EU Parliament takes strong stance against geoblocking

A large majority of the European Parliament took a strong stance against geoblocking of online content in a report calling on the European Commission to reform E.U. copyright laws.

[IDG] A large majority of the European Parliament took a strong stance against geoblocking of online content in a report calling on the European Commission to reform E.U. copyright laws.The E.U.’s copyright rules, adopted in 2001, are in need of an urgent overhaul. The Parliament’s report, adopted with 445 votes to 65 with 32 abstentions on Thursday, assesses the implementation of the old law ahead of the Commission’s upcoming proposal to modernize it.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/579393/eu-parliament-takes-strong-stance-against-geoblocking/

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