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Hackers bring down French anti-piracy site

Anonymous hackers attacked the website of the French anti-piracy organization Hadopi in retaliation to the closure of the file-sharing site Megaupload.com

Published: 20 January 2012 10:48 CET

The website of France’s anti-piracy organisation crashed for several hours on Thursday night after hackers led a collective attack on the website, Le Monde reports.

On Thursday evening, French President Nicolas Sarkozy welcomed the closure of the website megaupload.com by the US Justice department.

The Justice Department announced on Thursday the indictment of seven people linked to Megaupload for allegedly operating an “international organized criminal enterprise responsible for massive worldwide online piracy.”

Hours after the arrests, Megaupload fans attacked several websites belonging to the US Justice Department, the FBI and Hadopi.

In France, the controversial agency Hadopi monitors traffic on the web in search for illegal downloads of copyrighted material. French web users caught downloading pirated material get several warning before their internet connection is cut off.

Hadopi legislation was adopted in 2009. So far no French internet users have seen their internet connection cut off.

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FOOD AND DRINK

Three things to know about the new Paris cheese museum

The Musée Vivant du Fromage is due to open its doors in early June, promising a unique immersive and interactive journey into France’s ‘culinary and terroir heritage’.

Published: 15 March 2024 14:16 CET
Three things to know about the new Paris cheese museum

Paris will soon be home to a cheese museum.

The venue, on Rue Saint-Louis en l’Île, in the fourth arrondissement, will open to visitors on June 3rd, sending – no doubt – clouds of cheesy odours wafting daily down the street.

It will be at the same location as the former restaurant ‘Nos Ancêtres Les Gaulois’ (Our ancestors the Gauls), with the objective of becoming “an essential meeting place” for cheese lovers, as well as both novices and professionals within the industry.

Here are a few things to know about the new cheese museum;

It will be interactive

Fans of camembert, chèvre, brie, morbier, Roquefort and brebis, assemble! The museum promises an educational and fully interactive tour of France’s historic cheese heritage, including the science and varied tradition of cheese-making.

The first portion will give an overview of the ‘culture’ of cheese. Then, you will learn about its history, as well as how it is made and finish off with a tasting (dégustation).

READ MORE: Best Briehaviour: Your guide to French cheese etiquette

There’s a dairy and creamery

Part of the tour features a fully functional dairy, where visitors can witness cheese being produced before their very eyes. 

There are two goals for this part of the museum – to help people discover the different regions of France and their iconic cheeses, as well as to encourage young people  to consider careers in the farming and dairy industry, which is enduring something of a recruitment crisis in France.

You will also be able to purchase cheese and souvenirs at the museum’s boutique.

It can host private events

The museum can be booked for private catered events for up to 150 people in the evenings, from 7pm, with or without the services of a cheese expert, who can guide guests through tastings and demonstrations. 

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Tickets are advertised at €20 for adults and €10 for children. For more information and to book a visit, log on to website of the Musée Vivant du fromage. Blessed are the cheese makers!

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