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France Set To Dump 3 Strikes Anti-Piracy Law But Automated Fines Will Live On
Hadopi was ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy’s baby, built on the notion that punishing file-sharers and disconnecting them from the Internet would woo them back into music and movie stores and away from unauthorized sites. But...UK’s Digital Economy Act Could Be Delayed Due To Costs Concerns
The Digital Economy Act is the fruit of the UK government’s attempt to fight online piracy. Amongst its provisions, sending warning letters to those who are suspected of copyright infringement is mentioned. Strangely enough,...File-Sharing for Personal Use Declared Legal in Portugal
Wearing T-shirts with the slogan “Piracy is Illegal”, the movie industry sponsored anti-piracy group ACAPOR delivered several boxes full of IP-addresses of alleged ‘illegal’ file-sharers to the Attorney General’s Office last year. The “evidence”...Pirate Bay Celebrates 9th Anniversary, a Brief History
15 September 2003 The Pirate Bay was founded by Swedish pro-culture organization Piratbyrån (The Bureau of Piracy). Since there was no filesharing network in Sweden at the time, Piratbyrån decided to launch one,...France convicts first person under anti-piracy law (even though he didn’t do it)
This street art in eastern France reads: "Hadopi: The French Internet is under control!" mathias A 40-year-old Frenchman living in rural eastern France has become the first person ordered to pay a fine...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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