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Hadopi
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New French media regulator Arcom begins work
French media regulator the CSA and anti-piracy watchdog the Hadopi have now officially combined to…
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French media regulator CSA to absorb HADOPI to become ARCOM
French media regulator the Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel (CSA) is to change its name to…
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Rights-holders welcome new French antipiracy law
The French national assembly has adopted new anti-piracy legislation that sports rights-holders say could give…
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France’s Hadopi counts cost of piracy: 12m users, €1bn loss of earnings
Close to 12 million French internet users consumed pirated content last year, representing a loss…
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Coronavirus crisis provides boost for French SVOD take-up
The coronavirus crisis is giving a significant boost to take up of SVOD services in…
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New French media law to oblige Netflix to invest in local production
French minister of culture Franck Riester has presented his plans for a new media law…
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French Senate mulls changes to media regulation
The French Senate is currently considering wide-ranging changes to the regulatory regime for audiovisual media…
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French piracy rates stable as government ends three strikes law
Illicit consumption of content in France has increased slightly since October last year but remains…
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Films and TV trail software and music in French internet consumption satisfaction
While three out of five French internet consumers aware of legal internet-based content are “satisfied”…
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Hadopi analyses YouTube content
French anti-piracy regulator the Hadopi has published an analysis of content on YouTube in France…
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Digital natives display confusion about rights and wrongs of online piracy
Attitudes of ‘digital natives’ – 15-24 year-olds – towards the illicit consumption of online content…
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Illicit downloading down in France, but video remains a problem
The downloading of illicit content from the internet in France is decreasing, while the consumption…
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Hadopi faces budget cut
France’s Hadopi commission, the body tasked with implementing the country’s controversial anti-piracy regime, has had…
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Hadopi responds to Filippetti criticism
France’s online piracy watchdog the Hadopi has defended its record in the wake of criticisim…
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Lescure calls for debate on internet and connected TV
Former Canal Plus chief Pierre Lescure has called for an open debate about the impact…
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Hadopi costing too much, says minister
The French culture minister is set to demand cuts in the budget of the Hadopi,…
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Lescure to look again at Hadopi law
Former Canal Plus chief Pierre Lescure has been given the task of looking again at…
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Hollande says he will abrogate Hadopi
François Hollande, the French socialist party’s candidate in next year’s presidential election, has indicated he…
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France looking to extend Hadopi law to cover streaming
Following French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s call for a tightening up of the country’s Hadopi anti-piracy…