Thursday, June 11, 2009

Internet Access Is A Human Right In France

France's highest court has ruled that access to the internet is a fundamental human right. The landmark decision came as the country's Constitutional Council struck down what was set to be one of the world's toughest laws against illegal downloading.

"Although the Constitutional Council agreed that theft of copyright material was a crime, it rendered the law unenforceable by saying that only a court had the authority to switch off a person's web connection."