Despite the law passing last month, the council has now decided that such a measure conflicts with France's stance on human rights, which implies the freedom of access to online means of communication.
It has therefore decided that only a judge can take the decision to cut a user's internet access.
The decision deals a further blow to music industry hopes of introducing a similar measure in the UK, after outgoing Culture Secretary Andy Burnham revealed that the Government's intention ...
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