Friday, September 14, 2012

Frenchman fined for songs his wife downloaded...

The first person has been fined under France's new anti-piracy law.

Alain Prevost was fined 150 euros (£121) for pirating two Rihanna tracks even though his wife admitted she downloaded the songs.

The fine was levied on the 40-year-old because he paid for the web link over which the songs were downloaded.

The French government agency policing downloading in the country is preparing cases against 14 other people it suspects of pirating movies and music.

France operates a "three strikes" law which means suspected pirates get three warnings about their activity. If they ignore the warnings their net connection gets cut off and they can face further court action. Full story...

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