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New internet piracy law comes into effect in France
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| The first effects of France's new law
| against internet piracy will begin to be
| felt as the new year begins.
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| The law was passed after a long struggle
| in parliament, and in the teeth of bitter
| opposition from groups opposed to internet
| restrictions.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8436745.stm
Bono net policing idea draws fire
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| Bono, frontman of rock band U2, has warned
| the film industry not to make the same
| mistakes with file-sharing that have
| dogged the music industry.
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| Writing for the New York Times, Bono
| claimed internet service providers were
| "reverse Robin Hoods" benefiting from the
| music industry's lost profits.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8439200.stm
Recent:
Bono says heâll sue France over HADOPI
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| French European Parliament MP Guy Bono says heâll call for legal action
| against France if it adopts the corporate entertainment cartelâs HADOPI law.
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| Pushed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy on behalf of Vivendi Universal,
| EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music, and Time Warner, Viacom, Fox, Sony, NBC
| Universal and Disney, Franceâs lower house of Parliament has passed
| the âthree-strikesâ law, also known as the HADOPI law.
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http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21764
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