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France

Legal basis Copyright Law of July 3rd 1985 modified : Code de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CPI), art. L.311-1 and following
Body in charge of the remuneration Ministry of Culture
     
Levies collections    
Body in charge of the collection Copie France (video) & Sorecop (audio & hybrid)
Collecting society in charge of the video producers share Procirep
     
Rates    
Analog media 0,428 €/hour for video; 0,286 €/hour for audio
CD digital audio 0,457 €/hour
CD data 0,33 € per 650 Mb unit
DVD 1,27 € per 4,7 Gb unit
Memory Stick Not yet defined - currently under negotiation
Memory Card Not yet defined - currently under negotiation
USB keys Not yet defined - currently under negotiation
Hard Disc Not yet defined - currently under negotiation (external HDD only)
CD burner Not applicable
DVD burner Not applicable
Portable MP3 player 2 € average for MP3 players with memory cards; 15 € average for MP3 players with integrated HD
DVD reader + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb HDD capacity; 15 € for 80 Gb HDD capacity
Home cinema + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb HDD capacity; 15 € for 80 Gb HDD capacity
Decoder + Harddisk 10 € for 40 Gb HDD capacity; 15 € for 80 Gb HDD capacity
Portable MP3 player
  • 1 € per 128 Mb storage capacity, up to 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
Mobile telephone +MP3 Not yet defined - to be negotiated if applicable
Personnal Computer Not Applicable for PCs themselves; to be defined for HDD if applicable
     
Objects exempted Equipment itself. Storage media not used for private copy purposes.
     
Total collections 2004  
Equipment
Not Applicable
 
Media
70,3 M€ for Video
82,5 M€ for Audio
     
Distribution Scheme
Video
Audio
 
1/3 Authors
1/3 Producers
1/3 Artists & Performers
1/2 Authors & Editors
1/4 Producers
1/4 Artists & Performers
     
Video Producer's share 2004 23,4 M€
% of the total collections 16 %
     
Other Figures    
Box office 2005 1.023 M€ (link)
Video/DVD turnover 2005 1.160 M€ (link)

last update: 21-mai-07 14:36

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