[ga] ICANN whois issue here also again? French Court: Privacy Trumps Piracy

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Well it seems of all countries, France has taken issue with some of
ICANN's reasons for it's Whois policy.  It's interesting the US, was
not taking the lead here.

  I am also curious as to how France rectifies this against it's lack
of privacy in public restroom facilities?  Jefsey?

See: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/21/business/privacy.php

"A French court has ruled that copyright holders do not have free reign
to monitor the Internet for people violating their copyrights.  The case

involved a man whose IP address was traced while he was using
peer-to-peer software.  In France, entities wishing to uncover the
identities of individuals they believe are pirating content must obtain
authorization from the National Commission for Information Technology
and Liberty.  In fact, violating French citizens' privacy could result
in fines of as much as 300,000 Euros (US$396,500)."

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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