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France: 'Canada Mulling Three-Strikes Policy for Illegal File-Sharing'

By soulxtc

Govt document says the country is working with ISPs to develop a plan to disconnect subscribers repeatedly accused of copyright infringement. Michael Geist, the noted professor of law at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair of Internet and E-commerce Law, wrote in his blog late last week that he had come across a French government document that that cites Canada as a example of a country negotiating a three-strikes-and-your-out ISP policy towards illegal file-sharers. In particular, the latest Olivennes bill draft submitted by the Conseil d'Etat, states: (Rough Babel Fish Translation) The method and the device of the Agreements of the Elysium raise a keen interest besides abroad. Many countries of Europe (like Grande_Bretagne) or of another continents (like Canada or Japan) right now initiated a process of negotiation comparable, framed by the authorities, that ceux_ci will come to relay as a need. Now the Canadian government hasn't acknowledged any negotiations with ISPs regarding a proposal to disconnect the internet connection of those repeatedly accused of illegally sharing copyrighted material.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on May 13, 2008 (boomark / email).