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Hadopi rejected. For now.

Posted on 09 April 2009
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In slightly un-depressing news, the french national assembly voted against the three-strikes (aka graduated response, aka HADOPI) law, that was voted on by the senate last Thursday. HADOPI includes plans to ban users from using the internet after three copyright violations, to have these accusations decided by an extra-judicial entity and to use government designed software (spyware) as a means of proving your innocence.

Unfortunately in an extraordinary measure, the conservatives will move to have a second reading of the law after the Easter break that ends on April 28th. The government seems to be sure it will pass that time, the opposition is claiming the law has no more life in it. We will have to see, I guess.

In any case, even if it might just be thanks to a political cock fight, the French and by proxy the Europeans can take a short breath in relief, before trying to keep up the awareness on the issue to stop HADOPI and its european cousins for good.

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One Response to “Hadopi rejected. For now.”

  1. Digitalyn says:
    2009/04/09 at 21:16

    Funny facts about that effin huge surprise:

    • the parliament first rushed the vote during the first debates 2 weeks ago, making sure they wouldn’t meet a lot of opposition against the bill (and also running a countdown against the Bono amendment). It was basically a given the Senate and the National assembly would vote in favor of the bill, and indeed the law made it to the Senate this morning. But not the National Assembly. And now, the pro-Hadopi are accusing the opposants to “have remained hidden under the stairs” till the vote. As ridiculous as it sounds, it’s still true, the opposants using the same methods they used two weeks ago. Pro-Hadopi are now using this to state that the vote was not conform.
    • the medias and also the parties in favor of the three strikes are totally occulting the fact it’s one of “the big premieres” in the country political history. A bill being rejected after its revision, at the National Assembly only happened once.
      “It’s only a question of form”, or so they say.
    • They’re also pretty confident the law will be accepted (and if needed, without any vote)
    • We’re now hoping the Bono Amendment will be by the European Parliament before the Hadopi discussions start again, making the law obsolete before it’s even voted.

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