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France

Legal basis art.311-1 et s. du CPI (Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle); loi de 1985 mod. 1er août 2006
Body in charge of the remuneration Commission Copie Privée - art.L.311-5 du CPI
       
Levies collections      
Body in charge of the collection Copie France & Sorecop (SACEM-SDRM)
Collecting society in charge of the video producers share Procirep
       
Rates      
Analog media Vidéo : 0,428 €/hour; Audio : 0,285 €/hour
CD digital audio 0,4573 € per hour (0,56 € per 74 minutes)
CD data 0,35 € per 700 Mb
DVD 1,10 € per 4,7 Gb
Memory Stick no rate so far (excepted MS dedicated to audio : see below "port.MP3 player + harddisk")
Memory Card no rate (excepted MS dedicated to audio : see below "port.MP3 player + harddisk")
USB keys no rate (excepted MS dedicated to audio : see below "port.MP3 player + harddisk")
Hard Disc no rate
CD burner Not applicable
DVD burner Not applicable
Portable MP3 player not applicable
DVD reader + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb; 15 € for 80 Gb; 20 € for 120 Gb; 25 € for 160 Gb; 35 € for 250 Gb; 45 € for 400 Gb; 50 € for 560 Gb and above
Home cinema + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb; 15 € for 80 Gb; 20 € for 120 Gb; 25 € for 160 Gb; 35 € for 250 Gb; 45 € for 400 Gb; 50 € for 560 Gb and above
Decoder + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb; 15 € for 80 Gb; 20 € for 120 Gb; 25 € for 160 Gb; 35 € for 250 Gb; 45 € for 400 Gb; 50 € for 560 Gb and above
Portable MP3 player + Harddisk/integr.memory 1 € for 128 Mb; 2€ for 256 Mb; 3 € for 384 Mb; 4 € for 512 Mb; 5 € for 1 Gb; 8 € for 5 Gb; 10 € for 10 Gb; 12 € for 15 Gb; 15 € for 20 Gb; 20 € for 40 Gb and above
Portable Multimedia player + Harddisk/integr.memory 5 € for 1 Gb; 6 € for 5 Gb; 7 € for 10 Gb; 8 € for 20 Gb; 10 € for 40 Gb; 15 € for 80 Gb; 20 € for 120 Gb; 25 € for 160 Gb; 35 € for 250 Gb; 45 € for 400 Gb; 50 € for 560 Gb and above
Mobile telephone +MP3 no rate if not assimilated to MP3 player
Personnal Computer not applicable
       
Objects exempted Equipment; Storage media not used for private copy purposes.
       
Total collections 2006
156 Million €
 
Equipment
Not Applicable
 
Media
Video: 72 Million €
Audio: 82 Million €
Others: 2 Million €
       
Distribution Scheme
Video
Audio
Others
 
1/3 Authors
1/3 Producers
1/3 Artists & Performers
1/2 Authors & Editors
1/4 Producers
1/4 Artists & Performers

1/2 Authors
1/2 Publishers

       
Video Producer's share 2006 23,7 Million €    
% of the total collections 15,2 %    
       
Other Figures      
Box office 2006 1.120 Million € (link)    
Video/DVD turnover 2006 1.147 Million € (link)    

last update: 29-mai-07 10:46

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