TV Exec Fired for Opposing Anti-Piracy law

In order to reduce piracy, the French Parliament drafted the ‘HADOPI’ (Creation and Internet) law. Under the new legislation ISPs have to send warnings to alleged copyright infringers, who would eventually lose their Internet access upon receiving their third warning. Additionally, the new law would make it possible to order ISPs to block sites such as The Pirate Bay.

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TV Exec Fired for Opposing Anti-Piracy law

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Thursday, May 7th, 2009 P2P News

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