[HIB]French UMP Members Having Second Thoughts on

HADOPI in France allowed that country to be one of the first countries to pass a graduated, or three strikes law for alleged copyright infringers. Now, the same country that once looked like a grand example for rights holders trying to crack down on copyright infringement has a problem implementing the law. For rights holders hoping to crack down in file-sharing all over the world, HADOPI was a major victory. Not only would France be one of the first countries to pass a three strikes law, but it would serve as a shining example as rights holders lobbied other countries to enact similar laws. If, for example, the litigation campaign in the US failed (which is a possibility at this point), a three strikes law is always a nice backup plan. Now there’s a problem. The once shining example of France on how to enact laws according to rights holders is starting to get cold feet on HADOPI from non other than politicians within the very political party that pushed for that law in the first place.

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