[HIB]Franceâs Three-Strikes Law in Limbo
Three years ago the President proposed the toughest crack down on illegal file sharing so far. Three strikes, no internet for you! But even with the legislation approved for nearly a year, not a single warning has been sent out. Now, lawmakers are beginning to doubt if the law will really be effective. Oh, and donât forget the part where tracking just 100 games would cost over half a million per year.Meanwhile, Jean-François Copé, leader in the National Assembly of Mr. Sarkozyâs party, the Union for a Popular Movement, or U.M.P., recently said he saw "weaknesses" in the three-strikes law, adding that his position on the issue of piracy had "evolved" since the vote, according to the newspaper Le Figaro.Mr. Copé was speaking during a meeting to introduce a U.M.P. digital policy paper that appeared to challenge the rationale for the three-strikes approach. It states, "Illegal downloading will be marginalized not by restrictive legislation but by technological progress and changing patterns of usage."
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