Ad una conferenza in Spagna: EUROPA - Press Releases
What the debate in Parliament and Council clearly showed was that we need to find new, more modern and more effective ways in Europe to protect intellectual property and artistic creation. Repression alone will certainly not solve the problem of internet piracy; it may in many ways even run counter to the rights and freedoms which are part of Europe's values since the French Revolution. In this regard, I've been following with interest the discussions in Spain, first between operators and associations of copyright holders, and now in the inter-ministerial Commission. I would like to stress the need for any possible legislative initiative to comply with the agreement reflected in the Telecoms Reform Package. Spanish measures that would allow for the cutting off of internet access without a prior fair and impartial procedure in front of a judge is certain to run into conflict with European law. The case of France has shown that national constitutional law may raise even more immediate barriers to such proposals. I therefore invite the Spanish authorities to consult very closely with the European Commission before heading into a direction which could soon turn out to be a blind alley
