On Friday, the EUObserver came with an interesting article on a new French law (http://euobserver.com/9/27026) that will introduce a cut-off from internet access for people that are caught 3 times illegally downloading copyrighted content.
To me, it's mind-boggling how the recording industry lobby has been able to push the French in accepting such a law. There was an amendment requesting to replace the cut-off by a fine but that was not accepted because "The principle of a financial penalty changes the philosophy [of the bill], from instructive to repressive". And that in times where e-government is becoming more and more of a reality. Would we really allow a citizen or a family to be cut off from the intertubez for a year (yes, 365 jours !!) ? Is making them pay XXX euros less repressive ?
That's what you get when your prez marries a recording artist (* I'll leave the interpretation of the word artist to the readers discretion).
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