Facts
The Federal Tribunal was seized of a criminal appeal by [A.] and [B.] against a judgment of the Criminal Court of Appeal of the Cantonal Tribunal of the Canton of Vaud dated December 9, 2011. This decision had convicted them for violation of the Federal Act against Unfair Competition (LCD) and declared them debtors of sums of money to Société d'Edition de Canal Plus, Canal+ Distribution SAS, Nagra France SAS and Nagravision SA. The established facts show that [A.] modified decoders so that they could decode the encrypted channels of Société d'Edition de Canal Plus without an official subscription. Between 2006 and 2007, he sold between 200 and 250 of these modified devices, generating a turnover of 130,000 to 162,000 francs. [B.] for his part sold decoders that he had sometimes modified himself and installed some of them at clients' premises.Considerations
The Federal Tribunal upheld the appeal and annulled the cantonal judgment. It considered that the appellants had not taken over the "work result" of the respondents within the meaning of Art. 5 let. c LCD, as they had merely decrypted the programs without re-broadcasting them. Furthermore,…