Rekan2 sekalian,
Silahkan dibaca di artikel berikut ini bagaimana Mahkamah Agung Perancis
menetapkan HADOPI telah melanggar hak konstitusional pemegang paspor legal
Perancis .. mengingat vested interest dari Carla Bruni (Istri Legal Nicholas
Sarkozy) adalah seorang penyanyi tenar yang HAKI nya akan "lebih dilindungi"
dengan "persentase kemungkinan" yang mendekati 100% bila HADOPI
diimplementasikan ..
Wie können wir Vertrauen in die französische Präsident?
Ich glaube nicht, dass seine Geschichte!
HM
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French Internet Law: "3 Strikes" and you're out?
Posted June 12th, 2009 by michael donahue
Despite President Nicolas Sarkozy's relentless efforts to protect copyright,
the highest court in France upheld internet access to be a fundamental right
for all French citizens. The President, with great support from music industry
executives, had been pushing to further regulate copyright by initiating a
"three strike" anti-piracy policy. The "three stike" policy would have
permanently cut off internet access to those who violated copyright laws after
two warnings. In April this past year, the President created HADOPI (High
Authority on Diffusion of Works of Art and the Protection of the Rights on the
Internet) to police copyright abusers and manage the internet cut offs. HADOPI
is said to be the first internet policing agency in the democratic world.
However, the Constitutional Council ruled that cutting off internet access by
the HADOPI agency, without recourse to a court of law, contravened three
articles of the Declaration of the Rights of Man,
France's fundamental document setting out the rights of French citizens,
breaching rights to freedom of expression and the presumption of innocence.
The French government hoped the new law would serve as a model in other
European countries and the United States, and would help artists and musicians
continue making money off their works. On the other hand, many consumers and
creators are happy with the internet victory and rightfully so. The
implementation of such a process would undoubtedly put a chilling effect on the
creation of creative works out of fear that violating copyright laws would
result in a termination of internet access. With such a severe consequence
(being banned from the internet), one would seriously question whether or not
publishing their work was worth the risk.
The French government says the HADOPI agency will still be able to distribute
warnings to abusers; however, there is no word yet on whether or not those
notices will be tracked or recorded. On a side note, President Sarkozy is
married to Carla Bruni, an accomplished singer, and critics of the law claim
his connection to the entertainment industry unduly influences his political
agenda.
