IPIntegrity reports that the EU’s “trialogues” – debates between the European Parliament, the European Council and the European Commision are putting the future of the internet at risk: political dealmaking (and the power of the British and the French) risk undermining the current legislation.
Take a look at some of the proposed changes (excerpted from Monica Horten of IPIntegrity):
Framework directive Article 8
Under the European Parliament deal is this text stays in
European Parliament Art. 8.4 (fa) applying the principle that end-users
should be able to access and distribute
any lawful content and use any lawful
applications and/or services of their
choice;
if it agrees to this text:
Council:Art. 8.2 (b) ensuring that there is no distortion
or restriction of competition in the
electronic communications sector, with
particular attention to the provision of
wholesale services,
instead of this text:
(b) ensuring that there is no
distortion or restriction of competition
in the electronic communications sector,
in particular for the delivery of and
access to content and services across all
networks;
The alternative is you get this text: ( which removes users right to distribute information – a fundamental right under EU law).
Council Art 8.4 (g) applying the principle that endusers
should be able to access and
distribute information or run
applications and services of their choice.
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I just delivered a paper in which I argued that the EU treatment of net neutrality was not *too* bad, Not encouraging news for those interested in a free and open net.