European union for standing for freedom

[Winter Woman]

Thank you EU for understanding about freedom of expression and not forcing someone else to do your filtering for you. Read part of it below and here's the link.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17060112

A social network cannot be required to install an anti-piracy filtering system, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.
Belgian music royalty collecting firm SABAM wanted the social network Netlog to stop users infringing copyright.
But the court said the filtering required would contravene rights to freedom of business, personal data and freedom of information.
The judgement could have consequences for similar cases across the EU.

 

[rollinbud]

Do you think pirating things on the net is something you have a right to do?

 

[cannabineer]

I think not being peremptorily assumed I pirate things on the internet is a right of mine. "Innocent until proved guilty". cn

 

[Winter Woman]

Before you point your boney little finger and call me a thief you should have read the article. If you read it you would seen that it's not entirely about filtering. It's collecting data and not only data about piracy, but ALL information on site users. Would you like that here?

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In its judgement the ECJ ruled that a system would be a "serious infringement" of Netlog's freedom to conduct its business "since it would require Netlog to install a complicated, costly, permanent computer system at its own expense".


But it also said there was a risk of infringing rights to the protection of personal data, as a filtering system would require "the identification, systematic analysis and processing of information connected with the profiles created on the social network".


Additionally it might also restrict freedoms to send and receive information, as the system "might not distinguish adequately between unlawful content and lawful content, with the result that its introduction could lead to the blocking of lawful communications".

Do you think pirating things on the net is something you have a right to do?