Importantly, it distinguished between how commercial and non-commercial file-sharing is dealt with, opposing the criminalisation of the latter.

39. Agrees with the conclusions of the pre-feasibility study of 25 July 2006 on options for harmonised cost-sharing schemes for epidemic livestock diseases conducted by Civic Consulting in the context of the evaluation of the Community Animal Health Policy (CAHP) 1995-2004 and alternatives for the future, prepared on behalf of the Commission and as part of the pilot project on the financing of contagious animal diseases launched by Parliament in the 2004 budget, which called for the harmonisation of the cost-sharing systems established by Memb ...[+++]er States; notes, furthermore, that since cost sharing goes hand-in-hand with the sharing of responsibility, such systems require the full participation and commitment of all parties, including animal owners, and that new mechanisms should be introduced to involve stakeholders in decision-making regarding significant policy issues;

38. Agrees with the conclusions of the Pre-feasibility study of 25 July 2006 on options for harmonised cost-sharing schemes for epidemic livestock diseases, conducted by Civic Consulting (in the context of the Evaluation of the Community Animal Health Policy (CAHP) 1995-2004 and alternatives for the future, prepared on behalf of the Commission), which called for the harmonisation of the cost-sharing systems established by Member States; notes, furthermore, that since cost sharing goes hand-in-hand with the sharing of responsibility, such systems require the full participation and commitment of all ...[+++]parties including animal owners, and that new mechanisms should be introduced to involve stakeholders in decision-making on significant policy issues;

Some question whether the measures designed to address file sharing will in fact accomplish their purpose, noting that file sharing continues to flourish in the United States despite the much stronger copyright protections of its Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

101 Indeed, concern has been raised that a “notice-and-takedown” regime could create incentives for ISPs to remove content without warning or evidence of actual infringement, which can potentially lead to a stifling of free expression.102 As well, the Industry Canada website argues that a “notice and takedown” regime would actually be ineffective in preventing peer-to-peer file sharing, as “notice and takedown” “typically applies only to material posted on websites.

It is not well suited to files shared on peer-to-peer networks, the most prevalent source of infringing material, since the files are actually located on the computers of the persons engaged in sharing”. 103