"A new directive in France could see peer-to-peer users cut off if they continue to share files. A memorandum of understanding has been signed by some French ISPs, the recording industry and the French government under which ISPs will hand over data on who is using file sharing networks to a new government agency..."
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can.axis
16 years 20 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago
For french readers.... communiqué
For french readers.... communiqué 26-11-2007: Accords Albanel-Olivennes : Fichage des familles, filtrage de l’internet, instauration d’une justice parallèle au profit des industries culturelles, privation de droits civiques numériques.
http://www.odebi.org/new2/?p=460
candtalan
16 years 20 weeks 6 days 8 hours ago
Any mention of legal and proper
Any mention of legal and proper use of peer to peer such as torrents for FOSS??
can.axis
16 years 20 weeks 6 days 5 hours ago
No! The report notes the death
No! The report notes the death of the DADVSI law; the end of Digital Restrictions Management. Internet becomes THE target. Now the Sarkozy regime is trying to introduce a private Internet police dedicated to the majors. The worst seems to be this Internet wiretap system used by an autority outside of any crime or judicial proceeding...