[Ecommerce] France: New Copyright and Related Rights law passed the Senate

[Manon Ress]

Last night the Senate has concluded the debate on the new copyright
and related rights law and voted.   It passed the Senate.
Socialists, greens and communists voted no.  UDF abstained.  UMP
voted for.  292 votes, 164 for and 128 against (some UMP and RDSE
dissented).

Article 7 (Interoperability) in its first version protected
cpmpetition, innovation (free software) and consumers.

However, last night, the "Vivendi amendment" passed without major
modification.

Article 7 has been entirely re-written and provisions regarding
competition and free software have been deleted.  See new text at:
http://pasunblog.org/article.php3?id_article=32

Some say this is one of the worst implementation in Europe (worst
than Ireland, UK and Germany).

Final step end of May.

More at http://offzroad.blogspot.com/

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