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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. Good job France! by dyingtolive · · Score: 5, Interesting

    France, out of nowhere, is suddenly showing surprising competitiveness in the "Passing dumbass laws so the rest of the world can see what a bad idea they are" department.

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