able to penetrate. Those who make use of the culture - the filesharers, DJs, libraries and schools - live in a state of constant uncertainty. It is really difficult to know what are the freedoms and rights of people who use this culture. What is allowed and what is not allowed? When is someone in danger of being sued? "The law really needs to make it more specific," she said Amelia Andersdotter, a member of the European Parliament, in an interview at TorrentFreak.
Of course, file sharing is just one of the few items on the list of upcoming changes, and the whole range of reforms is broader. It is as understood quite seriously issues which is rather necessary to be considered at a political level without the input of industry lobbies. We do not know whether this is possible.
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