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Deutsch: Italien plant One-Strike-Gesetz gegen Copyright-Verstöße

A group of the Italian parliamentarians has recently introduced a draft law which could basically block the freedom of expression and access to information in Italy.

The draft law, which includes two articles, stipulates that an Internet user may be banned to access the Internet based on a simple notification from "any interested person" about an alleged copyright infringement. And this, without any judicial procedure and without the right to appeal.

ISPs would be bound to suspend the access to the "blacklisted" users suspected of copyright infringement and apply preventive filters against services that allegedly infringe copyright and services which "may" lead citizens to "think" that infringing services exist.

The draft law not only violates several European Directives (such as the Telecom Package), but is also in violation of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by not complying to the right to a due legal process - the right to be heard and legal representation - and is equally in violation of the principle of proportionality.

Text of the draft law (only in Italian)
http://www.camera.it/126?PDL=4549&leg=16&tab=2

A short analysis of Internet killer Centemero draft law by Paolo Brini for AirVPN (19.09.2011)
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/d62gmb

The right to Internet and the Italian parliament: DDL Centemero-Versace introduces the suspension of the access to Internet for those who download movies or music (only in Italian, 18.09.2011)
http://www.fulviosarzana.it/blog/il-diritto-ad-internet-ed-il-parlamen...