Evokinga move towards "the responsible spreading of film," French culture minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres announced Tuesday the signing of a new accordbetween French film and television groups and Internet providers.
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Theaccord was signed by Canal Plus, France Televisions, the Association for theBattle against Piracy (ALPA), producer-distributor lobbies the BLIC and theBLOC, the writers' guild (SACD), artists' lobby group ARP, France Telecom andthe Association of Internet Providers (AFA).
Commendingthe accord, Donnedieu de Vabresnoted, "This legal offer of works, and particularly cinematic works, is, forthe consumer and the internet user, a true alternative to piracy."
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