Another take from the BBC here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6381853.stm
As a contrast, see this editorial posted by the BBC yesterday:
US copyright lobby out-of-touch
Internet law professor Michael Geist takes a look at intellectual property protection in the US and finds it somewhat out of step with the rest of the world.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6379309.stm