Topic: Internet File Sharing
France approves ban for illegal downloaders
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>The French parliament on Tuesday gave its final approval to an Internet piracy bill that has drawn attention from around the world with its provision to cut illegal downloaders off from the Internet.</p><p>The bill, which was opposed ...
British pop divided in file sharing debate
Reuters US Online Report Technology News
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Top British pop acts disagreed on Monday over how to tackle illegal file sharers, with singer Lily Allen challenging a new statement from a group of artists that includes Annie Lennox and Radiohead.</p><p>At the center ...
Ilegal downloaders face web ban in France
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>A bill that will allow authorities to cut illegal downloaders off from the worldwide web was on Tuesday approved by French lawmakers.</p><p>One of the toughest ever drafted in the global fight against Internet piracy, the bill has ...
French Culture Minister Mitterrand reacts after the Internet piracy law vote at the National Assembly in Paris
Reuters
French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand reacts after the Internet piracy law vote at the National Assembly in Paris September 15, 2009. France's disputed Internet piracy law so-called "Hadopi" law, which would allow authorities to disconnect repeat illegal downloaders, passed the lower house of parliament in revised form. REUTERS/Charles ...
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