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French President Violates His Own Copyright Law, Again
I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been caught violating someone's copyright again. This time, presidential services made 400 unauthorized copies of a DVD when only 50 had been made by the publisher. Mr. Sarkozy, of course, is the one pushing the HADOPI law, which would disconnect the Internet service of an alleged pirate after three allegations of infringement. This isn't the first time he's been connected to copyright violations, either. His party had to pay some €30K for using a song without authorization. If he were he subject to his own law, Mr. Sarkozy would be subject to having his Net disconnected the next time he pirates something."
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It was the same in Italy, another Fascist regime, but 2 days ago the law was overturned because it was found unconstitutional.
Love many, trust a few, do harm to none.
No seriously, google it:
And so I did....
French minister in 'boy sex' row
The Bad Life: A Memoir by Frederic Mitterrand (Author), Jesse Browner (Translator)
But I would also like to point out that people on both sides of the political fence are unhappy. From the BBC article:
Socialist Party spokesman Benoit Hamon told Reuters: "As a minister of culture he has drawn attention to himself by defending a film maker accused of raping a child and he has written a book where he said he took advantage of sexual tourism. To say the least, I find it shocking."
Marine Le Pen, vice president of the right-wing National Front, read excerpts of Mr Mitterrand's book aloud during a television interview, and said it left "an indelible stain on the government".
She called for the culture minister to step down.
"Resign, Mr Mitterrand and perhaps, afterwards we'll be able to give lessons to other people," she said.
Mr Mitterrand said it was an honour to be dragged though the mud by the National Front, and criticised the Socialists for making common cause with the extreme right.
I've lost all my marbles except one & It's fun to test angular & centripetal acceleration in my skull
Point of order:
Zimmerman note, WW1.
Panzer development, 1920s.
Stalingrad, WW2.
But I'm sure you know what you're talking about since you didn't go to American "school."
Please don't mix up our joke of a governement with our entire country. The public opinion here is just as appalled as you are by this affair (even if the medias try to downplay it), this minister and this governement as a whole.
You (assuming you're american) had your G.W. Bush, we've got Sarkozy. I hope we'll get our Obama in 2012...
Summary is incorrect. He would be disconnected the next time he is alleged to have pirated something.
Why doesn't the gene pool have a life guard?
Too bad it's the opposite. There's a poor man doing life in a California prison for stealing a candy bar (three strikes law), while a chicken plant manager who chained the fire doors shut to keep the workers from stealing chicken parts got two years after the place burned down, burning twenty five people to death.
Rich people only go to prison if they steal from someone richer than themslves. Stealing from the poor is encouraged.
Free Martian Whores!