EU block to Mandelson's filesharing laws removed • The Register

• EU block to Mandelson's filesharing laws removed • The Register

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  • A plan by the European Parliament to restrict the power of national governments to disconnect illegal filesharers has been dumped to win agreement on new telecoms competition laws.

    Long-running negotiations over the EU Telecoms Package were completed last night when MEPs agreed to drop amendments that would have made internet access a fundamental right.

This is an interesting development.