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'Three strikes' law passes in France
12 May 2009 20:50 by Andre Yoskowitz
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17937.cfm
Last month the French National Assembly surprisingly shot down the extremely
controversial 'three strikes' laws which would disconnect alleged pirates from
the Internet after two warnings.
This week however, the legislation, backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy, has
been passed by the Assembly, putting the laws in the hands of the Senate after
over a year of debate.
The bill, dubbed The Creation and Internet bill, passed 296 to 233 and will
now head to the Senate on Wednesday for final approval.
The three strikes laws would work as follows: A new regulatory body would send
alleged pirates a warning e-mail, then a written letter, and finally cut them
off the Internet for one year for a third offense.
Critics of the bill have warned that the bill may lead to innocent people
being punished, if their computers or networks are hacked.
The socialist Patrick Bloche adds that the bill is "dangerous, useless,
inefficient, and very risky for us citizens".
John Kennedy, chairman of the IFPI, applauded the move, adding that the bill
is "an effective and proportionate way of tackling online copyright
infringement and migrating users to the wide variety of legal music services
in France".
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Didn't the EU recently pass something that basically outlawed this law?
European Parliament says court order required for ISP disconnection
http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/17920.cfm
11 May 2009 1:07
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