Hadopi

What Hadopi does

Hadopi (Haute Autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur Internet) was a French independent public authority established in 2009 to oversee the distribution of works and protection of rights on the Internet. In 2022, Hadopi merged with CSA (Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel) to form Arcom (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique), consolidating French audiovisual and digital communication regulation into a single statutory body. Arcom operates from Paris, France, with a staff of 11-50 listed in firmographic data (likely understated given its expanded post-merger mandate).

Arcom's offering consists of regulatory supervision services across multiple domains: oversight of online platforms and social networks, television and video-on-demand regulation, radio and digital audio (DAB+) licensing, and youth protection initiatives. The organization provides public-facing tools including a legal content search directory ('Rechercher un site ou un service en offre légale'), a public reporting channel ('Alertez-nous'), and educational resources such as the 'Documentaires de poche' pedagogical project for high school students. Its core technology is described as regulatory technology and media monitoring systems for overseeing audiovisual content, online platforms, and digital services in France.

Arcom is an autorité publique indépendante — a French regulatory body, not a commercial enterprise. It does not operate with a commercial revenue model or pricing structure; funding flows from the French state. The organization holds statutory enforcement powers including the ability to issue formal notices ('mises en demeure'), publish legal decisions, and impose sanctions on media outlets and online platforms. Its strategic roadmap for 2026-2028 emphasizes stronger digital regulation and protection of French citizens in an evolving audiovisual landscape.

Name

Hadopi

Legal name

Arcom (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique)

Website

https://hadopi.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hadopi was a French independent public authority for internet copyright protection, merged in 2022 into Arcom. Arcom now regulates France's audiovisual, radio, VOD, and online platform sectors, enforcing compliance and protecting minors without a commercial revenue model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Regulation

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615), Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAGAE

Media Freedom, Access to Information & Digital Rights

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPAAALAC

Messaging, Chat & Live Interaction Safety (Text/Voice/Video)

Business & Public Services/Administrative & Support Services (BPO, Call Centers, Back Office)/Content Moderation, Trust & Safety Operations

SECONDARYEUAHABAH

Facility Siting, Permitting & Land-Use Regulatory Compliance (Multi-media Permitting, Zoning/Entitlements Support)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Environmental Compliance, Monitoring & Consulting/Regulatory Compliance & Auditing (Air, Water, Waste)

Keywords

• Media regulation
• Content protection
• Intellectual property enforcement
• Youth protection
• Digital rights

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hadopi is a French public authority dedicated to the distribution of works and the protection of rights on the Internet. Following its 2022 merger with CSA to form Arcom, it now regulates audiovisual and digital communications in France, including supervision of online platforms and social networks, protection of minors from harmful content, regulation of radio/TV/video-on-demand services, and provision of media education and legal content resources.

Product overview

Arcom (Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique) is an independent public authority that serves as France's audiovisual and digital communications regulator. Its offering consists of regulatory supervision services across multiple domains: online platform and social network oversight, television and video on demand regulation, radio and digital audio (DAB+) regulation, and youth protection initiatives. The organization also provides public-facing services including a legal content search tool, educational resources for media literacy (such as the 'Documentaires de poche' project for high school students), and a comprehensive legal/regulatory decisions database. The portfolio operates as a unified regulatory framework rather than a commercial product suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regulatory Supervision of Online Platforms and Social Networks

Quantifiable outcome

• x5 growth in game and entertainment programs on VOD platforms (2020-2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ofcom (UK): Ofcom is the UK's independent statutory regulator for communications, covering broadcasting, spectrum, telecom, video-on-demand, and online harms — the closest structural parallel to Arcom's audiovisual, radio, VOD, and online platform oversight mandate.
• Coimisiún na Meán (Ireland): Ireland's new statutory regulator for broadcasting, on-demand, and online safety, formed from the merger of the BAI and the Online Safety and Media Regulation Commission. Near-perfect structural parallel to Arcom's 2022 formation from CSA/Hadopi.
• CNIL (Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés, France): France's independent data protection authority. Sibling French public authority with overlapping jurisdiction over online platforms (especially GDPR/data-driven content) and frequently coordinates enforcement with Arcom on digital issues.
• ARCEP (France): France's independent regulatory authority for electronic communications and postal services. ARCEP is explicitly coordinated with Arcom through the joint 'Pôle numérique Arcep - Arcom' and regulates adjacent digital/telecom infrastructure that Arcom's content-and-platform mandate depends on.
• AGCOM (Autorità per le Garanzie nelle Comunicazioni, Italy): Italy's independent authority regulating telecommunications, broadcasting, and digital/online platforms. Closely comparable to Arcom in scope across audiovisual content, radio/TV, and online services under EU AVMSD-aligned frameworks.

Broad incumbents

• CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia, Spain): Spain's national markets and competition commission with regulatory authority over audiovisual, telecom, and digital markets. Comparable as a multi-mandate national regulator with audiovisual oversight powers similar to Arcom.
• Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA, Germany): Germany's federal regulator for electricity, gas, telecommunications, post, and rail markets. While broader than Arcom, it overlaps materially on telecom and digital infrastructure regulation and operates under a similar independent-statutory model.
• FCC (Federal Communications Commission, US): US federal regulator for communications, broadcasting, and spectrum. Operates at a larger scale than Arcom with broader interstate reach, but is structurally analogous as an independent statutory authority regulating TV, radio, and digital communications.

Others

• SACEM (Société des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique): French collective rights management organization for music authors and publishers. Materially adjacent to the original Hadopi mission of protecting rights on the Internet and overlaps with Arcom's 'promouvoir et protéger la création' mandate over digital content licensing.

Regional players

• Council for Media and Communications (Czech Republic / RRTV): Czech national broadcasting and telecommunications regulator covering TV, radio, and audiovisual services. Operates a similar statutory independent-authority model across audiovisual and telecom, but is geographically focused on a different market than Arcom.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/insidopi
• YouTubedailymotion.com/arcomfr
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArcomFR
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hadopi

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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