France has implemented the Use for public security purposes (Art. 5.3(e) InfoSoc) exception in Article L331-4 of the Intellectual Property Code. The national exception closely resembles the EU exception.
Implementation summary:
This exception allows for all acts necessary for the performance of parliamentary control procedure, judicial or administrative procedure provided by law, or acts undertaken for public safety purposes.
Implementation details:
Beneficiaries:
- any user
Purposes:
- for public safety purposes
- for the performance of parliamentary control procedures, judicial or administrative procedures provided by law
Usage:
- any use
Subject Matter:
- works
- performances
- phonograms
- film fixations
- broadcasts
- press publications
Compensation:
- no compensation required
Attribution:
- no attribution required
Introduced/last updated: 01 July 1998
