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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3 Responses to “French pirates face net cut-off”

1. Peter in the UK Says:
   November 4th, 2008 at 6:15 pm

   Mmmmmm it’s called cutting your nose off to spite your face…9 out of 10 people I say use it for downloads, when you kick these people off it won’t be a business worth running.
   And I think this is their intention in the first place.

2. Lee Says:
   November 5th, 2008 at 2:55 am

   This will only cutoff the novices who aren’t tech savvy. The savvy ones can still go undetected as long as they can keep their ISP’s undetected. As always the more they regulate the net, the more people will find a way to counter it.

3. Greg Says:
   November 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

   Why the hell are the French so keen to do it?
   How many people will be disconnected incorrectly?