First, they wanted to ban private copies and P2P software, then legalize private copies, then ban them again, and now they want to ban the distribution of P2P software:
According to him, up to three years imprisonment and a fine of up to 300,000 euros should be imposed on anyone who "knowingly" and publicly distributes software that is "obviously designed" to allow unauthorized access to protected works or other objects. Even the distribution of information about such programs can be punished just as severely. The article, which is clearly directed against P2P software, is not intended to affect programs that enable telecooperation, research, or the exchange of works that do not require compensation, according to Christian Vanneste, the parliamentary reporter responsible for the law.
With their back and forth, one gets quite dizzy. And apparently, common sense is left by the wayside ...