The bid is based on France's so-called "cultural exception" policy, which aims to protect culture from market forces and foreign competition.

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The cultural exception policy, introduced in France in 1993, asserts that cultural goods are to be treated differently from other commercial goods.

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Do you believe we could defend our social model or our cultural exception as strongly if France is weakened, if the French-German tandem is weakened?

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She added that the cultural exception remained "a battle for France".

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But with the government wading in on behalf of small video game studios, the question is whether the joystick and the console will enjoy the protection of the "cultural exception francaise".

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The study, led by the former CEO of French pay-TV channel Canal Plus, Pierre Lescure, proposed a total of 75 measures to "protect the cultural exception in the face of digital innovation".

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It's the most sparsely populated country on the planet, with the exception of Mongolia, accents and cultural differences can make responses difficult to decipher, and everything's going to be on the corner of Sam Nujoma and Sam Nujoma anyway.

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The couple say "cultural differences" led to the situation, and that the authorities had taken exception to them sleeping with the children and feeding them by hand.

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Believe it or not, those of you who have the type of friends or family (or cultural background) where starting a business from scratch is a legitimate reason to borrow money are the exception and not the rule.

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