France Seeks To Push 3-Strikes Law Across Europe

quanticle writes "As you may recall, France previously threatened to cut off broadband access for file sharers. However, after lobbying by the public, the legislation failed in the National Assembly. Now, the government of Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to revive the the measure by pushing it as an amendment to the pan-European Telecoms Package. This amendment has the potential to impose 3-strikes across Europe, not just in France."

Comments

Re:so we can hate the french again?

[discord5]

If you would hate just Sarkozy, it should be quite enough. Most French don't like him either (and no, not just because of filesharing).

Oh trust me, the rest of Europe isn't too keen on him either

For fuck's sake

[Yahweh Doesn't Exist]

Why are politicians so retarded?

You are there to represent the people and your country. If you find yourself having to subvert the will of your public, your constitution, your own justice system etc., then take that as a big fucking clue that YOU ARE WRONG and the best way for you to help is to STFU.

Shamed of being French right now

[fgaliegue]

Because I am.

Curiously, some French politicians are brilliant, but they're not part of the French government.

A French "European deputy" (for lack of a better name) has opposed this three-strike legislation, arguing (rightly so imho) that "an industry that is not able to make do with new consumer habits [the Internet]" shouldn't impose its rules to the government. The French government hasn't listened.

Michel Rocard is famous for opposing software patents. The French government hasn't listened.

French automobile club leaders, the least of which is not the president of the ACO (Automobile Club de l'Ouest, supervising the 24 hours of Le Mans) said that the pollution tax is a mistake, because one already exists and that's the TIPP (Taxe Intérieure sur les Produits Pétroliers, Internal Tax on Petrol-derived Goods, for lack of a batter name) that one pays for each centilitre of gasoline/Diesel in the tank, and that there's no reason than a guy driving only 3000 miles a year in his Ferrari should pay more than one driving ten times that in his Diesel Renault Logan. The French government doesn't listen.

Just, where has common sense gone?

Re:Why do Politicians actually care?

[PopeRatzo]

They're a bunch of bureaucratic, cheese crazed socialists and that's not the sort of place I want to live in.

To anyone who's had their financial life destroyed by medical bills here in the US, I bet it sounds pretty good, actually.