French Senate passes three-strikes law
The French Senate has passed the countrys so-called Hadopi bill, which would allow a government agency to disconnect illegal file-shares from the internet after they receive two warnings.
The law has been amended to give courts  rather than the proposed government agency  ultimate responsibility for cutting off internet connections, after an earlier version was rejected by FranceÂs Constitutional Court. Judges will have the power to order internet disconnection, a Â300,000 fine or a two-year jail sentence for infringers.