Internet users will have to start thinking seriously about their illegal use of downloading music and films without paying for them as France will shut down web access to each individual who makes the offence. Other countries are in discussion of following France's 'ground-breaking' agreement such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

The plan won't be 100% harsh on the offenders and will be on a 'three-strikes-and-you-are-out' policy against repeat offenders. The proposed enforcement government body will be forcing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to provide data/information on their highvolume users to detect illegal file-sharing.

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