French plan e-mail warnings for illegal downloads

Legislation allowing the French government to send e-mail warnings to anyone downloading music tracks without paying for them should be passed by the summer, a senior official said on Sunday, according to the FT.

"The measures announced last year by French president Nicolas Sarkozy include a “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” policy for people downloading illegally.

After two warnings, another breach would mean internet service providers would have to block a person’s web access.

The e-mail warnings, which would tell people they had been caught breaking copyright laws, would not only be sent to those involved in large-scale file-sharing, but to each IP [internet protocol] address.

emily | 7:52 AM | Copyright Protection |
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