Looks like the 'Hadopi' law in France - with the proviso that it is
already in force (In the French national budget for 2010, Culture will get
2,3% more dosh, and then, offhand, the newsreader tells us part of it will
go towards implementation of the Hadopi law... Long Live da Culture!)
Cheers from F-89480
patrizio + Diiiinooos!
Love the FB discussion - but won't join FB!
> Hi,
> I received this recently from the EFF. If anyone feels that they can
> help follow the links
>
> Regards
> Ian
>
> The freedom for each and every one of us to express our views on the
> internet is under threat. As part of its Digital Britain consultation,
> the UK government is considering laws that would allow individuals to
> be cut off from the Net on the accusations of rightsholders.
>
> The Open Rights Group is building a coalition of organisations,
> charities, and knowledgeable people like you to fight against this
> harsh and arbitrary punishment. We believe cutting off citizens'
> internet connections is an ineffective way to tackle file-sharing,
> it's a worrying threat to our freedom of expression and it breaches
> our fundamental human rights.
>
> The Digital Britain consultation closes 29 September 2009, but we'd
> like to invite EFF supporters to join us in the long fight against
> disconnection in the UK. If you'd like to help, here are three easy
> steps you can take:
>
> * Attend our public debate on better approaches than
> disconnection,with Ben Goldacre of the Guardian's "Bad Science"
> column, and Gerd Leonhard, author of "The Future of Music", this
> Friday:
>
> http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2009/stop-mandelsons-disconnection-plans
>
> * Sign our petition against disconnection, which will be sent on to
> Lord Mandelson:
> http://38degrees.org.uk/page/s/mandelsonorg
>
> 38 Degree's privacy policy on signatures is here:
> http://38degrees.org.uk/pages/privacy-statement
>
> * Sign up for ORG's own alert list to hear about future actions:
> http://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/disconnection
>
> Thank you for your consideration, and for your support for digital rights.
>
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