09 April 2009

French "Three Strikes" Law Unexpectedly Thrown Out

In an incredible turn of events, the French HADOPI legislation, which seemed certain to become law, has been thrown out:

French lawmakers have unexpectedly rejected a bill that would have cut off the Internet connections of people who illegally download music or films.

On Open Enterprise blog.

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2 comments:

  1. It would cut off people who had ALLEGEDLY infringed copyright. It's bad enough to do it for people who can be demonstrated to have infringed copyright.

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  2. Good point: (ironically, that's from AP - what were they saying about quality and all that?) - and without the need to prove anything....

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