Procedural Error Sinks Would-Be HADOPI Conviction
By Drew Wilson The HADOPI law (Haute Autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur internet) and its government agency under the same name, has had its share of controversy over...
View ArticleFrance: Music Sales Continue to Fall After Three Strikes Law
By Drew Wilson One of the main theories behind the three strikes law is that it would reduce piracy and stop the decline of music sales in the marketplace. France is one of the countries that first put...
View ArticleFrance Threatens to Block TTIP After Leak
Corporate interests have been dealt a fresh blow as France threatened to halt talks of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). There’s been some dramatic developments following last...
View ArticleSony BMG Sued for Software Piracy – Assets Seized
Sony BMG, a company known for enforcing its intellectual property rights, is now facing the other end of an Intellectual Property related lawsuit. Note: This is an article I wrote that was published...
View ArticleReports – French Broadcaster Sues YouTube for 100 Million
Numerous reports are surfacing about new litigation against popular video sharing site YouTube. It appears that French broadcaster TF1 is suing the major video sharing site for 100 million euros. Note:...
View ArticleFrench RIAA Announces Deadline to Ban File-Sharers from the Internet
The EFF points us to new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l’édition phonographique). Note: This is an article I wrote that was published...
View ArticleFrench Release Group CiNEFOX Busted – Three Members Arrested
The scene is generally known to be a tough nut to crack for the copyright police, but for one group, their time may be up. Note: This is an article I wrote that was published elsewhere first. It has...
View ArticleFrance Poised to Change Blank Media Levy Calculating System
Burning a CD or a DVD may be an extraordinary convenience for many, but the very way royalties are calculated before being collected in France may change – and it won’t be based on alleged piracy....
View ArticleFrench Minister Pushes for Mandatory ISP Level P2P Filtering Across Europe
If there is anything that file-sharing filtering programs haven’t proven, is 100% effectiveness. Note: This is an article I wrote that was published elsewhere first. It has been republished here for...
View ArticleFrench Government Wants to Tax the Internet
It seems that the French government wants to treat the internet like a broadcaster and tax it accordingly. Note: This is an article I wrote that was published elsewhere first. It has been republished...
View ArticleFrench Three Strike Proposal Returns to French Parliament
France has pretty much been the country whose government pressured the world to adopt a “three strikes and your out” law. It seemed that the country would adopt the legislation themselves when the...
View ArticleFrench 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...
View ArticleFrench 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...
View ArticleFrench 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...
View ArticleFrench 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...
View ArticleJudges 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...
View ArticleFrench 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...
View ArticleFrench UMP Members Having Second Thoughts on Three Strikes?
HADOPI in France allowed that country to be one of the first countries to pass a graduated, or three strikes law for alleged copyright infringers. Now, the same country that once looked like a grand...
View ArticleHADOPI Says It’s Ready to Enforce Three Strikes Law
It was September 24, 2009. France had adopted their three strikes law. While rights holders were happy that a European country has adopted a three strikes law, only today has HADOPI said it’s ready to...
View ArticleSurvey Suggests That 69% of File-Sharers Willing to Stop Over HADOPI
There’s a rather strange statistic that is floating around and it originates from French media outlet 20 Minutes.fr. It says that a survey was conducted and found that 69% of file-sharers would quit...
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