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European Legal e-Access conference in Paris

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:31:25 -0500

On Thursday I will be at the European Legal e-Access conference in Paris which is coordinated by the French Government (under France’s EU presidency). I will be talking at a round table about "how to promote and improve access to a European legal literature". I will present this blog and SCRIPTed, the online, peer-reviewed law and technology journal of the University of Edinburgh. Here is the link to the full program of the three day conference, available in English, French, German and Spanish. I am looking forward to meeting many of you there.

Blawg Review #165

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0400

I am delighted to host this week’s Blawg Review. Bienvenue sur French-law.net! About Blawg Review: Blawg Review is the blog carnival for everyone interested in law. A peer-reviewed blog carnival, the host of each Blawg Review decides which of the submissions and recommended posts are suitable for inclusion in the presentation.

French Culture Minister to present “graduated response” bill on 11th June

Fri, 23 May 2008 00:33:22 -0400

Christine Albanel, the French Culture Minister (picture), has announced she will present her controversial “graduated response” bill to the French cabinet on 11th June. The bill (often referred to as the “three strikes and you’re out” bill in countries where baseball rules) would require Internet Service Providers to disconnect subscribers involved in multiple instances of illegal file-sharing. The Minister intends for the bill to be discussed and adopted by Parliament before summer recess.

ASIC : the trade association for web 2.0 companies in France (Association des services internet communautaires)

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:24:12 -0400

The ASIC is the trade association for companies whose activities and services depend on and promote participation from internet users. These companies which foster participation from internet communities are generally referred to as Web 2.0 companies or, less frequently, User-Generated Content services. In December 2007, AOL, Dailymotion, Google, PriceMinister and Yahoo founded the French “Association des services internet communautaires” or ASIC.[1] The founding members were later joined by others Web 2.0 companies, most notably, internet heavyweights Microsoft, Wikimedia and MySpace.[2]

French government to introduce “graduated response” bill despite European vote

Fri, 09 May 2008 11:19:56 -0400

The French Government has vowed to press on with its plan to introduce anti-piracy legislation that would require ISPs to disconnect subscribers involved in multiple instances of illegal file-sharing. The statement made by the French Government came in response to the adoption by the European Parliament of a non-binding resolution condemning such disconnections as disproportionate and contrary to human rights. The Government plans to introduce its “graduated response” (or ‘three strikes’) bill before the French Parliament in June/ July 2008.