EU promises illegal downloaders a fair trial

"However, these rights will be meaningless if Hadopi-style laws are allowed to be enforced at national level," she told the referring to BBC legislation passed in France earlier this year.

The legislation sees accused illegal downloaders issued with warning letters and emails, followed by a year's ban from the web if they caught offending for a third time.

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