At 25 kilometers from Paris, near Versailles and Rambouillet castle, is Elankur place where open-air layout built by the French on a scale of 1:30

You'll recall that I wrote earlier about both the U.K. and France, who were considering laws that would create a three-strikes policy: three warnings about illegal filesharing and you're out - out of your broadband contract, that is.

Yes, it's that same Sony BMG that was so protective of its music content that it began installing rootkit-like DRM software on consumers' PCs. That same Sony BMG has been accused of software piracy.

Why would the French be thanking John McCain? Well, for backing the US Air Force decision to award a huge contract for air refueling tankers to Europe's Airbus. The ad, by the Campaign for America's Future, open with a banner draped over the Arc de Triomphe with the words "John McCain - Hero De La France" emblazoned on it. It says it's a "Message of thanks to John McCain from the French people."