May 13 2002

Europe: EU legislation could criminalise those who circumvent copyright protection

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“Fears that the pending European Union Copyright Directive could lead to a European re-run of the Dmitri Sklyarov prosecution were much in evidence during the recent Campaign for Digital Rights mini-conference at London’s City University. But Matthew Rippon, of Ipswich law firm Prettys Solicitors, says such fears are misplaced and that the EUCD will lead to only civil – not criminal – court actions in Europe.”

Click here to hear Rippon’s reasoning in this article from the Register.

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