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WIPO Copyright Treaty. (adopted in Geneva on December 20, 1996) Preamble The Contracting Parties, Desiring to develop and maintain the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works in a manner as effective and uniform as possible, Recognizing the need to introduce new international rules and clarify the interpretation of certain existing rules in order to provide adequate solutions to the questions raised by new economic, social, cultural and technological developments, Recognizing the profound impact of the development and convergence of information and communication technologies on the creation and use of literary and artistic works, Emphasizing the outstanding significance of copyright protection as an incentive for literary and artistic creation, Recognizing the need to maintain a balance between the rights of authors and the larger public interest, particularly education, research and access to information, as reflected in the Berne Convention, Have agreed as follows: (1) Authors of.

WIPO Copyright Treaty

DMCA. And Related Laws Contained in Title 17 of the United States Code Circular 92 § 501.

DMCA

Infringement of copyright3 (a) Anyone who violates any of the exclusive rights of the copyright owner as provided by sections 106 through 122 or of the author as provided in section 106A(a), or who imports copies or phonorecords into the United States in violation of section 602, is an infringer of the copyright or right of the author, as the case may be. For purposes of this chapter (other than section 506), any reference to copyright shall be deemed to include the rights conferred by section 106A(a). (b) The legal or beneficial owner of an exclusive right under a copyright is entitled, subject to the requirements of section 411, to institute an action for any infringement of that particular right committed while he or she is the owner of it. . § 502. . § 503. (a)(1) At any time while an action under this title is pending, the court may order the impounding, on such terms as it may deem reasonable— § 504.

Directive 2000/31/CE EN. Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market ('Directive on electronic commerce') Official Journal L 178 , 17/07/2000 P. 0001 - 0016 Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 47(2), 55 and 95 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2), Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3), Whereas:

LCEN. CHAPITRE II : Les prestataires techniques.

LCEN

I.-1. Les personnes dont l'activité est d'offrir un accès à des services de communication au public en ligne informent leurs abonnés de l'existence de moyens techniques permettant de restreindre l'accès à certains services ou de les sélectionner et leur proposent au moins un de ces moyens. Les personnes visées à l'alinéa précédent les informent également de l'existence de moyens de sécurisation permettant de prévenir les manquements à l'obligation définie à l'article L. 336-3 du code de la propriété intellectuelle et leur proposent au moins un des moyens figurant sur la liste prévue au deuxième alinéa de l'article L. 331-26 du même code. 2.

L'alinéa précédent ne s'applique pas lorsque le destinataire du service agit sous l'autorité ou le contrôle de la personne visée audit alinéa. 3. 4. 5. -la date de la notification ; -les nom et domicile du destinataire ou, s'il s'agit d'une personne morale, sa dénomination et son siège social ; 6. 7. II. III.-1.

Le statut d'hébergeur / LCEN

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