Useful links
The blog for information technology by Anne-Katel MARTINEAU:
http://www.avocats.fr/space/anne-katel.martineau
Légifrance:
http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/
All provisions of French, European and international laws.
French Senate:
http://www.senat.fr/
Presentation of the Upper Chamber of the French Parliament and its members who represent local authorities, having their seat at the Palais du Luxembourg. For reading parliamentary news and especially proposed bills.
Gateway to the european union
http://europa.eu
It provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and essential information on European integration. Users can also consult all legislation currently in force or under discussion, access the websites of each of the EU institutions and find out about the policies administered by the European Union under the powers devolved to it by the Treaties.
Portal for the information society:
http://www.internet.gouv.fr
Website for the program of governmental initiatives for the information society. This functions directly under the Prime Minister.
L’Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle:
http://www.inpi.fr
Website for the French National Institute of Intellectual Property: information on trademarks, patents, designs and models.
French governmental documentation:
http://www.ladocfrancaise.gouv.fr
This website provides access to published government documents.
Telecommunications:
http://www.telecom.gouv.fr
This website permits consultation of official reports and statements regarding the telecom market. Information can also be found here on laws and regulations, and public contracts.
American case law
http://www.fedworld.gov/supcourt/index.htm
Supreme Court decisions of the United States from 1937 to 1975, with search possible by key word or the name of one of the parties.
World Intellectual Property Organization
http://www.wipo.int
SESAM:
http://www.sesam.org
Organization comprised of various bodies for copyright protection. This website is reserved for multimedia authors seeking copyright protection.
AFUL:
http://www.aful.org
Association Francophones des Utilisateurs de Linux et de logiciels libres (Association of French-Speaking Users of Linux and Freeware).
IDDN (Inter Deposit Digital Number)
http://www.iddn.org
Protection of digital works.
L’INA, l’Institut National de l’Audiovisuel
http://www.institut-national-audiovisuel.fr/
http://www.ina.fr/
La CNIL, la Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés
http://www.cnil.fr/
Le CNC, le Centre National du Cinéma et de l’image animée
http://www.cnc.fr/web/fr
La SACEM, la Société des Auteurs Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique
http://www.sacem.fr/cms/home?pop=1
La Maison des Artistes
http://www.lamaisondesartistes.fr
L’ADAGP, la société française de gestion des droits d’auteur dans les arts visuels
http://www.adagp.fr/FR/static_index.php
AGESSA, la sécurité sociale des auteurs
http://www.agessa.org/