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Sarkozy: We Must Regulate The Internet To Ensure Freedom
from the um,-what? dept
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has some weird ideas about the internet. The original champion of "three strikes" laws, which are now in place in France, he's defended such laws as defending freedom. That seems odd: kicking people off the internet defends freedom? It appears now that he's got "three strikes" in place, he wants to take that idea even further. He's talking up the importance of further regulating the internet, calling it a moral imperative, and that without correcting "the excesses and abuses" there is "no economy," "no life in society," and "no freedom." Yes, his message appears to be that, to give you freedom online, we must first take away your freedom online. Sarkozy has, in the past, advocated taxing Google, Yahoo and Microsoft, and giving that money directly to record labels. So, once again, it certainly appears that when Sarkozy means "freedom" he really means "freedom" for a few entrenched businesses (including one that his wife is heavily involved in) to keep their business models going "free" of competition and "free" from having to adapt to modern technologies.
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Cough!
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Del Boy
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No, his *message* is fine; it's his ultimate goal that's suspect.
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No one remembers the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief element is apathy for the past!
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this guy will get shot if he keeps this up
Those that do not remember it are doomed to relive it. AND just what has france given us , french fries....OH GEEE go away sarkozy and i bet sooner rather then later hes gone one way or other...
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as i said this regime is a taxation
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his base
Also, don't forget that many of his recent actions, including this one, are also just plain and simple pandering to shore up his conservative base, as his popularity is way down.
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Crazy how this turned out
Crazy how this thread twisted, by the way peeps.
One world:- against the supression of freedom. Looks more like an excuse for a slagging match.
Dam you Sarkozy - look what you have done.
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so...
1) raise the price of windows/office etc, which has a bad knockon effect for french citizens AND businesses
2) stop developing french-language versions of their software (if you're french you'll need to IMPORT windows 7/office etc and learn a new language)
3) Complain direct to the EU parliament, and since you can't unilaterally tax one person without taxing everyone else, either France would have to suffer an embarassing backdown, leave the EU or tax every single other software company at an equal rate to microsoft......crippling the french economy!
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Kermit the Frog Legs
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Oh really? That's saying a lot for a country that hasn't really mattered much on the world stage since the 50's. How exactly does Spain exhibit "balls?"
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Sarkozy's Freedom
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/2010060 8/1420379742.shtml
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100517/0116249438.shtml
http://www.techdirt. com/articles/20100510/1542509364.shtml
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hypocrites much?
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Did I wake from a coma?
What are the people doing, sitting around and scratching their collective asses?
I'm sure a few are probably polishing their guillotines right now, as their services are about to be required thanks to a repeat in history.
Not that it matters to me, honestly. I live in the United States and there's no COICA'n way they'll do what France does. Thank goodness.
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No law WHATSOEVER in either the EU or the United States, for that matter.
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Article 30 is also clear that no "arbitrary discrimination" or "disguised restriction" on trade between members is allowed.
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While this can be looked at as a kickback for big content, that is essentially a side effect, as there are bigger issues at play. Stemming the free flow of information is vital for the oligarchy to maintain their positions. A coordinated, informed electorate is exactly the opposite of what the current crop of world leaders want.
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