That is what the French Supreme Court has just ruled. (PDF file). It is a blow to French president Nicholas Sarkozy and his evil HADOPI law, which now belongs to the trash can. Good riddance.
UPDATE: L’accès à Internet est un droit fondamental, car il garantit la liberté d’expression.
UPDATE: The French Greens against HADOPI
UPDATE: HADOPI 2 is anti constitutional.