On Wed, 2008-07-09 at 05:13 -0700, Glyn Wintle wrote:
I recommend listening to Malcom Harbour MEP and Lilian Edwards (ORG Advisory) on this podcast from the BBC. The result is he is willing to amend the directive make clear that it will not enforce three strikes, etc. It is meant to give users rights.
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/fivelive/pods/pods_20080708-1954.mp3
Before you start believing everything he says, I recommend you give a look here: http://eupat.ffii.org/gasnu/mharbour/index.en.html
Malcom Harbour is a very well known politician from the time of Software Patents battle in the EU parliament. He was on the 'right' side that time too according to his words. He was "only closing loopholes in the current law so as to avoid US-style broad patentability" and fighting "misguided lobbyists in the European Parliament" (FFII).
I am not saying he is on the right or wrong side this time, but knowing how he (bi)spoke at the time I'd take his words very, very carefully.
Simo.