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French Court Levies First Fine Under 3-Strikes Piracy Law

Posted by timothy on from the but-those-songs-were-priceless dept.

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

    I also wish for a pony.

    Rare, medium or well done?

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  4. 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.