French net piracy bill signed off
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A controversial French bill which will disconnect people caught downloading content illegally three times has been given final approval.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8046564.stm
Seems a little draconian to me.
Cheers
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It is very much so, given the fact that going by IP addresses is unreliable. The industry has sued dead people before.
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Update
Maybe not any more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/10/france_three_strikes_hadopi_suspended/
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