The European Union is in process searchof new regulations on intellectual property laws that could benefit citizens and businesses. One of the 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 countries will be able to download copyrighted files, 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 constant state of uncertainty. It is really hard to know what are the freedoms and rights of the people using this culture. What is allowed and what is not allowed? When is someone at risk of being sued? THE law he 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 points listed in the upcoming changes list, and the whole set of reforms is wider. It is as it is understood quite serious issues that it is still necessary to consider at a political level without the contribution of the industry lobby. We do not know whether this is feasible.
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