France should stop cutting off the Internet access of those accused of illicit file sharing, and close down the agency that polices online copyright breaches, according to a government-commissioned report.
The report also recommended imposing a copyright levy on smartphones, tablets and other connected devices to remunerate rights holders; forcing publishers to allow libraries to loan out ebooks, and encouraging copyright collection societies to allow remixing of audiovisual works on community sites, as long as the remixers do not profit.
Last August, Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti commissioned Pierre Lescure, a TV presenter and former entertainment industry executive, to advise on policies to support the French publishing, film and music industries in a world increasingly dominated by digital technologies and services.
A similar report commissioned by the previous government resulted in the creation of the French High Authority for the Distribution of Works and the Protection of Rights on the Internet (Hadopi), responsible for policing the country’s “three strikes” file-sharing policy in which those accused of sharing copyright works face fines of up to €1,500 (US$1,947) and suspension of their Internet access.
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