Comments on: Legal Authority Kills French Three-Strikes Law

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Sarkozy Says He Will “Go All The Way” With 3 Strikes | InstantIdiocy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:01:16 +0000

[...] Earlier this month the Constitutional Council, France’s highest legal authority, deemed Internet disconnections unconstitutional, and stopped the law. [...]

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[...] Earlier this month the Constitutional Council, France’s highest legal authority, deemed Internet disconnections unconstitutional, and stopped the law. [...]

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By: Concerned citizen

Concerned citizen — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:03:48 +0000

If this law had been implemented, then what next? Disconnection of internet access for political activists / dissenters?

This isn’t over though – beware.

By: johannesfaust

johannesfaust — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:42:55 +0000

stupid french morons…

By: o.o

o.o — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:07:40 +0000

BLAME CANADA!!!!!

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Scoop Auckland » Top Scoop Stories June 15th, 2009 News Summary — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:28:28 +0000

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By: Jares

Jares — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:02:59 +0000

I had the patience to read the report of the French Constitutional Council.

OK for the fundamental right stuff, but it also says that systematically monitoring the Internet connections of the whole country is just OK for as long as there data protection directive applies to the information collected.

Ooops. Beware of HADOPI2. It will be better written (not too difficult) and will legalize Big Brother in France.

Allons enfants de la Patrie
Le jour de gloire est arrivé
Contre nous de la tyrannie …. Aux armes citoyens ! Formez vos bataillons !

Link, for the French speakers:

http://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/conseil-constitutionnel/francais/les-decisions/2009/decisions-par-date/2009/2009-580-dc/decision-n-2009-580-dc-du-10-juin-2009.42666.html

By: Nethan

Nethan — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:45:16 +0000

pirateprideWW > Well, you know, property is a fundamental human right (at least for the european human right convention of 1948). But have the ownership on something is not free, and generaly it is the fact that you purchase a product. And sometimes you purchase a service who guarantee on the law that you own something (Notary, etc…). It is nevertheless a fundamental human right.

By: Burke

Burke — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:31:02 +0000

Well, given the ridiculous and legally dubious circumstances behind this crappy legislation, it’s only fitting to have it struck down under equally ridiculous and legally dubious interpretations.

By: pirateprideWW

pirateprideWW — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:07:03 +0000

Give me a break, how is this a “fundamental human right”? A right is something you have by esteem of being human, like free speech or self-ownership. You don’t have Internet just by being human; it’s something you purchase (or sometimes use freely), a product. (This is also why health care is not a “right”.)

It’s a good thing this stupid law was overturned, but what ridiculous logic. Leave it to the French.

By: Fred in France

Fred in France — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:23:19 +0000

Ummm tell that to the ISPs – TPB is not accessible – and none of TPB trackers currently work here in france.

So I hope this is good news – but we’ll see how long it takes to become reality.

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By: aXXo

aXXo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:28:20 +0000

i saw a weird segment on cnn some time back. they were celebrating TPB judgement. i dont see any news on this now!

By: George

George — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:59:06 +0000

Well, being recognized as a human right is good (and obvious).

But the article says you can still loose your connection from a court. It seems to me that the high court didn’t care so much for being able to access the internet, but for the courts losing their monopoly on sentencing and penalizing. The don’t want some film company penalizing the user. The want only them to be able to do it.

So the outcome is indeed good, but it is by luck alone.

By: le mort

le mort — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:57 +0000

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By: at

at — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:10:55 +0000

The main grounds upon which the law was rejected were that it breached the presumption of innocence, reversed the burden of proof and imposed punishments without the involvement of a judge.

I’ve translated the relevant sections of the constitutional decision against Hadopi here:
http://knowfuture.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/hadopi-rejected-by-the-french-constitutional-council-i/

Feel free to use and abuse, and tonight raise a glass to the fall of the house of Hadopi!

By: Bagwell

Bagwell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:22:15 +0000

Now this is definately a good news for file sharers

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By: Projecto-Lei ?Hadopi? ? inconstitucional, Sarkozy v? projecto chumbado

Projecto-Lei ?Hadopi? ? inconstitucional, Sarkozy v? projecto chumbado — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:19:15 +0000

[...] Projecto-Lei ?Hadopi? ? inconstitucional, Sarkozy v? projecto chumbado Projecto-Lei ?Hadopi? ? inconstitucional, Sarkozy v? projecto chumbado Aprovado no m?s passado pela Assembleia Francesa, o projecto-lei ?Hadobi? ? em portugu?s, Autoridade Encarregada da Difus?o de Obras e Protec??o dos Direitos de Autor na Internet ? foi completamente chumbado pela mais Alta Autoridade da Constitui??o Francesa que deliberou que o acesso ? Internet ? um direito fundamental adquirido pelas pessoas. O Projecto-Lei criado por Sarkozy para combater a pirataria em Fran?a era contra a decis?o tomada pela Uni?o Europeia, que concluiu que ao desligar um alegado violador de direitos de autor atrav?s da Internet, est? a violar os direitos fundamentais e liberdades os utilizadores de Internet. O Conselho Constitucional Franc?s, a autoridade mais alta de legislatura francesa, tomou uma decis?o semelhante ? da Uni?o Europeia, revelou que a recusa do direito de acesso ? Internet ? inconstitucional. Com o alvoro?o causado pelo projecto-lei de combate ? pirataria de Sarkozy, ? pouco prov?vel que outros pa?ses do espa?o Europeu, incluindo Portugal, avancem com propostas de lei semelhantes, especialmente com 2 ?piratas? sentados em Bruxelas. Fonte: Torrent Freak [...]

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