The French Administrative Supreme Court Rules Against HADOPI in Favor of La Quadrature Du Net
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[Ed's Comment - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
The French HADOPI law (French: Haute Autorite pour la Diffusion des uvres et la Protection des droits d'auteur sur Internet,[1][a] English: "Supreme Authority for the Distribution of Works and Protection of Copyright on the Internet") or Creation and Internet law (French: la loi Creation et Internet) was introduced during 2009, providing what is known as a graduated response as a means to encourage compliance with copyright laws. HADOPI is the acronym of the government agency created to administer it.
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Today, the Conseil d'Etat (the French Administrative Supreme Court) ruled [PDF in French -Ed] in favor of La Quadrature du Net, French Data Network (FDN), Franciliens.net and Federation FDN [sites in French -Ed]. It recognised that Hadopi's surveillance system (operated by Arcom since 2021) is a breach of fundamental rights protected by the European Union. As a result, it has ordered the government to repeal the core provisions of Hadopi key decree that organises the "graduated response" system. This fight against Hadopi, in which La Quadrature is involved since the first legislative debates in the National Assembly in 2009, is emblematic of the archaic view held by successive governments, both left-wing and right-wing, on the question of sharing online culture and knowledge. It is now up to the government to acknowledge the death of Hadopi and, instead of attempting to bring it back to life, to finally admit that online cultural sharing for non-commercial purposes must not be criminalised.
La Quadrature du Net started its challenge in court back in 2009 as to whether the law was actually compatible with European Union Law and human rights.The law was named after the The French Copyright Authority (HADOPI).
Previously:
(2026) France Keeps Breaking the Internet to Stop Piracy, Even Though It's Not Working
(2021) France Gets a New Anti-Piracy Agency in 2022
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