France close to 3-strikes anti-piracy plan
p2pnet news view | P2P | Politics:- The importance of a French “regulation of the digital environment” and support for an “Internet and creation” law, which would include a three strikes and you lose your Net account rule, will be discussed from October 29 by the French senate.
But, “Of course, there is no secret plan to impose the French anti-piracy plan to the rest of Europe,” promises French culture minister Christine Albanel, defending the proposals.
“I simply wish that our experience will prove an inspiration for other European states whose cultural businesses are as threatened as the French ones,” Billboard has her saying.
Of the three strikes proposal, it, “won’t be the law of the majors, it will be the law of all creators and of all the cultural industries”.
Her statements came during the October 23/24 European Independence Arena which, “gathered politicians and European Commission officials as well as professionals from the music, cinema and books sectors in Paris to debate the position of independent companies”.
The meeting was co-organized by the French ministry of culture and European record labels body Impala, says the story, adding:
“Among the other points listed in the final declaration were that European independents expect a ’specific status to independent cultural small and medium enterprises (SMEs), endorsed at the European level. SMEs should be granted specific support and benefit from positive discrimination measures’.”
Billboard – French Culture Minister Wins Backing For Three-Strikes Plan, October 28, 2008
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October 29th, 2008 at 3:41 pm
France doesn’t play baseball.
October 29th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
i really dont understand why this 3 strikes plan is still being entertained. i thought the UN courts ruled against it? doesnt that mean that member states cant put it into practice without going against the UN?
October 29th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
i mean the euro parliament not UN
October 29th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
What about corporate three strikes rule – you send three frivolous copyright infringement notices, and your Internet connection is cut, for a month, for example?
October 30th, 2008 at 6:36 am
how about we actually hot that CEO of said corporation with a bat for 3 bad copyright attacks.
OH and culture should not be an industry, it should be free like open source software , ocntributed ot by those WHOM wish to contributenot get and gouge and be greedy. This is what got the USA and world in general int he financial mess its in. Until we the people really wake up and say ENOUGH of the GREED, then its over do not pass go do not get innovation, society cannot reap any benefit from anyhtingin there lifetime and now you would deny them communications ability in an age when it should be a right not just some priviledge that the absolute rich can afford.
October 30th, 2008 at 6:37 am
hot in 1st sentence should be hit
with a note about it being satirical
October 30th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Why would they discuss it since it is out of discussion? Or does Mr. Sarkozy-Bruni finally want to quit from EU? If you like to read more:
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9791/UK+Prime+Minister+Denies+Three+Strikes+Proposal…+After+Europe+Tossed+It
October 30th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Sarkozi is a piece of shit just like Bush and is place is in jail.
Do you know how many people died because of this hugly bag of crap?
October 30th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
And no I am not talking about Irak. This is another issue.
I am talking about the expulsions.