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The new EU agreement on telecoms regulation will make it almost impossible for film studios and music labels to force ISPs to disconnect customers who are suspected of illegal filesharing without first obtaining a court order.
That is the view of telecoms and copyright lawyers contacted by TalkTalk, the UK’s biggest broadband provider to homes and [...]

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 [...]