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Goodbye Hadopi: France Will Launch New 'Arcom' Anti-Piracy Agency in 2022
After more than a decade of operations, France's Hadopi agency will now complete its merger with the Higher Audiovisual Council to create a new and powerful regulator. Following the French parliament's adoption of a new law last month, the Arcom body will launch in January 2022, tackling everything from illegal streaming and site blocking to the disruption of unlicensed sports broadcasts.
[...] The anti-piracy body pioneered the so-called "graduated response" system back in 2010, with Hadopi tracking down copyright infringers using mainly BitTorrent networks and then warning, fining, or even disconnecting them. Over time, however, more convenient methods of illicit consumption (such as streaming) gained traction, putting Hadopi a little behind the times.
[...] The new law "on the regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age" was officially published this week.
[...] On January 1, 2022, Hadopi will be dissolved and the CSA will take the Arcom name. This new regulator will operate with expanded investigation powers and will be responsible not only for tackling piracy but also for the protection of minors and the fight against disinformation and hatred online.
On the anti-piracy front, Hadopi's 'graduated response' will be adopted by Arcom and the regulator will also focus on illicit streaming, direct download, and linking platforms that profit from the online publication of works in violation of creators' rights.
Arcom's key responsibilities will include the management of a "blacklist" of infringing sites. A site can find itself on this database after being labeled a "repeat infringer" in a yet-to-be detailed process. A site appearing on the list will act as a signal for search engines to carry out delistings, advertisers to curtail business deals, or be presented as support for rights holders engaged in legal action.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 02 2021, @02:39AM (3 children)
It has always seemed wrong to me that, in the US, things like dealing with an abusive land lord is a civil matter, and you are on your own to pay court and attorney's fees. But, protection against loss of profits on copyrighted material is a criminal matter with huge amounts of state resources (tax money) thrown at the problem of, mainly, protecting rich and powerful interests from losing trivial amounts of profits to usually small scale operations / individuals.
The renter also has to prove actual damages. It is not enough that the landlord illegally entered and rifled through the tenant's possessions. Yet, the copyright troll attacking a high school kid who torrented a few videos can successfully claim millions of dollars in damages.
It seems our laws were created by the rich for the exclusive benefit of the rich.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 02 2021, @10:58AM (1 child)
Lol no. That's when you call the cops. I once had a landlord try to break into my house--while I was there. She quickly discovered that I am not above filming her attempting to break and enter, and the police very much consider it a criminal offense here.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 02 2021, @10:09PM
I was writing from personal experience. Landlord repeatedly illegally entered apartment, and when they did send a 24hr. notice before entry, it was phrased as a threat that they would cut the locks off our garages if we were not present at 2:00pm tomorrow.
I spoke with a small claims advisor, and they told me that if there were not actual damages, e.g., I could not prove they stole something from my home, I couldn't use small claims.
The police couldn't give a damn, it is a civil matter.
I couldn't afford to go to real court.
The landlord was an asshole; place was bought by the guy 2 months before half the apartment complex all moved out in the same month-- we hoped that it hurt him a little bit to lose 50% of his rents (for our building anyway).
Rich rent-seeking parasite assholes are assholes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 02 2021, @11:20AM
Intellectual 'property' privileges infringe on my actual property rights.
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