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Article L335-2-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

It is punishable by three years’ imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to:

1° Publish, make available to the public or communicate to the public, knowingly and in any form whatsoever, software manifestly intended for the unauthorised making available to the public of protected works or objects;

2° Knowingly encourage, including through an advertisement, the use of software mentioned in 1°.

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Article L335-2-1

Est puni de trois ans d’emprisonnement et de 300 000 euros d’amende le fait :

1° D’éditer, de mettre à la disposition du public ou de communiquer au public, sciemment et sous quelque forme que ce soit, un logiciel manifestement destiné à la mise à disposition du public non autorisée d’oeuvres ou d’objets protégés ;

2° D’inciter sciemment, y compris à travers une annonce publicitaire, à l’usage d’un logiciel mentionné au 1°.

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