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In fact, the order is not as bad as some of the similar ones from the past. The original article is here (in French):
http://www.pcinpact.com/news/84642-la-justice-ordonne-blocage-galaxie-allostreaming.htm

The court ruled that the ISPs and search engines have 15 days to block the sites listed in the article and the order is in force for 12 months afterwards.

However, here is the kicker: the court ruled that the right holders are to pay the bill for the implementation of the blocks, the ISPs are not being asked to do it on their own dime. So carpet bombing the courts with poorly researched URLs to block could get really expensive ...

Here is what most probably happened (investigation is underway, so we can't be sure) :
In fact the guy entered a wrong password and wasn't given access to anything.
However his action triggered an intrusion alert and as a result the system was shut down for two days as a safety measure. Time to understand what happened.

Moreover, only an outsourced call center was shut down.

Source (in French) : http://www.pcinpact.com/news/73975-non-systeme-informatique-banque-france-na-pas-ete-pirate.htm

As far as I can make out, this case is making at least some headlines in France too, and the general sentiment is outrage at the company and at the court system, very similar to here. See these:

link 1

link 2

link3

However, more interestingly, the last link points to some other case where the judgment went the other way, i.e. Google suggesting a derogatory term in their search suggestions, and the French court finding them innocent. The text in French is here (use google translate !) and shows much more common sense.

Interestingly, I do not recall seeing this well-reasoned judgment on the front page of Slashdot, much in the way of traditional news outlets not reporting good news as often as bad ones.

As far as I can make out, this case is making at least some headlines in France too, and the general sentiment is outrage at the company and at the court system, very similar to here. See these:

link 1

link 2

link3

However, more interestingly, the last link points to some other case where the judgment went the other way, i.e. Google suggesting a derogatory term in their search suggestions, and the French court finding them innocent. The text in French is here (use google translate !) and shows much more common sense.

Interestingly, I do not recall seeing this well-reasoned judgment on the front page of Slashdot, much in the way of traditional news outlets not reporting good news as often as bad ones.

All three links in GP's post are broken by trailing slashes. Here's the working links:

http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/57100-negligence-caracterisee-securisation-hadopi-hadopi.htm
http://www.maitre-eolas.fr/post/2009/06/18/1452-hadopi-2-le-gouvernement-envisage-le-recours-a-l-ordonnance-penale
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/56726-dpi-deep-packet-inspection-hadopi.htm

All three links in GP's post are broken by trailing slashes. Here's the working links:

http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/57100-negligence-caracterisee-securisation-hadopi-hadopi.htm
http://www.maitre-eolas.fr/post/2009/06/18/1452-hadopi-2-le-gouvernement-envisage-le-recours-a-l-ordonnance-penale
http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/56726-dpi-deep-packet-inspection-hadopi.htm

In random order:

-In fact, it's not the illegal download that is punished, but the lack of security of the connection (thus creating an obligation of result in web security), as a workaround to the fact that the IP doesn't prove that the owner of the connection is guilty
source: http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/57100-negligence-caracterisee-securisation-hadopi-hadopi.htm/]

-The procedure will be the same as the one for driving misbehavior (radar, fee, etc.), ie for stuff 'that are simple and evident, thus shouldn't need a trial'
source : http://www.maitre-eolas.fr/post/2009/06/18/1452-hadopi-2-le-gouvernement-envisage-le-recours-a-l-ordonnance-penale/

-If you want to contest : there are no action class in France

-Later on, the gov may do DPI (Deep packet Inspection)
source : http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/56726-dpi-deep-packet-inspection-hadopi.htm/

-Around 10,000 titles will be watched, and is should be half old, classic (= Michael Jackson, etc.), half recent files

In random order:

-In fact, it's not the illegal download that is punished, but the lack of security of the connection (thus creating an obligation of result in web security), as a workaround to the fact that the IP doesn't prove that the owner of the connection is guilty
source: http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/57100-negligence-caracterisee-securisation-hadopi-hadopi.htm/]

-The procedure will be the same as the one for driving misbehavior (radar, fee, etc.), ie for stuff 'that are simple and evident, thus shouldn't need a trial'
source : http://www.maitre-eolas.fr/post/2009/06/18/1452-hadopi-2-le-gouvernement-envisage-le-recours-a-l-ordonnance-penale/

-If you want to contest : there are no action class in France

-Later on, the gov may do DPI (Deep packet Inspection)
source : http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/56726-dpi-deep-packet-inspection-hadopi.htm/

-Around 10,000 titles will be watched, and is should be half old, classic (= Michael Jackson, etc.), half recent files

For those that believe this is trollish, see that pair of links documenting the point...

Everything you want to know about Hadopi can be found here (Fr).

Our fucktard in chief, AKA Naboleon, is pushing for his three-strike law to please his big content buddies. I talked to the fine people fighting this nonsense, and that much is clear: beyond the obvious evil motivations, the main feature of these assholes is their complete lack of understanding.
It's not just that they don't get it -- and they certainly don't get it. It's that they don't even care. Sure they order surveys from academics and various government agencies; but they quickly proceed to ignore them, or claim the opposite of what they say.
The list is mind boggling. Every single government-related agency with a modicum of technical or legal expertise and a minimal amount of political independence has rejected their proposals in surprisingly frank terms:

• The European Parliament passed amendment 138 which condemns the proposed law
• The European Commission accepted said amendment in spite of Sarko's protests
• The Commission on Data Privacy (CNIL) delivered a completely negative evaluation, and even went as far as to ostensibly leak the report because the Bush's BFF wouldn't let them publish it
• The highest court in the land gave a thumbs down

And the dumbass in charge of this nonsense, Christine Albanel, basically claims they all support her position. Conveniently, the afore-mentioned career civil servants and jurists are prohibited to respond publicly.
It's just insanity.
It's not yet quite as retarded as the aussie's anti-porn filter, but we're closing in.

He registered the name "Vista" for lots of things, including software, as you can see on this copy of the name deposit (in french of course) : http://elephant.pcinpact.com/images/bd/news/42182. png

How about this: http://www.tomshardware.com.tr/business/20050428/i mages/amd-ferrari.jpg http://www.adm02.com/Marketer/AMD/AMD_Opteron_News letter_july/Archives_april_files/ferrari.jpg http://www.pcinpact.com/images/bd/news/10535.jpg This is an EXPENSIVE marketing campaign...

Yes, that is what I am saying. AOL surrendered to the French. Shock, horror!

FYI, here is some more info about it (in French): http://www.pcinpact.com/actu/news/31549-easygate-e asyneuf-internet.htm

Neuf, the third French ISP (in terms of subscribers), has announced (in French) today a new offer, "EasyNeuf" (still in French), aiming at reaching people who don't have a PC: a small PC-style "plug-and-play" appliance called NeufGate running GNU/Linux. It will include (optionnally) a monitor (different sizes available), a mice and a webcam for 99euros (with the 14" monitor) and cover most common usages: e-mail, instant messaging (MSN), web browsing (Firefox), videoconferencing (Ekiga), a spreedsheet application (Gnumeric), a word processor (Abiword), an image editor (the GIMP), a movie player (Mplayer), a PDF viewer, ... The OS is built from Linux (from scratch), runs kernel 2.6.17.11 and takes less than 100 MB (less than 168 with applications). It will feature 3 different GUIs: for novices ("Easy"), for medium users ("Ergo") and for advanced users (GTK-based with an OS X-style dock, so-called "Expert" mode). A parental control mode will be available, as well as different security features (firewall, antispam, etc). Usage will be restricted by Neuf so that people won't be able to install applications (or viruses!). On the hardware side, it will feature an Intel Celeron M 600Mhz, 512MB of RAM, 512MB of Flash memory and no hard drive. There will be 6 USB and 5 ethernet ports, and acting as a NAT router, it will share the connection with WiFi-enabled devices too. The modular design of the NeufGate will allow future hardware extensions (harddrives? DVR features?). The box will be rented (cost included in the monthly fees): the operating system will be automatically updated and most problems will be remotely fixed (some of them without having to call the hotline, as the box will report errors; it will be remotely controlled by Neuf technicians on demand [you will have to accept, as they won't be able to access anything other than your NAT/router settings otherwise]; and no, you won't be root ;)); in case of hardware problems, the box will be replaced within 48 hours (hotline will be free). A 2-hours online tutorial will help new users understand the basics. Of course, it comes with the current Neuf "triple play" offer: 8 Mb/s ADSL (down, 1Mb/s up), Telephony (mostly free, at least to landlines in most Western countries) and IPTV (to be available early 2007). All the software used in the NeufGate will be available as F/OSS on their community website soon. Oh, and the price? 39.90euros/mo, everything included (except the peripherals, ie monitor/mice/webcam which will be sold separately; you can use your own). More pretty pictures here (still, still in French). Now, isn't that what we can call Linux Desktop for Aunt Tillie? :)

Apparently (link to French article), 39.90 euros a month with a one-time 150 euro fee, and the connection is 8 megabit (downstream only, I'm assuming), and you get unlimited phone calls to landlines in France. The subscription is for a minimum of 12 months.

According to PC Inpact (in French), it's a custom distro, all open source, and it includes Firefox, Abiword, Gnumeric, GIMP, Gkview, Ekiga, MPlayer, and Bizanga, among other things.

http://www.blue-hardware.com/forum/lofiversion/ind ex.php/t6415.html
http://www.pcinpact.com/forum/sujet_19019_0.htm
using a twingo radiator : surely the only use for that oversized toy car .. :p

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Yes, but only in sovi... hum in Russia that is.