France: piracy will be banned from surfing the web

Any French citizen who is found to possess unauthorized sharing of movies and music that violates copyright will be prohibited from continuing to use the Internet. This is the content of a new agreement between the network service provider, the music studio and the French government.

Also under this agreement, the parties coordinate to establish a new anti-piracy agency. The agency is expected to be given a lot of power to help fight stronger with digital content piracy.

The agreement was initiated by a special committee of the French government established with the objective of detailed assessment of issues related to the Internet and the protection of cultural values.

The parties to the agreement said that the agreement aimed at directly controlling piracy in the daily life, not focusing on large groups of organized copyright infringement.

Mr. Denis Olivennes - Chairman of the special committee mentioned above - affirmed that the current penalty for copyright infringement - such as fine or imprisonment - is not suitable to apply to independent young people who share internally. illegal content.

According to the content of the agreement, Internet service providers will closely monitor customers. All information relating to digital content sharing will be transferred to the newly established anti-piracy agency.

Subjects discovered to share pirated content are initially warned to stop such illegal sharing. If they continue to illegally share their Internet connection, they will be cut.

In return, the film producers agreed to speed up the release of the DVD, which was released in theaters. Meanwhile, record labels pledged to quickly cut DRM copyright protection for digital music sold online.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said the agreement was "a decisive step towards building a modern civilized network".

The World Recording Industry Association (IFPI) also highly appreciated the agreement. In a recent statement the association affirmed that the agreement is an important initiative to help bring the victory in the fight against online piracy to content producers.

Meanwhile, the French consumer organization UFC Que Choisir expressed concern and affirmed that the hard-line agreement would affect the freedom and the right to protect the privacy of Internet users.

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