IFPI: 'Three-Strikes' Still Viable; French Will Appoint P2P Judge

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 10:02am.

London - In the wake of France's highest court's ruling that prevents cutting off a repeat copyright infringer's Internet access without a court order, international record label lobbying group IFPI believes that the French will instead appoint a special judge to rule on such cases, Billboard reported. "I firmly believe in the 'three-strikes' approach," IFPI head John Kennedy told Billboard. The record industry had pushed a law that would have established an independent body to assess when a user's Internet access could be severed as punishment, but the court ruled that free speech and due process would be infringed.

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http://snipurl.com/jztli (Billboard)

http://snipurl.com/jzznx (DMW previous coverage)

http://www.ifpi.org