French Minister of Culture, Fleur Pellerin, has presented a paper to the country’s Council of Ministers outlining a plan to deal with online piracy.

As part of the new plan, France will work to cut off the revenue streams funding pirate sites by cooperating with payment and advertising companies. Similar initiatives are already in place in the United States and the UK.

The French Ministry of Culture and Communication will meet with representatives from rightsholder bodies as well as advertisers ...