Distinguished delegates and honoured chairs, the French delegate is glad to be on this conference.

For the past two centuries, the Berne convention had been suitably integrated in the copyright law,
but in the past few decades many difficulties have arisen due to the fast development of digital
technologies. This has become the target to illegal activity and, due to unclear boundaries and
jurisdictions in the digital world, they have proved to be unresolved. Many countries adopted their
laws to the new constraints of the digital world, but only some of them coordinated its specifics.

The French Republic believes the treaties like the Berne Convention are highly outdated due to the
improvement of digital technologies and global illegal activity. Furthermore, it believes only a unified
international effort can meet the new requirements of the digital world. It feels that a new copyright
treaty with reformed DRM and a unified sanctioning system would improve the global copyright
situation.

Thank to all delegates and chairs for listening.