Tabrez Ahmad'sTechnolex


Tabrez Ahmad's Technolex

Technology, Education R&D, Consultancy,Hyperawareness,ODR,

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The objective of the blog is to provide a fair analysis and awareness of legal issues in an easy way for the understanding of the people at large


Wednesday, September 16, 2009

IPLex (Intellectual Property Law Blog): As per BSA report dated 12th May 2009, Software Piracy rate goes down to 68% in India

IPLex (Intellectual Property Law Blog): As per BSA report dated 12th May 2009, Software Piracy rate goes down to 68% in India

IPLex (Intellectual Property Law Blog): Patenting of Life forms and food security

IPLex (Intellectual Property Law Blog): Patenting of Life forms and food security

New Anti-Piracy Law in France

Today French legislators voted on the new compromise bill. In the National Assembly it passed with 225 votes against and 285 votes in favor. The bill (now known as Hadopi 2) will now move to the upper house (the Senate) for approval. It will then be signed into French law. The new structure is suggested as follows. Once an individual has been warned about a third online copyright infringement, he or she will enter a mechanism which will see them reported to a judge. After a hearing the judge will have the power to cut the individual off from the Internet, issue a fine of up to 300,000 euros, or even hand out a 2 year jail sentence. Following its initial adoption in May 2009, the original version of the controversial Hadopi anti-piracy legislation was nuked by the Constitutional Council, France’s highest legal authority. It took a similar view to that of the European Parliament, declared the proposals unconstitutional and demanded that those accused should enjoy a fair trial. On July 8th, a modified version of the bill was accepted by the French Senate after assurances were made that the final decision of disconnection under a 3 strikes-style regime would be passed to a judge. Furthermore, innocent ISP account holders who find themselves accused over the infringements of a 3rd party could be found guilty of ‘negligence’, risking a maximum 1,500 euro fine and a 4 week disconnection.