 The writer appealed against the sentence, saying that the interview in VSD had been truncated.Furthermore, he won every lawsuit filed by Clearstream about his interviews or published and broadcast articles by France 2, "Le Point", "Le Nouvel Observateur" and other various websites.Alleging that the decisions violated the European Convention on Human Rights, Clearstream lodged an appeal with the Court of Cassation, claiming that Clearstream's rights were being abused in being forbidden from taking legal action.