France Ready To Sent Out Anti-Piracy "Strikes"

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  • admin
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    • Nov 2001
    • 8954

    France Ready To Sent Out Anti-Piracy "Strikes"

    The French government is ready to send out the first of the "strikes" as part of their three-strike anti-piracy policy.

    The policy gives Internet users three warnings against downloading pirated content before their Internet connection is suspended.

    The agency responsible for handling three-strikes, Hadopi, had first hoped that just the threat of having their Internet connections disconnected was enough to deter piracy, but piracy rates actually increased after the introduction of the new laws. And so, armed with 800 requests, Hadopi sent out these requests to ISPs to get subscriber information, and the first batch of responses has come back, meaning Hadopi now has all it needs to send out the "strike" warning letters.

    Whether this action will instil enough fear in downloaders to stop their illegal activities, remains to be seen.

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  • cynthia
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    • Jan 2004
    • 14278

    #2
    In Sweden the high court decided to send a request to the EU court to rule on if it's legal to ask an Internet provider for IP adresses of suspected downloaders of ebooks.

    The EU court will take 2-5 year before they will respond.

    So during that time - It's safe to download illegal stuff in Sweden, as the all request of getting names behind IP adresses from Internet providers are put on ice until the EU court comes back.

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    • admin
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      • Nov 2001
      • 8954

      #3
      France sends out its first "three-strikes" warning letter, confirmed by Hadopi, the body responsible for handling "three-strikes":

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