French pirates face net cut-off

BBC News
Tuesday, October 4, 2008

French plans to throw persistent pirates off the net have got closer to becoming law.

The French Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of the law, which aims to tackle ongoing piracy of music, movies, and games online.

Those caught illegally sharing digital media will get warnings e-mailed and posted to them before having their net connection terminated.

The proposed law now goes to the French National Assembly for final approval.

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The idea to tackle piracy with such a three strikes law was first floated in November 2007, when French President Nicolas Sarkozy called it: “a decisive moment for the future of a civilised internet”.
Under the plan, net firms will be enrolled as watchdogs that will keep an eye on consumers indulging in casual piracy.

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