Internet users throughout Europe accused of illegal file-sharing are to receive more protection from being cut off by their service provider.

The European Parliament and Council is due to make a decision on its Telecoms Reform Package in late November.

The package will entitle users in all 27 EU states to be put through a “fair and impartial procedure” before being disconnected.

The outcome is a compromise agreed during all night negotiations.

Some members of the European Parliament felt nobody should lose their connection until after they had been prosecuted in a court for illegally downloading content.

The BBC discusses the latest news to emerge from the European Parliament.