French Politician’s Blast Google Following the Law as “Unacceptable” Drew Wilson | September 29, 2019 In a move to comply with Europe’s Link Tax, Google France deleted news snippets. The perfectly legal move is being blasted by French politicians as “unacceptable”.
Publishers Considers Anti-Trust Action Over Google Following the Law Drew Wilson | September 28, 2019 French and German publishers are teaming up, calling Google following the law a violation of competition laws. They doubled down on their “blackmail” comments.
Day 4 of Article 13 Passage: France Quickly Moves to Implement Filtering Drew Wilson | March 30, 2019 The laws aren’t meant to be implemented until 2021, but for France, the demise of the open Internet can’t come soon enough. They want to implement censorship quicker then that.
Germany Surrenders to France, Article 11/13 Now Moves Ahead Drew Wilson | February 5, 2019 Germany, a key factor in the stalled negotiations, has surrendered to Frances demands. This is allowing article 11 and article 13 to move forward.
Google Fined $57 Million for Privacy Violations, but Google Appeals Drew Wilson | January 28, 2019 France’s privacy watchdog has issued a fine worth about $57 million for privacy violations. In response, Google has appealed the fine.
French President Proposes Law Blocking Websites Over Fake News Drew Wilson | January 5, 2018 Emmanuel Macron, president of France, is proposing a law that would crack down on fake news. The law would allow authorities to take down and even block websites.
French Telecom Chairman: Net Neutrality is a Democratic Responsibility Drew Wilson | December 13, 2017 As the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) gets ready to kill network neutrality, the French telecommunications regulator chairman says network neutrality is a responsibility for democracies.
France Threatens to Block TTIP After Leak Drew Wilson | May 3, 2016 Corporate interests have been dealt a fresh blow as France threatened to halt talks of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Disconnection In French Three Strikes Law Scrapped Drew Wilson | July 10, 2013 It may have been a long time coming. The French government has announced that it would no longer be disconnecting alleged copyright infringer’s from the Internet. Instead, it’ll be focused on commercial piracy and merely issuing fines instead.
France: Music Sales Continue to Fall After Three Strikes Law Drew Wilson | February 12, 2013 By Drew Wilson One of the main theories behind the three strikes law is that it would reduce piracy and stop the decline of music sales in the marketplace. France is one of the countries that first put a three strikes law in place for copyright infringement though HADOPI back in 2009. Fast forward to …
