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In the opinion of UFC-Que Choisir, one of the most important associations for consumer protection in France, "DRM technology is a total disaster for consumers and for the development of the market for online music". For several months, the association has been spearheading a fierce battle against technical means of protecting works (DRM devices). The main object of the battle is to achieve the interoperability of platforms for downloading music and players, i.e. to prevent the development of the model of a single online sales platform associated with a single brand of players, as is the case with...

In accordance with Articles 1, 3 and 13 of the Act of 30 September 1986, it is the role of the audiovisual regulatory body ( Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - CSA) to ensure that radio and television services abide by the principle of the equitable treatment of candidates during the run-up to an official election campaign. On 7 November 2006 in this respect, the CSA adopted a recommendation concerning the French presidential election on 6 May 2007. The recommendation applies to all television and radio services, and defines three separate periods for handling election news. Firstly, a preliminary...

Cash payments made for shares of a SOFICA entitle investors to certain tax advantages in France, with respect to both corporation tax and income tax. The amending Finance Act for 2006 of 30 December 2006 significantly modified the calculation method of this tax break as far as income tax is concerned. General conditions relating to SOFICAs and to eligible works remain unchanged. Introduced in 1985, SOFICAs ( Société pour le Financement du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel , Company for the financing of films and audiovisual works) are public limited companies. They act as investment funds whose sole activity...

The amending Finance Act for 2006 of 30 December 2006 introduced a new tax credit for companies marketing audiovisual programmes or formats (Article 220 duodecies of the Code général des impôts - French tax code). This measure is intended to complete France’s existing public funding framework for film and audiovisual works, which since 2004 includes tax credits for production expenditure (see IRIS 2004-2: 11 and IRIS 2005-5: 12). The tax credit only applies to audiovisual works made entirely or principally in French or in a regional language of France, and its tax base is capped at 80% of their...

Article 104 of the amending Finance Act for 2006 of 30 December 2006 introduced important modifications with respect to the calculation and collection of the special tax levied on cinema admissions in France, called “TSA” ( taxe spéciale additionnelle ). It repealed notably Article 1609 duovicies of the French tax code, which previously regulated the collection of this tax. The new Articles 45 to 50 of the French Film Industry Code ( Code de l’industrie cinématographique ) now provide the legal basis for the TSA. The TSA is a monthly tax. All admission fees paid by spectators during the cinematographic...