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Article L336-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Where software is primarily used for the unlawful making available of works or objects protected by a literary and artistic property right, the president of the judicial court, ruling in summary proceedings, may order under penalty any measures necessary for the protection of that right and in accordance with the state of the art.

The measures thus ordered may not have the effect of distorting the essential characteristics or the original purpose of the software.

Article L. 332-4 shall apply to the software referred to in this article.

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Article L336-1

Lorsqu’un logiciel est principalement utilisé pour la mise à disposition illicite d’oeuvres ou d’objets protégés par un droit de propriété littéraire et artistique, le président du tribunal judiciaire, statuant en référé, peut ordonner sous astreinte toutes mesures nécessaires à la protection de ce droit et conformes à l’état de l’art.

Les mesures ainsi ordonnées ne peuvent avoir pour effet de dénaturer les caractéristiques essentielles ou la destination initiale du logiciel.

L’article L. 332-4 est applicable aux logiciels mentionnés au présent article.

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