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Freedom on french internet is NOT dead yet.
In an unexpected turn of fortune, the law had been censored after the Constitutional Council judged that the punishment part of the HADOPI law was against the constitution.
French web users are waiting for Albanel to resign as she had promised. After all, a secretary of Culture who said that Open Office have a firewall have NO place in the governement and clearly is not competent to write laws about internet.

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Strasbourg, April 21 2009 – Once again, the European Parliament has demonstrated it can resist pressure and stand for the rights and freedoms of citizens. Amendment 138 (now renumbered amendment 46) was adopted today in ITRE committe, in Strasbourg.

Amendement 138/46-135 states that restrictions to the fundamental rights and freedoms of Internet users can only be put in place after a decision by judicial authorities (save when public security is threatened in which case the ruling may be subsequent). It was adopted last September by an overwhelming majority of the European Parliament, and approved by the European Commission despite explicit requests from the French Presidency to reject it. The European Council has rejected it further to pressure of the French government and some disinformation by in-house Council lawyers on its claimed contradiction with existing National law.

Despite strong pressure to reach a compromise on the framework directive of the Telecoms Package, the ITRE committee of the European Parliament has today adopted again amendment 138/46, by a strong majority of 40 against 4. One will have to monitor closely further proceedings to be sure that this vote is confirmed in plenary, but it is a strong and clear signal.

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For today,
Suck it up, Mr President.

But now, we have to stay aware and alert, and make sure that the second vote confirm it.

Lately, french web users had a Damocles Sword floating above their heads: The Hadopi law.

What is the Hadopi law?

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