It looks like France will become the first country to adopt a government-mandated graduated response policy to persistent file-sharers, cutting their internet access after two warnings. The French National Assembly has voted to adopt the three-strikes clause in the new Creation and Internet law, despite opposition from consumer groups. The full legislation is now being scrutinised by the French parliament before being officially passed into law. Music industry bodies the IFPI and Impala have both welcomed the news, with IFPI boss John Kennedy saying it’s “setting an example to the rest of the world”. Whether governments elsewhere will follow this example remains to be seen, though.In France, the new rules will be administered by a new body called HADOPI, which will maintain a blacklist of banned users.