Banned from the Web.

• Position: FRANCE - Illegal downloads - Brief article

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Mon dieu! After passage of a new law in France, if you're caught illegally downloading music and movies three times, you could lose your Internet access. (Britain is considering similar measures.) Under a three-strikes taw approved in October, a government agency will send warning letters to people accused of copying music, movies, or other media content illegally via the Web. Those who ignore a second warning and copy files illegally a third time could face a yearlong suspension of Internet...