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'DMCA on steroids' heads for Euro Parliament
Matthew Broersma
ZDNet UK
February 19, 2004, 21:39 GMT
A proposed European Union law strengthening law-enforcement capabilities against intellectual-property violations is set for a crucial vote next week, amid criticism from civil liberties groups that it would allow companies to use draconian measures in what have previously been non-criminal cases.
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