Read more French Constitutional Council stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/41339/french-constitutional-council.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorSat, 26 May 2012 03:18:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61518/french-court-throws-out-anti-piracy-law.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=217036&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331222624' border='0' />France’s constitutional council today shot down the country’s newly minted “three strikes” law against Internet piracy, Ars Technica reports. The council said the law, which set up an administrative body to punish pirates, violated basic principles of French law, assigning essentially judicial duties to a non-judicial body, and putting the...The French will no longer keep pirates off the internet without a trial.http://www.newser.com/story/61518/french-court-throws-out-anti-piracy-law.htmlWed, 10 Jun 2009 14:26:01 CDT