Post Tagged with: "graduated response"

French Assembly Adopts Three Strikes Legislation

IP Watch reports that the French National Assembly has adopted HADOPI, the three-strikes and you're out legislation.  The bill passed with 296 in favour and 233 against.

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May 12, 2009 7 comments News

European Parliament Rejects Telecom Package Due to Internet Rights Concerns

The political importance of Internet rights became apparent yet again today as the European Parliament rejected the entire Telecoms Package due to support for access to the Internet as a fundamental right (see also here and here).  That amendment is a direct challenge to the three strikes approach (ie. graduated […]

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May 6, 2009 Comments are Disabled News

French Politicians Reject Three Strikes Law

The French National Assembly has rejected the three-strikes and you're out proposal.  In a surprising vote, the Assembly voted 21 – 15 against, joining a growing list of countries that have dropped attempts to cut off access for Internet users based on unproven copyright infringement allegations.

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April 9, 2009 3 comments News

France and South Korea Move Toward Three Strikes And You’re Out

Recent decisions to abandon a three strikes and you're out copyright model in New Zealand, the UK, and Germany, have not been replicated in two other countries.  Last week, both France and South Korea moved toward implementing the approach in their national laws.

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April 6, 2009 1 comment News

European Parliament Rejects Three Strikes and You’re Out Approach

Days after New Zealand dropped its support for the "three strikes and you're out" approach (also known as "graduated response") that would see ISPs terminate subscribers on the basis of three unproven allegations of copyright infringement, the European Parliament has similarly rejected the proposed approach.  Le Quadrature du Net reports […]

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March 26, 2009 6 comments News