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[FYI] French ban on American DVDs
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- Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 22:37:30 +0100
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http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,20-53278,00.html
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TUESDAY DECEMBER 19 2000
French ban on American DVDs
FROM ADAM SAGE IN PARIS
FRENCH authorities have made another attempt to roll back the tide of
cultural globalisation by banning Digital Video Discs (DVDs) imported
from North America.
Specialists say that the Government is facing certain defeat, with
fans able to order DVDs of American films via the Internet.
Catherine Tasca, the Culture Minister, has signed a decree making it
illegal to import and sell DVDs from the USA or Canada for the six-
month period that precedes their release on the French cinema
circuit. Supporters of the ban say it will protect French movie
houses threatened by the rising number of film-lovers who stay at
home to watch the high quality recordings.
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