
Irene sez, "A user nicknamed 'hadopi' put up the whole French Internet for sale on eBay (starting price: 0.01 Euro), in a humorous stunt against the new Internet legislation project debated in the French parliament. This project is named by its acronym, HADOPI, and it contains the same kind of provisions as the one defeated recently in New Zealand."
Réseau internet français contrôlé, idéal pour industrie,
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(Thanks, Irene!)
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