French copyright law under scrutiny as Constitutional Council targets filesharers
Parts of France’s new copyright law may have to be rewritten after the Constitutional Council ruled that four articles were unconstitutional. The council toughened the laws on illegal file-sharing, recommending several years in prison or a fine of up to ?500,000 (£341,990) for pirates, replacing the original ?150 (£103) fine for uploading copyrighted material. Denis […]