As Digital Media Wire readers ready themselves for the highly anticipated Digital Music Forum East, here’s an overview of the annual MIDEM music conference that just concluded in Cannes, France. The annual music industry happening, MIDEM, is a must attend event for global players in the music business.  This year’s MIDEM attendees were welcomed by moody skies over Cannes, which were symbolic of the state of the industry overall.  Along La Croisette, rain pelted delegates darting from the Palais de Festivals to the deal making hubs of the Majestic and Carlton hotel bars.  

Paris - The French Senate has approved a "three-strikes" law proposal for punishing repeat file-swappers in the country, with the measure now moving to a vote in the French Parliament, according to reports.

Paris - A proposal was introduced in France's Parliament this week that would implement a "three strikes" law compelling Internet service providers to cancel accounts of subscribers found to repeatedly infringe copyrights, according to published reports.