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2.6M Piracy Reports Against French Users Resulted in 234 Financial Penalties
In 2023, rightsholders submitted 2.6 million complaints to French authorities against users suspected of pirating content on BitTorrent.
The mechanism involves sending a series of escalating warning notices to subscribers whose connections have been monitored whilst sharing copyrighted content online, mostly movies, TV shows and music. For the first time, all French internet service providers were required to make identification of their subscribers easier by associating their IP addresses with their connections’ source ports. Couple that with Arcom’s recent green light from the EU’s highest court to continue monitoring alleged infringers, it’s likely that no changes will be seen in the foreseeable future.
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