French Legalizes P2P!

[HFear]

http://translate.google.com/transla...&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=/language_tools

PARIS (AFP) - the deputies adopted against any waiting Wednesday evening of the amendments legalizing the exchanges of files on Internet via the system " peer to peer " (P2P) during the discussion of the bill on the royalty.
The Parliament adopted, counters the opinion of the government, two identical amendments in this direction, presented one by deputy UMP Alain Suguenot and the other by the socialist deputies by a vote at open vote by 30 votes for and 28 votes against.

These amendments with the article first of the bill, article devoted to the exceptions to the royalty, extend to the Internet the exceptions for copy deprived by envisaging a remuneration of the artists n the other hand.

That amounts authorizing the copies for noncommercial uses and thus the remote loading by exchanges of files of films or music by system P2P ...

Wow! P2P is legal in France now. I'm thinking of moving to France tomorrow, is anyone else planning on moving there also?

 

[peterstannard]

I'm happy where I am thanks.

 

[DNWizardX9]

i'm comin lol

 

[Shorty]

Isnt P2P legal everywhere?...

I thought it was just its illegal to copyrighted material using it...

 

[Raf]

Haha awesome news, thanks for sharing the little bit of news with us.

 

[mch]

I don't think P2P could/should be illegal by itself, it's "just" a way of communication, a way of data transport. The fact that most of P2P traffic is to transmit illegal material - well that's a bummer

 

[holeinone]

It isn't illegal. It is in a status quo. Primarily started for genuine file sharing p2p has become notorious for sharing mp3/movies/porn etc etc..Its about time it had a image makeover.