Free P2P In France?

cyberbian writes to tell us that earlier in the week the French Parliament voted to allow free sharing of music and movies on the Internet. This ruling puts them in direct conflict with both the Media companies and the rest of the French government. From the article: " If the amendment survives, France would be the first country to legalize so called peer-to-peer downloading, said Jean-Baptiste Soufron, legal counsel to the Association of Audionautes, a French group that defends people accused of improperly sharing music files. The law would be a blow to media companies that increasingly use the courts worldwide to sue people for downloading or sharing music and movie files. Entertainment companies such as Walt Disney Co., Viacom Inc. and News Corp.'s Fox say free downloading of unauthorized copies of TV shows and movies before they are released on DVD will cost them $5 billion in revenue this year."

Viva la resistance!

[thealsir]

...er, I mean, curse those French Fries!

Re:Actual Cost?

[Spy Handler]

Same place BSA pulls its figure from. Out of its ass.

Why this is WRONG

[kentrel]

People will freely distribute Celine Dion songs without any fear of retribution.

Duplicate article-Deja Vu responses.

[Anonymous Coward]

That's OK. Our responses will be a quadtriplicate from the last few times we've discussed P2P and copyright.

Re:Please !

[AgentScummy]

So Voice over IP (VoIP) is someone talking during a movie?

Re:Why this is WRONG

[Guppy06]

1. Distributing Celine Dion is a violation of the Geneva Conventions.
2. Blame where blame is due: Celine Dion is CANADIAN!

Re:Viva la resistance!

[Rosco P. Coltrane]

Obligatory Python reference:

ARTHUR: Go and tell your master that we have been charged by God with a sacred quest. If he will give us money, he can have join a very nice movie on DVD
GUARD: Well, I'll ask him, but I don't think he'll be very keen... Uh, he's already downloaded it, you see?
ARTHUR: What?
GALAHAD: He says they've already downloaded it!
ARTHUR: Are you sure he's downloaded it?
GUARD: Oh, yes, it's very nice-a (I told him we already downloaded it)
ARTHUR: Well, um, can we come up and have a look?
GUARD: Of course not! You are English types-a!
ARTHUR: Well, what are you then?
GUARD: I'm French! Why do think I have this outrageous accent, you silly king!
GALAHAD: What are you doing in England?
GUARD: Mind your own business!
ARTHUR: If you will not show us the illegal download, we shall take your castle by force!
GUARD: You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur-King, you and your silly English K...niggets. Thppppt!
GALAHAD: What a strange person.

Jeez...

[Deadstick]

...first cellphone jammers and now P2P. Maybe they didn't name 'em Freedom Fries for nothing.

rj

VIVE LA FRANCE!

[Anonymous Coward]

35-hour workweeks, legalizing P2P, man, what will they do next?

All this shows is that Bush hates them for a reason ;)

Beaucoup merci, belle patrie!

Allons enfants de la Patrie,
Le jour de gloire est arrivé !
Contre nous de la tyrannie,
L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)
Entendez-vous dans les campagnes
Mugir ces féroces soldats ?
Ils viennent jusque dans vos bras
Egorger vos fils et vos compagnes !
Aux armes, citoyens,
Formez vos bataillons,
Marchons, marchons !
Qu'un sang impur
Abreuve nos sillons !

Re:Why this is WRONG

[Mathness]

*starts to sing the hit classic show tune from South Park: Blame Canada*

Sheila: Times have changed
Our kids are getting worse
They won't obey their parents
They just want to fart and curse!
Sharon: Should we blame the government?
Liane: Or blame society?
Dads: Or should we blame the images on TV?
Sheila: No, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their beady little eyes
And flappin' heads so full of lies
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Sheila: We need to form a full assault
Everyone: It's Canada's fault!
Sharon: Don't blame me
For my son Stan
He saw the darn cartoon
And now he's off to join the Klan!
Liane: And my boy Eric once
Had my picture on his shelf
But now when I see him he tells me to fuck myself!
Sheila: Well, blame Canada
Everyone: Blame Canada
Sheila: It seems that everything's gone wrong
Since Canada came along
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Copy Guy: They're not even a real country anyway
Ms. McCormick: My son could've been a doctor or a lawyer rich and true,
Instead he burned up like a piggy on the barbecue
Everyone: Should we blame the matches?
Should we blame the fire?
Or the doctors who allowed him to expire?
Sheila: Heck no!
Everyone: Blame Canada
Blame Canada
Sheila: With all their hockey hullabaloo
Liane: And that bitch Anne Murray too
Everyone: Blame Canada
Shame on Canada
For...
The smut we must stop
The trash we must bash
The Laughter and fun
Must all be undone
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before somebody thinks of blaming uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuus

Unlicensed copying

[Cal Paterson]

Thank god in America already allows free copying of previous slashdot articles.