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French Court Levies First Fine Under 3-Strikes Piracy Law

itwbennett writes "In the first trial resulting from the controversial three-strikes copyright law, a French court on Thursday fined a man €150 for failing to secure his Internet connection. His negligence led to the illegal download of files, including two Rihanna songs that were downloaded by his wife."

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  1. Keep the woman in line? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Apparently in France, it is a man's responsibility to police the behavior of his wife. After all, women are property.

  2. Re:2 songs - France:150 euros - USA:16,000$ by Doctor_Jest · · Score: 4, Funny

    Give them time... they only sent out 1,000,000 warning letters so far... there'll be some poor sap who downloaded a Disney movie and he'll be on the hook to bail out Greece...

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  3. Re:Just goes to show you by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Downmodded because: 1. you can't even spell "faggot" and 2. the only people who use "faggot" as an insult are those that are too stupid to think of anything else.

    Now, kindly piss off and get back to doing your homework. Those fractions aren't going to denominate themselves! Before you do go, since I'm not all bad, I'll even help you with your book report; the dog gets his red ball back then goes to rabbit's birthday party.

  4. Re:No, NOT a troll by newcastlejon · · Score: 5, Funny

    I also wish for a pony.

    Rare, medium or well done?

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  5. Re:No, NOT a troll by Em+Adespoton · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, it's not very rare, definitely not well done, and I don't think it can tell the future.