Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 6th Feb 2006 18:27 UTC
"The proposed law would not make P2P both free and legal, although this popular misconception has persisted. Rather, P2P usage would be made legal in exchange for a monthly surcharge on Internet access, to the tune of circa EUR 5 [$6] per month. Some users are jumping for joy at the idea of being indemnified against copyright infringement for a mere EUR 60 [$72] a year, but not everyone. Like all taxes and surcharges, the fees would have to be paid by everyone, but not everyone thinks it's a great idea (especially the entertainment industry)."
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2006-01-18
I'm assuming as its France.. the fees will be disproportionally funnelled to those producing mind-numbingly boring "artistic" (but french language) fair at the expense of anyone whos copyright is really abused.