Ezz1r
04-12-2009, 04:04 PM
It was a bad day for piracy fighters in France as legislation to cut the Internet cord for people who illegally download music and film went down in defeat. :p
With many lawmakers already off on their Easter holiday, a near empty lower chamber could not muster support for a bill that would have created a government agency to track and punish Internet pirates. The measure went down on a 21 to 15 vote in a house numbering 577 members. The move frustrated media companies and artists who have seen CD and DVD sales drop 60 percent in six years.
Critics had labeled the so called “Creation and Internet” bill "liberticide", complaining that it would lead to an Internet “Big Brother” for France.
But while the bill is down, it’s not out as President Nicolas Sarkozy’s backers reportedly slipped it into a special session planned for April 28. The legislation would employ a “three strikes” system warning illegal file-sharers with an e-mail, a letter, and, finally for those who persist, a cut cord lasting one year.
Beret off to our fellow brethren FTA lovers and hobbiest in France
Viva Le France
With many lawmakers already off on their Easter holiday, a near empty lower chamber could not muster support for a bill that would have created a government agency to track and punish Internet pirates. The measure went down on a 21 to 15 vote in a house numbering 577 members. The move frustrated media companies and artists who have seen CD and DVD sales drop 60 percent in six years.
Critics had labeled the so called “Creation and Internet” bill "liberticide", complaining that it would lead to an Internet “Big Brother” for France.
But while the bill is down, it’s not out as President Nicolas Sarkozy’s backers reportedly slipped it into a special session planned for April 28. The legislation would employ a “three strikes” system warning illegal file-sharers with an e-mail, a letter, and, finally for those who persist, a cut cord lasting one year.
Beret off to our fellow brethren FTA lovers and hobbiest in France
Viva Le France