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French Legal File-Sharing Proposal Moves Ahead

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from the touche-pussycat dept

Fri, Feb 3rd 2006 1:48pm — Carlo Longino
After earlier considering throwing file-sharers in jail, the French parliament voted to legalize non-commercial file-sharing in a lightly attended late-night vote that was expected to get quickly overturned. Much to the entertainment industry's chagrin, the proposal is moving forward. The law would legalize non-commercial file-sharing in exchange for a flat monthly license fee. This whole thing appeared to start with some members of parliament basically voicing their displeasure with the entertainment industry's apparent carte blanche when it comes to copyright legislation. It's hard to see the plan ultimately succeeding, but it's certainly a pretty entertaining backlash to some ridiculous proposals for copyright laws.
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    Andrew Strasser, 3 Feb 2006 @ 2:17pm

    Let's not forget...

    They burn cars in France...

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

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    Pepe Le Pew, 3 Feb 2006 @ 2:21pm

    Re: Let's not forget...

    um..we don't shower either

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    Rickler, 3 Feb 2006 @ 2:35pm

    No Subject Given

    Legalize file sharing? was it illegal in the in the first place?

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    ShareTHIS, 3 Feb 2006 @ 2:56pm

    No Subject Given

    Music industry vs France...I hardly know who to root for.

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    ehm ehl., 3 Feb 2006 @ 3:26pm

    Re: No Subject Given

    They call cigarettes "Fags". Bunch of wankers.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

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    Tyshaun, 3 Feb 2006 @ 3:38pm

    Re: No Subject Given

    They call cigarettes "Fags". Bunch of wankers.
    Isn't that Great Britain?

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    Rikko, 3 Feb 2006 @ 3:39pm

    Re: No Subject Given

    You're thinking of Britain... French people speak.. well.. French.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

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    Twisted Matrix, 4 Feb 2006 @ 3:28am

    Re: No Subject Given

    Good job man. That was the best impression of a culturally ignorant person trying to trying to do an impression of a british person that I've heard in a long time.

    [ link to this | view in thread ]

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    e-male, 6 Feb 2006 @ 8:00am

    No Subject Given

    I am French and I don't get the 'joke' about 'Fags'.

    Can someone explain it to me ?

    Thanks

    [ link to this | view in thread ]


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