MUMBAI: The French Senate has adopted a revised version of the country‘s controversial anti-piracy law, after a provision in the original edition was struck down for being unconstitutional.
Last month, the Constitutional Council nixed the provision in the Creation and Internet bill that enabled a new state agency, HADOPI to cut off the web access of anyone who, after two warnings, continued to download illegal content.
France‘s highest legal body ruled that only a judge could bar an individual‘s access to the Internet.
The revamped version of the bill that passed today now puts the fate of three-time offenders in the hands of a judge. The judge can levy a fine of up 300,000 euros or a two-year jail sentence.
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