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It is most distressing that this is a realization that has yet to reach the corridors of power.
In a recent conflict between the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers regarding the Telecoms package, the Parliament clearly indicated that they wished to preserve some kind of right for citizens' not to have their network connections arbitrarily removed by non-judicial branches. The Parliament, more prone than other institutions of the EU to listen to the voice of reason of the citizens, realised that maybe it wasn't such a good idea to cut citizens' access to communication, online services and the largest source of information without limits without at least having a court order. The Council of Ministers, set on ridding themselves of such a petty right, refused flat out. Now those amendments of the Telecoms package are up for the Conciliation procedure this autumn.
We represent some twenty thousand European youth, and we urge the ministers of Europe and the Commission to protect the rights of citizens to not have their internet access by any other than a court order. As a society, we can only go so far to try and preserve copyright in the digital environment. And this is quite too far.