French Assembly Adopts 3-Strikes Bill

An anonymous reader writes "After lots of turmoil, including a surprise rejection and a European amendment against it, Sarkozy's 3 strikes law has just been passed by the French Assembly [in French]: 'The first warning mails ... should be sent in the coming fall. In case of second offenders, the first disconnections should start beginning 2010.'"

Vive La Nation

[berenixium]

After months of bullying and sneakiness, he finally got it through, and well done.

But I won't feel much sympathy when the cut-off peasants storm his gates holding pitchforks, hot pokers and rope.

Re:How much did it pay?

[ionix5891]

In Soviet France Freedom Fries youz?

Sad.

[Tikkun]

We've built a network designed to share information across vast distances very cheaply. This is a very good thing.

Being able to share your movies with people across a continent the same way you would in your living room is a feature.
Allowing people to share books with one another and learn from them is a feature.
Letting people remix content from artists and share it with the world is a feature.

Telling people they cannot speak, read, listen or watch because they're part of the future and not part of the past is a bug.

Re:How much did it pay?

[commodore64_love]

I prefer "pommes frites". It sounds sexier.

Re:Sarkozy

[commodore64_love]

I don't understand the appeal of *those* kinds of videos. Ick. Nevertheless I will defend to the death your right to free speech and free viewing of them.

Guys,

[Coraon]

Start e-mailing links to copyrighted material and get the government's internet shutdown, and if they don't shut themselves off then start suing and having them charged with corruption until they force them to repeal their bill.

Re:I feel sorry for you, french people

[calmofthestorm]

Yeah I'm glad I live in the US, where our government would NEVER sell us out to business interests!

  At least they have better wine and cheese.

Re:It's too bad

[elashish14]

Indeed, worse than World War II even.

Note the careful evasion of Godwin's Rule.

Re:Sarkozy

[oldhack]

To whose death?

Re:What?

[Spatial]

How about a little context with my stuff that matters?

Suddenly the entire editorial staff burst out in a fit of riotous laughter.

Re:The French are in Full Retreat

[gringofrijolero]

So, to paraphrase a famous person who didn't say it, *6,121 km oughta be good enough for everybody* That about right?

Re:How much did it pay?

[blackfrancis75]

the Poms are on the other side of the channel..

Re:The French are in Full Retreat

[azgard]

Australia?

Re:Sarkozy

[Sir_Lewk]

Whoever's is nessesary, preferably the politicians though. ;)

Re:The French are in Full Retreat

[Anonymous Coward]

Iceland's so poor, even the criminals have to live on the street.

Re:A better question is...

[ameline]

> perhaps ... French culture is the way to go this time.

I'm sure Sarko is thinking something along these lines...

Si la transmission est encryptée, n'est-elle plus en français, n'est-ce pas? Ceci diluerait la langue française sacrée. Ceci doit être proscrit immédiatement! :-)

Re:France vs. EU

[chrispugh]

Technoviking's available, and they can surrender to him without looking too stupid.

Re:Easy solution

[flonker]

No need, they're doing it to themselves.