Nicolas Sarkozy

France's Sarkozy Reaffirms Commitment to 'Three-Strikes' Policy

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 23, 2009 - 10:51am.

Paris - During the first presidential address to France's Parliament in 150 years, Nicolas Sarkozy expressed frustration at the country's highest court's decision to disallow the disconnection of repeat file-swappers' accounts, and said he intends to "go all the way" in regard to a "three-strikes" policy, TorrentFreak reported.

France Reintroduces Three-Strikes Bill; Britain Rules Out the Idea

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2009 - 10:56am.

Paris - A proposal that would see repeat file-swappers lose their Internet connections has been reintroduced in the French parliament, while the "three-strikes" concept has been ruled out by the government minister in charge of intellectual property in the U.K., according to published reports.

France to Reintroduce "Three-Strikes" Law in Parliament

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 15, 2009 - 9:48am.

Paris - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling UMP party will be reintroduce a controversial "three-strikes" anti-piracy bill after the legislation suffered an unexpected defeat in Parliament last week, Variety reports.

France Floats "Three Strikes" File-Sharing Law for All of Europe

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 7, 2008 - 11:27am.

Paris - The French government, which is preparing a law that would compel Internet service providers there to disconnect customers who repeatedly download music or other media on illicit file-sharing networks, has proposed a similar "three strikes" law for all of Europe, The Register reports.

France to Monitor P2P Traffic, Terminate Pirates' Accounts

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 26, 2007 - 9:44am.

Paris - French president Nicolas Sarkozy has backed a proposal that would punish those who repeatedly use peer-to-peer networks to trade copyrighted media by terminating their Internet connections, according to published reports.