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Legislation enacted on 20 December 2016 abolished commercial advertising during children’s programmes on public-sector television channels. In application of this legislation, a Decree adopted on 22 December 2017 added Article 27‑1 to France Televisions’ contractual specifications. It is worded as follows: “Advertising spots in programmes primarily intended for viewing by children under the age of 12. The following may not include any advertising other than generic advertisements for goods and services in respect of the health and development of children: 1. Programmes primarily intended for viewing...

As announced by the President of the Republic at the start of the year, a bill on the fight against false information was submitted to the National Assembly on 21 March, along with a draft implementing act ensuring that the bill will apply during the presidential election campaign. According to its explanatory memorandum, the bill “aims to counteract any attempts at destabilisation that could emerge during the forthcoming elections”. Three areas of reform are planned, the first of which involves the introduction of new tools aimed at combating the spread of such information. During pre-election...

On 18 February 2018 an association applied to the administrative court of appeal in Paris under the urgent procedure, calling for the suspension of the Minister for Culture’s decision to issue a cinematographic exploitation visa for the film Fifty Shades Freed that authorised its showing to all audiences. The applicant claimed firstly that the condition of urgency required by Article L. 521-1 of France’s Administrative Justice Code had been met, since it was likely that the film shown in cinema theatres would be seen by minors. The Minister for Culture claimed that the application had been lodged...

On 10 April 2018 the French government decided to publish the opinion it had asked the Conseil d’Etat to provide regarding the method for ensuring the continuity of the presidency of the national media companies (France Télévisions, Radio France, and France Médias Monde) “in the event of the early end of a president’s term of office”. The question does indeed arise, with the removal of Mathieu Gallet as president of Radio France by the national audiovisual regulatory authority (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel - CSA), while the CSA was to interview candidates for his succession on 10, 11 and...

The founder of the Internet site eMule Paradise, one of the most popular downloading sites in France at the time, was prosecuted for having proposed and managed a catalogue of counterfeited films, television series and cartoons between 2005 and 2007, and - having provided access to its site via links and indications - making it possible to install and parameter eMule’s illegal downloading software. Presentations of the films available for downloading were also available on the Internet site at issue; these were updated constantly. Over a period of two years, these activities generated at least...