Comments on: France to Ban Illegal File-Sharers From the Internet?

By: U2 Boss: Defeat of “Three-Strikes” Makes Ireland “Look Bad”

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:38:43 +0000

[...] calling for file-sharers to be disconnected from the Internet as far back as 2008 when France first began contemplating a “three-strikes” graduated response system in [...]

By: French Pres: Increased Internet Regulation is “Moral Imperative”

French Pres: Increased Internet Regulation is “Moral Imperative” — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:00:24 +0000

[...] was he who was among the first French politicians to endorse plans to establish a “three-strikes” regime for disconnecting suspected file-sharers [...]

By: meyou123

meyou123 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think they will probably take this through the French court system. At least I hope they would try to do that anyway. Not just take it. If the French people take this lying down then they will have to live with the consequences. and here I thought the US was bad…..

By: Zoness

Zoness — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I highly doubt the industries will hold up their part of the agreement I’d say the French are fucked unless they challenge these laws. A few years ago France was a powerhouse on networks like eDonkey.

By: Spurge

Spurge — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I just shake my head hearing things like this. Laws just coming in without any debate. Disgusting.

I hope the French protest. But i doubt they will it’s like people everywhere has lost the will to fight governments because you know you can’t win anymore.

By: mountain_rage

mountain_rage — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

And Orwell becomes close and closer to being a prophet rather then a fiction writer. Sadly people have allowed corporations to become too powerful and in the process very few checks have been put in place to prevent politicians from taking advantage of this fact. As times goes on and oppression continues there is bound to be an uprising. When this time will come is unclear. Could be 50 years could be 200 but as things stand somethings going to give eventually.

By: Mord_Sith

Mord_Sith — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I say around 2020 myself but that’s simply because I enjoy the irony of that point in time perhaps France needs another diminutive megalomaniac to free them from the corporations like they did the kings of old maybe they’ll find their spine again amidst all the croissants that are laying about and call to verbal arms.

Who knows either way it’s one hell of a step back for freedom of speech and one hell of a step forward to tyranny.

By: altiopar

altiopar — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

lol they actually think we’ll buy their stuff just because we can’t download it? Most people I speak on the internet have ALREADY downloaded more stuff that they’ll be able to watch/hear/read in a few life times.

Besides since 99% of young people who use interent use p2p on a regular basis I’m guessing this is the end of internet.

By: Gamer8585

Gamer8585 — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually this might be good for P2P. Allow me to explain my seemingly psychotic statement: They will only be able to ban people from the internet if they can prove that they downloaded illegally. So we may see a lot of French computer whizzes scramble to create better encryption tech and other new data obscuring techniques. If so the tech will spread and it may soon be impossible to tell what data is what or even locate with any certainty is point of origin/destination.

Then again the French might just mass strike and obstruct the workings of government and business until this law is repealed….its what they do.

By: Mord_Sith

Mord_Sith — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Then they will declare that level of encryption illegal hell SSL encryption is illegal in some countries even if an encryption method is created for P2P only dollars to donuts it’ll become illegal.