*There are people who think that Sarkozy is easily distracted, but when it comes to IP for the music biz, the guy is the picture of focussed persistence.
From SANS.
–French Legislators Approve Revamped Three-Strikes Anti-Piracy Bill
(September 15 & 16, 2009)
By a 285 to 225 vote, French legislators have approved a law
that would put in place a system that could be employed to cut off
Internet access of persistent illegal downloaders. A similar bill was
passed earlier this year, but its constitutionality was successfully
challenged. The law would allow a new anti-piracy agency, Hadopi,
to sever users' Internet connections, but would require an order from
a judge. Violators would face maximum penalties of a 300,000 Euro
fine and two years in jail; penalties for families whose children
download are less stringent. The law would also require that people
with wi-fi connections prevent those connections from being abused.
The legislation was approved by the legislature's lower house; it
now goes before the upper house.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8257720.stm
http://euobserver.com/9/28673
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,1000000097,39753515,00.htm
