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Originally Posted by HarryT
What is the "force" of this ruling? Does it automatically apply in all EU countries, or is it up to each country to decide whether or not to implement it in national law?
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I'm not sure, and I have been looking...
I found one quote here from the 31st of March, which may indicate that this might not only be a recommendation, but actually legally binding. As far as I can find out the bill is not completely settled yet.
"Europe’s trio of political institutions reached agreement Monday night on several components of wide-ranging telecoms reforms - but the legality of the proposed “three strikes” proposal to tackle illegal downloads is still unlikely to be settled until May. The European Commission’s media portfolio spokesperson told reporters today the commission, parliament and council had done a deal on plans including the following…
—New regulatory powers for EC: The commission, which until now has guided media and telco policy only through recommendations for implementation by member states’ own national regulators, will now get to foist “legally-binding decisions” on the states if their regulators do not implement those recommendations after two years."