France Sets Sanctions Against Internet Piracy
Posted in: Government & Policy at 24/11/2007 16:25
Internet users in France who frequently download music or films illegally risk losing Web access under a new anti-piracy system unveiled on Friday.
The three-way pact between Internet service providers, the government and owners of film and music rights is a boon to the music industry, which has been calling for such measures to stop illicit downloads eating into its sales.
Under the agreement -- drawn up by a commission headed by the chief executive of FNAC, one of France's biggest music and film retailers -- service providers will issue warning messages to customers downloading files illegally.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL2346825720071123
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/reuters-piracy.html
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France unveils anti-piracy plan
French web users caught pirating movies or music could soon be thrown offline.
Those illegally sharing files will face the loss of their net access thanks to a newly-created anti-piracy body granted the wide-ranging powers.
The anti-piracy body comes out of a deal agreed by France's music and movie makers and its net firms.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7110024.stm
