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Imation Europe BV v Copie France (French Court of Cassation M 19-14.438)

  1. 10 November 2021France

    10 November 2021France

    Judgment of the Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber in case M 19-14.438 dated 10 November 2021

    Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber

    Case no.
    M 19-14.438
    Citation
    Arrêt no. 676 FS-B
    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected Imation Europe BV's appeal in its dispute with Copie France concerning French private-copy remuneration. It held that Copie France was not an entity assimilable to the State and that an EU directive could not be invoked to disapply national rules in this dispute between private parties; it also upheld the refusal of reimbursement and damages and the related counterclaims.

    Supporting details

    24 authorities · 22 participants
    Imation Europe BV
    Representative
    SCP Piwnica et Molinié (For: Imation Europe BV)
    Representative
    Piwnica (For: Imation Europe BV)
    Société pour la perception de la rémunération de la copie privée audiovisuelle et sonore (Copie France)
    Representative
    SCP Bernard Hémery, Carole Thomas-Raquin, Martin Le Guerer (For: Société pour la perception de la rémunération de la copie privée audiovisuelle et sonore (Copie France))
    Representative
    Hémery (For: Société pour la perception de la rémunération de la copie privée audiovisuelle et sonore (Copie France))
    Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Chauvin
    Judge
    Avel
    Judge
    Mornet
    Judge
    Vitse
    Judge
    Dazzan
    Judge
    Le Gall
    Judge
    Kloda
    Judge
    Serrier
    Judge
    Champ
    Advocate General
    Lavigne
    Other
    Court Reporter
    Tinchon

    Authorities cited

    24
    • Directive 2001/29/EC dated 22 May 2001 (Directive 2001/29/EC)
      statute
    • Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
      statute
    • French Intellectual Property Code
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Constitution
      statute
    • Law no. 2001-1898 of 20 December 2011
      statute
    • Law of 16-24 August 1790
      statute
    • Simavelec (Conseil d'État, 11 July 2008, no. 298779)
      case law
    • Canal + Terminaux and Others (Conseil d'État, 17 June 2011, nos. 324816, 325439, 325468, 325469)
      case law
    • Padawan (CJEU, 21 October 2010, C-467/08)
      case law
    • Van Duyn (CJEU, 4 December 1974, 41/74)
      case law
    • Farrell (CJEU, 10 October 2017, C-413/15)
      case law
    • Marshall (CJEU, 26 February 1986, 152/84)
      case law
    • Pfeiffer and Others (CJEU, 5 October 2004, C-397/01 to C-403/01)
      case law
    • Poplawski (CJEU, 24 June 2019, C-573/17)
      case law
    • Stichting de Thuiskopie (CJEU, 16 June 2011, C-462/09)
      case law
    • Amazon.com International Sales and Others (CJEU, 11 July 2013, C-521/11)
      case law
    • Microsoft Mobile Sales International and Others (CJEU, 22 September 2016, C-110/15)
      case law
    • Opus Supplies (CJEU, 16 June 2011)
      case law
    • Paris Court of Appeal judgment of 22 March 2007 (Paris Court of Appeal, 22 March 2007)
      case law
    • French Court of Cassation judgment of 22 November 2008 (French Court of Cassation, 22 November 2008)
      case law
    • Thionville Regional Court judgment dated 12 October 2015 (Thionville Regional Court, 12 October 2015)
      case law
    • Metz Court of Appeal judgment of 27 June 2016 (Metz Court of Appeal, 27 June 2016)
      case law

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