If it were not for the 3 strikes law, I might think France was being run by inteligent people.

the thing is, france is against piracy but not against an open market. The 3 strike law is to prevent pirates, and the only reason why the flash cart was accepted is because they can be used other than piracy which gives it a legitimate reason. I am sure if all the thing did was play pirated games, and thats the end of it, then... it would probably be outlawed.

Originally posted by navi1199:

---

the thing is, france is against piracy but not against an open market. The 3 strike law is to prevent pirates, and the only reason why the flash cart was accepted is because they can be used other than piracy which gives it a legitimate reason. I am sure if all the thing did was play pirated games, and thats the end of it, then... it would probably be outlawed.

---

Or the politicians bent over for the media mafia but the courts have not turn to the dark side completely...yet....

A free market needs free distribution and limited monopolies to work right.

Yay for the consumers!

Originally posted by navi1199:

---

the thing is, france is against piracy but not against an open market. The 3 strike law is to prevent pirates, and the only reason why the flash cart was accepted is because they can be used other than piracy which gives it a legitimate reason. I am sure if all the thing did was play pirated games, and thats the end of it, then... it would probably be outlawed.

---

3-Strikes effectivly outlaws free wifi hotspots, a means of attracting and keeping customers at stores, coffee shops, etc... WiFi is also usefull to the users, who often use it for business uses. I would consider these to be legitimate use, and I would think that the tax revenues from these things would outweigh the tax revenues from the tiny sales increase they hope to get for a few days.

the EU just gave a big middle finger to the Big N.
Hell yes!! open source 4ever