[A2k] Copyright Holders Acknowledge Losing Battle For Public Consciousness At World Copyright Summit

[Claude Almansi]

Thanks for your posts, Robin, and also J=C3=A9r=C3=A9mie (see "Hadopi is de=
ad:
"three strikes" buried by highest court."
<http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/a2k/2009-June/004581.html>).

Re:

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Robin Gross<robin@ipjustice.org> wrote:
> Smiles,
> Robin
>
> http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/2009/06/11/copyright-holders-
> acknowledge-losing-battle-for-public-consciousness-at-world-copyright-
> summit/
>
> (...)
>
> French Three-Strikes Strikeout
>
> Rights holders were dealt a blow Wednesday when a French court struck
> down the country=E2=80=99s =E2=80=9Cthree strikes=E2=80=9D law, saying th=
at =E2=80=9Cfree access=E2=80=9D to
> the internet is a human right and cannot be withheld without a
> judge=E2=80=99s order, and that the new system presumes guilt, instead of
> innocence. It is anticipated that the government will introduce a new
> version of the bill with the same =E2=80=9Cgraduated response=E2=80=9D ap=
proach, but
> it may transfer some of the administrative powers to a court.
>
> =E2=80=9DThis isn=E2=80=99t over yet in France by a long shot,=E2=80=9D s=
aid Shira
> Perlmutter, executive vice president of global legal policy for IFPI
> - as well as a name said to be under possible consideration for
> President Obama=E2=80=99s IP =E2=80=9Ctsar.=E2=80=9D =E2=80=9CIn general,=
 the French approach was a
> very important step in just recognising we need cooperation by ISPs.=E2=
=80=9D
>(...)

Le Monde's print edition dated  June 12 2009 (actually June 11) has a
very (voluntarily?) funny article about the announcement of the French
court at the summit, entitled "Internet va-t-il r=C3=A9duire =C3=A0 n=C3=A9=
ant le
droit d'auteur?" ("Will the internet annihilate author's right?" -
haven't found it online yet):

" ' I am deadly ashamed ("morte de honte")', says Christiane
Ramonbordes, general director of Adagp, the society of authors in
graphic and plastic arts. 'We have been ridiculed' ( "On est
ridiculis=C3=A9s")."
 What about "On s'est ridiculis=C3=A9s" (we have ridiculed ourselves)?

Best

Claude