That they want to introduce software patents through the back door is not new - but still concerning. But if you look at such excesses of their ideas about the possibilities of reacting to copyright and patent infringements:
If the controversial enforcement directive is approved by the European Parliament and the Council, the police would, according to FIPR, "have more powers against copyright infringers than against terrorists". Thus, law enforcement authorities would in future be able to freeze the accounts of parents whose children might have illegally downloaded music on the Internet, in coordination with lawyers.
Freeze the accounts of parents because their children have downloaded music? Hello, are you still there? What kind of idiots are actually assigned to the EU Commission?