+1 for the consumer: France’s National Assembly says no thank you to 3-Strikes law…(for now)

In what is pleasent surprise and minor victory for consumers and internet afficienados everywhere, France’s National Assembly said a big *expletive* you and shotdown the proposed 3-Strikes law that would cut off internet access to alleged file sharers after 3 claimed violations.  Thankfully, the National Assembly has more brains than the morons in the senate that passed this terrible excuse for a law. The reason they declined to pass it?  A simple clause that stated even after being booted from the ISP service, that user would still have to pay for access to the banned network.  BS I know.  Internet rights advocates everywhere should hold off on the keg parties and raves a little while longer however as the government said it would be back next week with an updated and revised bill that should be more to the National Assemblies liking.  Well, at least it was fun to say “3-Strikes law shot down” at least once. Unfortunately, it looks as if next time we won’t be so happy.

Source: Crunch Gear