Loi HADOPI rejected by French parliament

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This French life

By Craig McGinty on Apr 9, 2009 in Current Affairs.

THE French upper house of parliament, the Assemblée Nationale, has rejected controversial plans that would have seen people lose internet access for illegally downloading copyrighted material.

The loi HADOPI had already progressed through the Senate and was expected to be passed by the Assemblée, but the legislation has been rejected.

People accused of illegally downloading files would have faced a graduated response, with emails and a letter sent before ISPs would be asked to cut an individual's internet connection.

Critics said it would be practically impossible to police as spoof internet connections could be created, streaming video and audio were increasingly popular and the European Parliament said recently access to the internet was a key requirement of society.

The experience of France was being watched around the world, the government of New Zealand recently backed down over similar plans and the UK's Digital Britain proposals will look at ways to 'deliver a digital copyright framework'.

Related websites:
Campaigning group La Quadrature du Net
Digital magazine Numerama

 

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Of course the secretary of State loaded of the relations with the Parliament, Roger Karoutchi, has of reacted straightaway while affirming that the project of law "was only delayed of some weeks"...

[en] HADOPI : Big Brother is coming to get you ! : http://vimeo.com/4038324
voice : "Those who have burn the books perhaps would be tempted to burn the Internet... Because we use it as it is our best tool for our own Liberty and Culture."

[fr] HADOPI : Big Brother is coming to get you ! : http://vimeo.com/4037079

 

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_http://depressingnews.net/2009/04/09/hadopi-rejected-for-now/

Hadopi rejected. For now.

In slightly un-depressing news, the french national assembly voted against the three-strikes (aka graduated response, aka HADOPI) law, that was voted on by the senate last Thursday. HADOPI includes plans to ban users from using the internet after three copyright violations, to have these accusations decided by an extra-judicial entity and to use government designed software (spyware) as a means of proving your innocence.

Unfortunately in an extraordinary measure, the conservatives will move to have a second reading of the law after the Easter break that ends on April 28th. The government seems to be sure it will pass that time, the opposition is claiming the law has no more life in it. We will have to see, I guess.
In any case, even if it might just be thanks to a political -John Thomas- fight, the French and by proxy the Europeans can take a short breath in relief, before trying to keep up the awareness on the issue to stop HADOPI and its european cousins for good.

Hadopi revolutionizes justice: you're not considered innocent until proven guilty, you're considered guilty until YOU prove you're innocent