Clarification on fines for copyright infringement in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r16600801 en Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:16:22 EDT Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:16:22 EDT Clarification on fines for copyright infringement http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,16600801 TKJunkMail : »French 'iPod Law' Visits Dentist
The legal broadside, released Thursday, eliminated fines imposed for file sharing
That statement is a little misleading. What the judges eliminated was "LOWER FINES" in the legislature's new law. It left the higher and criminal consequences in place from earlier laws.

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However, the law did carve out a lower level of punishment for copyright violations, noting that copyright infringement is different from stealing tangible property.

A little more worrisome, however, is that the council took out the lower levels of punishment, saying that personal copying really is no different than professional counterfeiting -- which doesn't make much sense. Either way, we're actually back where this whole process started. Folks who are caught sharing music or movies in France may now face jailtime and huge fines. So much for the consumer "revolution" there.
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