Yankee Group senior analyst Mike Goodman told TechNewsWorld even though the French law has not been approved by the government there, it is no doubt causing distress among the entertainment industry. "A statute like this is much more likely to come out of Europe, where the entertainment industry is not as powerful of a force," he said.
France's parliamentary lower house has approved a law that would make the downloading of unlicensed music and movies from peer-to-peer (P2P) services legal with a monthly royalty fee of about US$8 per user.
While the law is far from final, it evoked sharp criticism from the French music and film industry, which complained the unlimited downloading of unlicensed works would be devastating to their business.
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