French Military Called in to Shut Down SnowTigers.net
There was a major shutdown of a private BitTorrent website recently. The French military was apparently used to shut down Snowtigers. 10 people were arrested and frequent members and donators are said to be of possible concern into the investigation.
The report comes from 01net (Google translation). From the report:
With more than 250 [...]
French Cybercrime Expert Discusses Loppsi 2 Legislation
It’s been one of the more heated debates surrounding technology in France today. The Loppsi 2 law proposal which would allow the French government to censor websites and allow police to upload key loggers and trojans onto people’s computers without their consent has been a heavily debated piece of legislation and now a cybercrime [...]
French Minister – Three Strikes Law Would See 1000 Disconnections Daily
The French Culture minister said that the French Three Strikes Law could disconnect 1,000 users per day once it takes effect. All this is happening while the law is before the Constitutional Council to see whether or not the law violates constitutional law. A decision is expected in the next 28 days.
There’s another [...]
New French ‘Loppsi 2′ Law Proposal to Allow Police to Upload Malware to File Sharers?
Currently, we only have a Google translation of the article, but if the translation came out right, is France really preparing to allow the government to upload spyware onto users computers? If this is true, it almost makes the HADOPI, or three strikes law, seem like nothing.
There’s an article posted on Le Monde recently [...]
Will the EU Litigate France Over French Three Strikes Law If Passed?
After France passed the three strikes law in their country, there were many questions over how this seemed to contradict recently adopted legislation known as the telecoms package which also guarantees internet access as a right. Apparently, there was much more than speculation as one MEP, Guy Bono, threatened legal action if the French [...]
France Passes “Three-Strikes” Law
Defies a European Parliament measure passed last week prohibiting EU governments from cutting off a user’s Internet connection without a court trial, and which also observed that “Internet access is a fundamental right such as the freedom of expression and the freedom to access information.”
Today the French National Assembly formally passed the controversial “Creation [...]
Man’s Opposition to French Three Strikes Law Costs Him His Job
Imagine doing your democratic duty by e-mailing your member of parliament your opinions of a given issue. Now imagine that e-mail being shown to you by your boss right before you get fired from your day job. Apparently, one mans political opinion is causing a huge stir over in France right now – [...]
France’s “Three-Strikes” Law Defeated
Fact that many lawmakers were on Easter vacation, 519 out of 555, allowed Socialist Party opponents to defeat the bill 21-15,
In a surprising twist off fate, France’s controversial “Three-Strikes” law that called for the disconnecting of repeat file-sharers from the Internet has been defeated in a shocking vote yesterday by the National Assembly.
Many lawmakers took [...]
U2’s Band Manager Praises France’s “Three-Strikes” Law
Says it’s a “myth that artists can build long-term careers on live music alone.”
Paul McGuiness, band manager for Irish-rock band U2 for well over 30 years, has taken another swing at file-sharers, this time with his praise for France’s recent passage of a “three-strikes” law, and with his hope that “the rest of the world [...]
France Passes “Three-Strikes” Law
Now just a matter of time before the anti-file-sharing law goes into affect.
The French National Assembly formally passed the “Creation and Internet Law” late last Thursday, and sadly in an almost empty chamber, that creates a so-called “three-strikes” policy for those accused of illegal file-sharing.
It’s now in the hands of the Joint Committee, comprised [...]
