French Publishers to Pay Internet Provider After Lack of Liability Shown

An article at afNews notes that nine French comics publishers -- Dargaud, Lombard, Dupuis, Delcourt, Glenat, Audie, Lucky Comics, MC Productions, Sefam -- and the publishers sydnicate SNE have been charged to pay 30,000 Euros to the major Internet provider Free after accusing them of liability in the unauthorized on-line publication of copyrighted material by users of their services. If you read the article or a translation, afNews' Gianfranco Goria seems to leave little doubt as to what side of the issue he's on! I have no sense of this decision in the context of the French language market or European attitudes regarding on-line publication and/or sharing of this type, but I think it's worth noting as a stand-alone.
 
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