Mounting opposition to Amendment 138 climb d. October 16, 2009 | Jim Killock While ORG supporters have been writing to MEPs in obvious dismay at the Parliamentary negotiators climbdown, European ISPs, consumer groups and others today piled into the debate.
So did the Greens and Pirate party. Several are warning the European Parliament that its’ credibility is at risk. Amendment 138, which the EU Council and Parliamentary negotiators are seeking to water down, seeks to guarantee Internet access and protect fundamental civil liberties such as freedom of expression and the right to due process before freedoms are curtailed. Philippe Aigrain, from leading digital campaigners, la Quadrature du Net led the charge on Wednesday when the news broke, saying: EU Parliament’s credibility undermined by ba. October 15, 2009 | Jim Killock Amendment 138, guaranteeing Internet access and protecting fundamental civil liberties, is being watered down by Parliamentary negotiators seeking a compromise with the EU Council.
The EU Parliament’s credibility is being fatally undermined just as they are about to be given a stronger role defending our rights under the Lisbon Treaty. Amendment 138: The Parliament betrayed by its negotiators. EU Parliament: save our freedoms. October 02, 2009 | Jim Killock Open Rights Group and La Quadrature are calling on the EU Parliament to save our right to a free trial, to stop Mandelson's plans for disconnection without trial: amendment 138 currently states that: “No restriction may be imposed on the fundamental rights and freedoms of end-users, without a prior ruling by the judicial authorities.
" Malcolm Harbour and Rapporteur Catherine Trautmann are leading the negotiations on behalf of the EU Parliament. If they win, the UK government will be stopped from their current plan to disconnect people after a number of accusations of copyright infringement unless they “appeal” to an “ombudsman”.