Comments on: French Minister – Three Strikes Law Would See 1000 Disconnections Daily

By: French Government and ISPs Negotiating Who Foots Approx. $64 Million USD a Year HADOPI Bill

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:26:54 +0000

[...] may or may not sound like a whole lot, but consider the fact that the French government said that HADOPI would see about 1000 disconnections per day and sending about 13,000 warning letters [...]

By: 2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3

2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:33:26 +0000

[...] The constant drum beat of the so-called three strikes law continued throughout the month of May. The European Union re-opened a graduated response meaning the three strikes law was once again on the table. Later on, the three strikes law in Europe was once again killed – this time, for good. It dashed hopes for the major entertainment industry to have a three-strikes-and-your-out system in place for an entire continent. Meanwhile in France, in what seemed to be a very big point in the timeline of the Three Strikes Law in the country was one man voicing opposition to the three strikes law – an opinion that cost him his job, but gripped a nation with an interest in tech and political related issues. In spite of the political outcry, the French Three Strikes law was passed anyway. Then in Britain, a UK copyright group demanded that alleged file-sharers be disconnected from the internet, but the British ISPs stood firm and rejected the calls. Later back in France, there were revelations that the French Three Strikes law would see 1000 disconnections per day. [...]

By: Frankreich: 1000 Internetanschlüsse pro Tag abklemmen « 11k2

Frankreich: 1000 Internetanschlüsse pro Tag abklemmen « 11k2 — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:33:58 +0000

[...] aufzuhalten ist, angesichts institutionalisierter Dummheit dieser Grössenordung. (ap via zeropaid, heise) (pic [...]

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:00:12 +0000

Hmm, fittingly AFTER France surrendered…we only pulled out because Nixon lost public support, not because we lost militarily…the Tet Offensive crippled the VC, but it permanently soured public support….

Now choke on that

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Tue, 26 May 2009 23:41:09 +0000

Some people are sadly so seriously misinformed about present day France and its history. And some people think that the US won all its battles and wars. Vietnam anyone ? Talk about surrender. Now go choke yourselves on that.

By: 1cooldude

1cooldude — Mon, 25 May 2009 08:33:00 +0000

the law is an ASS!

By: DrewWilson

DrewWilson — Mon, 25 May 2009 04:33:08 +0000

…then they came for the Frenchmen, but I wasn’t a Frenchman, so…

How many congress people in the United States would, when push came to shove, vote something like this down with Hollywood lining their pockets vs the congress people that would vote for it? I’ll give you a hint, look at the history of copyright law extensions.

By: soulxtc

soulxtc — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:32:04 +0000

they do have a lengthy track record of surrendering…..

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:23:48 +0000

french ppl dont defend their rights !
so why should others do for them !