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.

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.