Translation:
The French Constitutional Council has approved the law "three hits", designed to combat piracy. Regulatory Act allows for expedited trials that will cut off access to Internet users accused three times to download content without the permission of the copyright.
We remind you that under that law deducted accused of breach of copyright will receive two warnings before being brought to justice. But if it comes there, they will be able to contest the case or to be tried by a jury. The verdict will be decided only by a judge who will be entitled to suspend the accused access to the Internet.
Upon entry into force of such conviction ISPs also have a wide choice of circumvention. They face a fine of 5000 euros if you do not obey the judicial decision, while consumers will be fined more than 3500 euros if you subscribe to another Internet provider.
A group of opposition MPs objected to the law adopted by the National Assembly last month, citing constitutional reasons, but the Constitutional Council found only one clause unconstitutional.
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