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Law Enforceable in France concerning Software, Data Bases and Web Sites

  • The French Law concerning Software

      • Articles of the French Code concerning the protection of software
    • Non-patentability of the software : L.611-10
    • The software, including the preparatory design material, make part of the works protected by copyright : Art. L.112-2(13)
    • Conditions of admission of the foreigners to the rights recognized in France to the authors of software : Art. L.111-5
    • The software created by employees in the execution of their duties or following the instructions given by the employer are the property of the employer : Art. L.113-9
    • The moral right of the author is more limited for an author of software than for an author of a literary or artistic work : Art. L.121-7
    • The economic rights : Art. L.122-5, L.122-6, L.122-6-1, L.122-6-2 and R 335-2
    • Duration of the protection : Art. L.123-1 to L.123-11
    • Pledging the right to Exploit sofware : Art. L.132-34, Art. R.132-8, R.132-17
    • Infringement seizure : Art. L.332-4
    • Penal provisions

  • The French Law concerning Data Bases

    • O.J. 151 of July 2, 1998 (in French) : LAW n° 98-536 of July 1, 1998 bearing transposition in the Intellectual Property of the Directive 96/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of March 11, 1996, relating to the legal protection of the databases

      • Articles of the French Code concerning the protection of Data bases

    • The data bases are protected by copyright : Art. L.112-3
    • Economic right : Art. L.122-5
    • Infringement seizure : Art. L.332-4
    • Rights of the data bases producers : protection of the contents of the data bases

  • The French Law concerning Web Sites
    • Law 78-17 of January 6, 1978 concerning the information technology, the files and the freedoms and proposal for amendment (in French)
    • Law 2000-719 of August 1, 2000, which amends the law 86-1067 of September 30, 1986 concerning the Freedom of Communication (in French)