[governance] court strikes down French three strikes law

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http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/11/copyright-holders-acknowledge-losing-battle-for-public-consciousness-at-world-copyright-summit/

French Three-Strikes Strikeout

Rights holders were dealt a blow Wednesday when a French court struck 
down the country's "three strikes" law, saying that "free access" to the 
internet is a human right and cannot be withheld without a judge's 
order, and that the new system presumes guilt, instead of innocence. It 
is anticipated that the government will introduce a new version of the 
bill with the same "graduated response" approach, but it may transfer 
some of the administrative powers to a court.


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