Anticounterfeiting law passed by French Senate

As regards infringement actions, the new law provides for an increase in the civil damages awarded to victims of infringement, taking into account to a greater degree the profit made by the infringer (Article 2), including the savings that he could have made due to the infringement. It should be noted that a lump sum can be allocated instead. In this case, the amount is higher than the amount of royalties/fees that would normally have been paid if authorisation had been requested from the rights holder.