The Hadopi law - named after the acronym of the government agency created to administer it - sees a graduated response used to encourage compliance with copyright laws in the country.

First, second and third notices have been given to copyright infringers before further action is taken, since the law kicked into action in 2010.

The progress report, issued by Hadopi, says that over the period from October 2010 to December 2011, "95% of those having received a first-time ...