French "3 strikes" law returns, now with judicial oversight!

The French Senate has approved an updated version of the "three strikes" online copyright infringement bill aimed at taking repeat offenders offline. The approval comes exactly one month after the country's Constitutional Council ripped apart the previous version of the Création et Internet law. The nouveau version of the bill attempts to get around the constitutional limitations by moving the final decision to cut off users' Internet accounts to the courts.

[via arstechnica. Image from Geek.com]

Previously

-- France govt goes into spin mode to salvage three-strikes law

-- France ignores EU and passes antipiracy law

-- Once Again, France Will Vote on Piracy

-- EU undermines Sarkozy's plan to to Fight Illegal Downloads

-- French reject Internet Piracy Law

-- Sarkozy move to punish illegal downloaders sparks liberties row

-- Assembly approves Sarkozy plan for French television

-- European Parliament says "no" to disconnecting P2P users

-- Illegal downloaders 'face UK ban'

-- French plan e-mail warnings for illegal downloads

emily | 10:50 AM | Copypright Issues |
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