An anonymous reader writes "The French "Conseil Constitutionnel" just ruled that the recently voted "Hadopi" law, which enforces a "three strikes and you're out" system, is actually unconstitutional. They mainly make two points. 1) They argue that removing Internet acces is equivalent to hindering a person's freedom of speech, and as such can only be decided by appointed judges. This removes all punitive power from the administrative body supposed to enforce the three-strikes rule; all it can do now is warn you that "they're watching you". 2) When illegal filesharing is detected, users have to prove their innocence. This is obviously contrary to the constitutional principle of presumption of innocence. Article in french."
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