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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
It seems that every year, a high profile anti-piracy entity winds up being on the wrong end of a copyright violation – this year did not disappoint.
This may very well ...
Says that because the site had advertising, it is an illegal website.
In a report that has, thus far, remained almost exclusively a French story to date, a French film director ...
It seems that the French government wants to treat the internet like a broadcaster and tax it accordingly.
French media website 01net is reporting (Google translation) that the French ...
Boldly going where no ISP has gone before.
Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like some of the ones located in Britain have ended up being bullied into or willfully accepting content ...
If there is anything that file-sharing filtering programs haven't proven, is 100% effectiveness. In spite of the lack of evidence, that isn't stopping one minister from pushing for a ...