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> France's Constitutional Council has made a stringent new copyright law
> even harsher, modifying three articles of the law and striking out a
> fourth in a review of its constitutionality. The changes mean that
> unauthorized sharing of copyright files such as music tracks will
> become a criminal offense, while those who reverse-engineer DRM
> (digital rights management) systems in order to develop interoperable
> software will face six months in prison and a fine of $36,000.
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http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=standards_legal_issues&articleId=9002086&taxonomyId=146
Stallman: Fight French copyright law in the street
http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php/id;315859657;fp;16;fpid;0
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| Asked what could stop the law, Stallman replied: "Thousands of Frenc
| youth in the streets."
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