Brussels - The European Parliament has voted to prohibit member states from enacting "three-strikes" laws that disconnect the Internet accounts of repeat file-swappers, TorrentFreak reported.

While France is so far the only member of the EU to enact such a law, ISPs in Britain have agreed to work with lobbying groups like the RIAA and MPAA to identify file-swappers and send them warnings.

"What's important about this decision is that now it's clear that you can't force [Internet service] providers to ban people from the Internet without a legal process," Swedish EU parliamentarian Christofer Fjellner said in a statement to Sweden's The Local.

Related Links:
http://snipurl.com/3uh7x (TorrentFreak)

http://www.thelocal.se/14548/20080924/

http://snipurl.com/3uhgr (EU amendment)