France pushes ahead with 'three strikes' internet law
News However, the French Constitutional Court ruled in June that Hadopi would not be able to cut off file-sharers itself, but would require a written order from a judge. Opponents of the law, which include some members of President Sarkozy's own UMP...
[September 16, 2009, 16:54]
EC: New net-neutrality law is unnecessary
News The Commission was reacting to the French Constitutional Court's ruling that Hadopi — the so-called 'three-strikes' anti-piracy law that would force ISPs to cut off persistent file-sharers of copyrighted material — is unenforcable.
[June 12, 2009, 16:17]
How to cope when the going gets tough
News I'd get the message "Constitutional! Steve didn't take coffee breaks; instead, he enjoyed a brisk 10-minute walk -- what he called a "constitutional. It's invigorating, it takes my mind off the immediate crisis long enough for my body to burn up...
[June 23, 2003, 13:11]
Ofcom pleads for Telecoms Package to pass
News It believes this was shown by the French constitutional court's recent ruling that president Nicolas Sarkozy's 'three-strikes' law is unenforceable. These include the speeding up of number porting between operators, new guidelines on fibre access...
[June 25, 2009, 11:38]
Congress isn't swallowing Carnivore
News Officials from the FBI and the US Department of Justice faced a sceptical -- and at times downright hostile -- House Judiciary Committee Monday during an oversight hearing on the constitutional issues raised by the FBI's Carnivore electronic...
[July 25, 2000, 9:01]
Australian body calls for mod-chip legalisation
News The US has a constitutional guarantee of free speech -- we do not. The Australian Consumers Association on Monday recommended legalising the use of mod chips as it cautiously greeted a recent proposal to introduce a levy on digital recording media...
[June 21, 2004, 10:00]
Report: Some gov't databases almost certainly illegal
News This is worrying because in the UK, unlike other EU States with strong constitutional protection, there are few safeguards against excessive data exchanges. A group of privacy and security experts has charted the proliferation of UK government...
[March 23, 2009, 11:12]
