[ NNSquad ] French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy

[Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com>]

French Appear Ready to Soften Law on Media Piracy

http://j.mp/17gbtAR  (New York Times)

   "In the United States, for example, five major Internet providers
    recently agreed to put in place a so-called copyright alert system,
    negotiated with the entertainment industry. Sanctions, which can
    include a temporary slowdown in Internet access speed, do not kick in
    until an account holder ignores at least five warnings.  Analysts say
    that the backtracking by the French could lessen legislators'
    enthusiasm for graduated response systems in other countries, at least
    if they involve the threat of disconnection.  "Looking at this
    politically, if one of the few countries where they were able to get
    the political support to pass this - if they get rid of it, it could
    make it harder to do graduated response elsewhere," said Brett
    Danaher, a professor at Wellesley College who worked on the study
    examining the effects of Hadopi on iTunes sales."

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--Lauren--
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