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HADOPI To Disconnect 60 People In France

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-internet-for-you dept.

bs0d3 writes "Today in France under the new HADOPI law, 60 people have received their third strike and are facing disconnection from the internet. The first 60 may only be the beginning. 650,000 people have received their first strikes, and 44,000 are on their second."

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  1. Re:Angry Voters by master5o1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I think that's being just a tad too optimistic.

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  2. Re:There were supposed to be 61... by Elbereth · · Score: 2, Insightful

    That "NO CARRIER" thing hasn't been funny in 20 years.

  3. Re:Angry Voters by BlackCreek · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I live in France, and don't know of any one who's got that letter. I think a lot of people in my age and income bracket would be embarrassed to mention they got suck a letter.

    What _really_ sucks (not only in France, but in most of Europe AFAIK) is that I have no way of easily renting/buying videos through the internet. All choices I've looked at had a really old and incomplete catalogue. Last I tried to check that was in the beginning of the year, and all alternatives sucked big. I live in Paris (i.e. square meters cost a lot), there is no way I will pile up DVDs in the house.

    I can understand that French parliament was lead (read: bought) into writing this legislation, but I really can't understand they did that without requiring the industry to put a legal alternative in place.

  4. Re:Human Right by 91degrees · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The right to a fair public trial is also a human right as well though, and these alleged criminals didn't get one.

    Article 10: "Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him."