Intellectual Property Watch
9 April 2009
Surprise Rejection Of French HADOPI Bill
In an unexpected turn of events, the French HADOPI legislation on the diffusion and protection of works on the internet was rejected by the French National Assembly Thursday by a vote of 21 to 15. This was expected to be the final ratification of the law, already approved by the French Senate and a first time by the Assembly (IPW, IP Burble, 3 April 2009).



An analysis of practices and policies involving intellectual property, technology transfer and development shows the difficulties of achieving a positive correlation between those areas, writes Cheikh Kane.

