France Passes “Three-Strikes” Law for Second Time
Satisfies Constitutional Council’s concern that only a judge can disconnect accused file-sharers from the Internet, but also holds responsible those that unwittingly allow third parties to to use their connection for illegal file-sharing.
France’s lower house of parliament formally passed a revised “three-strikes” bill that will allow authorities to disconnect illegal file-sharers from the Internet.
First proposed [...]
French Pirate Party Has a Shot At Winning a Government Seat
If the Pirate Party manages to snag a seat in the September 20th by-election, France could become the third country to have an elected member in a government office. The German Pirate Party has already won a number of municipal seats to be the second which was a follow up to the ever famous [...]
France to Set a Special Session to Deal With HADOPI
It’s no mystery why some would view the French government as persistent with some of its policies and HADOPI is no exception. After opposition successfully delaying HADOPI to September, the government is apparently making a special session first thing to deal with a handful of laws with HADOPI being on the table.
HADOPI, also known [...]
French Broadcaster Sued for Firing Employee Based on HADOPI Stance
It was the story of an e-mail heard around the world. You may remember Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim who expressed opposition in an e-mail to his member of parliament. That e-mail went back to his employer, TF1, who then promptly fired him because of his political views back in May. Now, Bourreau-Guggenheim is suing [...]
Judges Given 5 Minutes to Rule On Each Third Strike in France
It seemed like there would be some form of judicial oversight after the three strikes law in France would have to go through a judge, but now there’s a new twist in the infamous HADOPI law. It appears that, on average, judges will be given 5 minutes to decide whether or not to disconnect [...]
French Pirate Party Member Refutes ‘Hacker Group’ Name
File-sharers have been called many things throughout the years. They’ve been associated with “bikey gangs”, terrorists and crime networks to name a few. While file-sharers have been named a number of things by the copyright industry and those that support them, that doesn’t mean they like being called these names. A French [...]
YouTube Sued for $13.9 Million for Copyright Infringement
It seemed like the lawsuits were finally over for the Google owned website. That hope of finally being legally in the clear was recently dashed when French music label collecting society SPPF sued YouTube for €10 million.
There was an interesting development from the hugely popular video sharing site. A report from Billboard says [...]
Anti-Piracy Group Wants “3-Strikes,” Calls Throttling “Waste of Time”
UK Federation Against Software Theft and Investors in Software react to govt’s assertion that Internet connections of accused file-sharers will face “technical measures” rather than disconnection, adding there needs to be a “fear factor.”
Several times now the UK govt has revealed that it will not seek to disconnect those repeatedly accused of file-sharing via a [...]
Authorities Reiterate Threats to Target SnowTigers Donators, Users
Last week, French authorities used military intelligence to shut down SnowTigers. This week, French authorities said that their investigation found users donating to the website. They did, however, concede that they have to wait for a court decision on the matter before proceeding.
A report from 01net highlights (Google Translation) the latest developments on [...]
France’s Top Court Rules “Three-Strikes” Unconstitutional
Finds that under the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man freedom of expression and communication are “prerequisite for democracy,” and being that the Internet is vital to both the right to access it must be protected.
It was almost a month ago that the French National Assembly defied the EU Parliament and passed [...]
