Nigel Harper, 07 July 2009
One month after the French government’s so-called HADOPI law aimed at preventing online illegal downloading was partly censored by the French Constitutional Council, the government has continued its push and is presenting a new law restoring the punishing arm of the original law.Frédéric Mitterrand, new French minister of culture and communication, wants the new proposal to move rapidly through the Parliament, according to the French Ministry of Culture and Communication. The draft law will be discussed at the French Senate on 8 July. It comes as a complement to the HADOPI law whose mandate was reduced to the promotion of legal online downloading.
Source: Intellectual Property Watch
