Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Hadopi: Nicolas Sarkozy makes his self-criticism

The president Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday, April 27, ready for an overhaul of the web laws on Internet piracy, recognizing a part of government's error in the genesis of this device has generated strong opposition from professionals. "We said, 'Are you ready for a Hadopi 3?" Of course I'm ready, "said Sarkozy during a speech on the occasion of the inauguration of the Council's national digital forum for dialogue between industry players and government.

"I TAKE MY SHARE OF MISTAKE" The president has accepted the government's mistakes in the conduct of the project. "I also take my share of mistakes. (...) The intuition that I had is that we could not (quit) creators. Maybe the mistake was give the impression that you were attacked, "Sarkozy said.

Creation and Internet law, known as "web laws," came into force in 2010 despite strong opposition from Internet players. Its purpose is to protect the displayed copyrights. The law provides that the user suspected of illegally retrieve content on the Internet receives a first email warning, then a second letter and if relapse within six months.

A third offense, he faces a fine and a suspension of its membership up to one month without the possibility of another sign.

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