Creating your own compilations from a CD; extracting your favourite track to listen to it on your computer; transferring it onto an mp3 player; lending a CD to a friend; reading a DVD with free software or duplicating it to be able to enjoy it at home and in your country house – common practices, at the moment perfectly legal in France.
But the French government plans to forbid them all. In fact, the Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society Bill – DADVSI (n°1206 in the French legal code) – currently making its way through the French National Assembly, is worrying a number of groups in France, from p2p users to webcasters and free software designers.
They’re particularly concerned that the French government seems to be trying to force it through in a hurry, with the crucial vote probably slated for December 23, the day before Christmas is celebrated in France and a day most legislators are expected to absent themselves.
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