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On 10 May 1995 a Co-Production Agreement was signed between France and Austria. It entered into force on 1 October 1997, replacing the preceding agreement of 19 July 1963. The Agreement applies to cinematographic works made by one or more French producers in conjunction with one or more Austrian producers. It includes co-productions with a (co-)producer from a third country with which France and/or the Austria have signed a Co-Production Agreement. Financial contribution shall be at least 20%. For further information contact: - Centre national de la cinématographie - Direction financière et juridique...

On 8 November 1994 a Co-Production Agreement has been signed between the United Kingdom and France. It entered into force on 7 February 1995, replacing a former one dated 21 September 1965. The Agreement applies to films made by one or more French (or resident in France) producers together with one or more British (or resident in the United Kingdom) producers. It includes co-productions with a third (co-)producer, meaning a producer from a country with which France and/or the UK have signed a Co-Production Agreement or from a country which is a party to the European Convention for Cinematographic...

On 17 May 2001 a Co-Production Agreement has been signed between Germany and France. It entered into force on 4 February 2002, replacing the Cinematographic Agreement of 5 December 1974 as well as the Agreement on the Promotion of Cinematographic Co-Production Projects of 5 February 1981. At the same time, both countries signed a new agreement on the Promotion of Cinematographic Co-Production Projects ("Mini-Traité") which entered into force on 23 November 2001. The Cinematographic Agreement applies to all films, irrespective of their genre (feature, animation, documentary), length, or medium,...

On 27 September the Regional Court in Paris delivered a much-awaited judgment on the rights of the "hero" of a documentary. Mr Lopez, the "star" teacher of the single-class rural school featured in the successful full-length documentary film "Être et avoir" (1.3 million tickets sold to 31 December 2002, after six months' operation), claimed "infringement of copyright by the unauthorised use of his rights as an originator and as a performer, and infringement of his exclusive rights in respect of his image, his name and his voice" and claimed compensation from the film's director, co-producer and...

On 13 October 2004 the Regional Court in Rodez delivered a decision that has attracted a lot of attention in the present climate of intense consideration of peer-to-peer technology. To date, there have been very few cases on the downloading and exchange of works that are protected by copyright and neighbouring rights that would provide precedent, which means that the matter is not clearly settled. On 29 April, the Regional Court in Vannes imposed a suspended sentence of three months imprisonment and a fine in respect of six Internet users who had downloaded films, music, games and software and...