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Ignore the blatant propaganda in the title (I always take titles directly from the source, but staying true to this one makes me grit my teeth - folks, it's not 'piracy' if it's legal and you pay for it. Sheesh). The French parliament is attempting to legalize file sharing for non-commercial purposes. We can only wish them well in this attempt. The proposal "would establish a so-called global license fee that - once paid - would permit Internet users to download unlimited digital music and films from the Internet for personal use." Gosh - this coverage is really bad. I am pretty sceptical of the press generally - despite their pretenses I know what sort of anti-citizen agenda they are pursuing. But I am really appalled that the supposedly objective press would be so one-sided on this. Call it vested interests, hm? Via Joi Ito. More here (in French) and on Slashdot.

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