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Thread ID: 90904 2008-06-19 12:33:00 France to Ban illegal Downloaders From Using the Internet Strommer (42) PC World Chat
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680344 2008-06-19 12:33:00 Anyone in France who persists in illicit downloading of music or films will be barred from broadband access under a controversial new law that makes the country a pioneer in combating internet piracy. "There is no reason that the internet should be a lawless zone," said President Sarkozy, as he endorsed the "three-strikes-and-your-out' rule.

See more HERE (technology.timesonline.co.uk)


Now I await for our PF1 resident :lol: Francophile, Metla, to offer a choice comment...
Strommer (42)
680345 2008-06-19 13:17:00 There are illegal things on teh Interwebs? Surely non! beeswax34 (63)
680346 2008-06-19 19:05:00 Damn !

I read about this coming law 6 months ago.

It would be nice if they gave the same attention to spammers

And Nigerian businessmen that have found some money they want to share with you.
Digby (677)
680347 2008-06-19 21:27:00 The only country to have (relative) success at regulating the internet so far is China.

Good luck to France. I think they should really be more worried by their fire-bombing truck driver unions though....
Deane F (8204)
680348 2008-06-19 23:31:00 Well, pretty soon their ISPs are gonna have to ban all their customers. :D qazwsxokmijn (102)
680349 2008-06-20 00:40:00 So long as their countrymen can still learn from the Interweb how to sink Greenpeace vessels and avoid punishment for same, all will be right with the world... johcar (6283)
680350 2008-06-20 07:47:00 I guess that President Sarkozy will be the toast of Hollyweird if this goes thru. Their next stop will be the Poms.. paulw (1826)
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