France acts against net pirates

Sixty French net users could have their connection turned off for a month after ignoring letters telling them to stop infringing copyright. The BBC reports.

They are the first to reach the end of the controversial process France operates as a way of tackling pirates.

About 650,000 people have received one warning and a further 44,000 are on their second warning.

The statistics were revealed in the annual report from the French agency that runs the scheme.

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emily | 8:36 AM | Copypright Issues |
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