Hadopi Story : Democracy, 3 strikes and you're out

Hadopi
Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out

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

Free Press?
“ The French Paradox”

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

Politics in France
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

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

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”...

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.

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

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

Law is Rejected during a “coup”

Never mind the parliament
Law is voted again: Hadopi #2 passed

Supreme Court Rejects the Law
“Doesn’t comply with basic justice principles”

State Sec. for Culture is Fired

Hadopi #3 is voted AGAIN
Democracy: 3 strikes and you’re out!

Tomorow
in a Parliament near you!

Hadopi Story : Democracy, 3 strikes and you're out

by Fabrice Epelboin on Sep 30, 2009

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