Trois Strikes!: Sarkozy To Cut Off Internet Access For Illegal Downloaders

Trois Strikes!: Sarkozy To Cut Off Internet Access For Illegal Downloaders

Internet users in France who download music and films without paying for them could find their web access shut down by a government body, under a ground-breaking industry agreement backed by President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The plan, which Mr Sarkozy is to endorse in a speech on Friday, will put France at the forefront of the battle against internet piracy with a three-strikes-and-you-are-out policy against repeat offenders.

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