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Article L331-10 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The conditions of access to the playback of a work, videogram, programme, phonogram or press publication and the limitations that may be placed on the benefit of the private copy exception mentioned in 2° of l’article L. 122-5 and 2° of Article L. 211-3 by the implementation of a technical protection measure must be brought to the attention of the user.

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Article L331-11 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Information in electronic form concerning the rights regime relating to a work, other than software, an interpretation, a phonogram, a videogram, a programme or a press publication, is protected under the conditions laid down in this title, when one of the items of information, numbers or codes is attached to the reproduction or appears in connection with the communication to the public of the work, interpretation, phonogram, videogram, programme or…

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Article L331-12 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique is responsible for: 1° A mission to protect works and objects to which are attached a copyright, a related right or an audiovisual exploitation right mentioned in Article L. 333-10 of the Sports Code, with regard to infringements of these rights committed on electronic communications networks used for the provision of online public communication services. It conducts awareness-raising and prevention…

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Article L331-14 of the French Intellectual Property Code

I.-To carry out the duties mentioned in Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall have at its disposal public officials sworn before the judicial authority and authorised by its Chairman under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat. This authorisation does not exempt the application of the provisions defining the procedures authorising access to secrets…

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Article L331-15 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique responsible for carrying out the mission provided for in paragraph 1 of sub-section 3 of this section and the authorised and sworn agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 may record acts likely to constitute infringements provided for in articles L. 335-2, L. 335-3, L. 335-4 and L. 335-7-1 when they are committed on electronic communications networks used…

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Article L331-16 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Under the conditions laid down in article 17-1 of the law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming, decisions to authorise the agents mentioned in article L. 331-14 of the present code are preceded by administrative investigations designed to verify that their behaviour is not incompatible with the performance of their duties or missions.

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Article L331-17 of the French Intellectual Property Code

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright or by a related right or by audiovisual exploitation rights mentioned in article L. 333-10 of the French Sports Code on electronic communications networks, the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications…

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Article L331-18 of the French Intellectual Property Code

I.-The Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority) shall assess the level of effectiveness of the measures taken by providers of online content-sharing services referred to in Article L. 137-1, with regard to their ability to ensure the protection of works and protected objects, including their deployment and operating conditions. It may make recommendations for their improvement and on the level of…

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Article L331-19 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique acts on referral from sworn agents approved under the conditions defined in Article L. 331-2 who are appointed by: – regularly constituted professional defence organisations; – collective management organisations; – the Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée. The authority may also act on the basis of information forwarded to it by the public prosecutor or on the basis…

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