Hadopi Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out

Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out

Context French tech blog scene 2008-2009 From gadget oriented to social consciousness

French tech blog scene 2008-2009

From gadget oriented to social consciousness

Free Press? “ The French Paradox”

“ The French Paradox”

Social Media Numérama, PCimpact & RWW VS. Gov. & the Press

Numérama, PCimpact & RWW

VS. Gov. & the Press

Politics in France 95% do not use the web 99.9% never heard of P2P

95% do not use the web

99.9% never heard of P2P

Lobbys Frédéric Lefebvre MP, Spokesman for Sarkozy’s UMP Party, Close friend of President Sarkozy Major French Lobbyist Rumored to be the next State Sec. for the Internet

Frédéric Lefebvre

MP, Spokesman for Sarkozy’s UMP Party,

Close friend of President Sarkozy

Major French Lobbyist

Rumored to be the next State Sec. for the Internet

The “Hadopi Report” State Sec. for Culture issues a report: “P2P hurts CD sales, creates unemployment” sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

The “Hadopi Report”

State Sec. for Culture issues a report: “P2P hurts CD sales, creates unemployment”

RWW “ Harvard, and all scientific studies we gathered say the opposite” sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

RWW

“ Harvard, and all scientific studies we gathered say the opposite”

Frederic Lefebvre, during a speach in Parliament: “ Internet is the land of pedophiles and criminals”, “people die everyday because of the internet”, “it needs to be under control”... sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Frederic Lefebvre, during a speach in Parliament:

“ Internet is the land of pedophiles and criminals”, “people die everyday because of the internet”, “it needs to be under control”...

Frederic Lefebvre, during an interview What’s Web 2.0 ?: Err... Like... Err... RWW uploads his interview on YouTube sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Frederic Lefebvre, during an interview

What’s Web 2.0 ?: Err... Like... Err...

RWW uploads his interview on YouTube

RWW Starts a Massive buzz campaign Withing 7 days Lefebvre officially disqualified as Internet State Sec. sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

RWW Starts a Massive buzz campaign

Withing 7 days

Lefebvre officially disqualified as Internet State Sec.

Massive Conversations on Blogs about Hadopi Nothing in the press RWW enters Top10 tech-blogs list sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Massive Conversations on Blogs about Hadopi

Nothing in the press

RWW enters Top10 tech-blogs list

RWW & friends collaborate with anti-Hadopi MPs Conversations as a rehearsal for debates in Parliament sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

RWW & friends collaborate with anti-Hadopi MPs

Conversations as a rehearsal for debates in Parliament

MP defending the law are ridiculous “ Open Office is a firewall!” sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

MP defending the law are ridiculous

“ Open Office is a firewall!”

Hadopi is THE major conversation in the French Blogosphere Still nothing in the Press sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Hadopi is THE major conversation in the French Blogosphere

Still nothing in the Press

Law is Rejected during a “coup” sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Law is Rejected during a “coup”

Never mind the parliament Law is voted again: Hadopi #2 passed sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Never mind the parliament

Law is voted again: Hadopi #2 passed

Supreme Court Rejects the Law “Doesn’t comply with basic justice principles” sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Supreme Court Rejects the Law

“Doesn’t comply with basic justice principles”

State Sec. for Culture is Fired sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

State Sec. for Culture is Fired

Hadopi #3 is voted AGAIN Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out! sept oct nov dec jan09 feb mar apr may june july aug sept

Hadopi #3 is voted AGAIN

Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out!

Tomorow in a Parliament near you!

in a Parliament near you!