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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-3

An organisation mentioned in 1° of Article L. 135-1 may not apply Article L. 135-2 only after having: 1° Carried out diligent, proven and serious searches for rightholders, pursuant to the first parag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by this title may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Reproductions made from a lawful source, strictl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-1

…heir collections. II. II - The provisions of this chapter do not apply to commercially unavailable sets of works if, on the basis of reasonable efforts of investigation, it is proven that these sets a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Exploitation of works by providers of online content-sharing services

Article L137-2

…online content sharing service in respect of acts of exploitation carried out by the provider. III.-1° In the absence of authorisation from the rightholders, the provider of an online content sharing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

…rsons who, in the branch of activity concerned, use phonograms under the conditions provided for in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article L. 214-1. The organisations called upon to appoint the members of the commi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-4

…means of material copies, or is communicated to the public, the performer's economic rights expire:1° For a performance fixed in a videogram, fifty years after 1 January of the calendar year followin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L211-3-1

The beneficiaries of the rights opened up by Article L. 218-2 may not prohibit: 1° Acts of hyperlinking; 2° The use of isolated words or very short extracts from a press publication. This exception ma…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3-7

…rticle L. 212-3 provides for flat-rate remuneration, the phonogram producer pays the performer, in return for the exploitation of the phonogram containing the authorised fixation, additional annual re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable to the search for and referencing of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art

Article L136-3

The approval provided for in I of Article L. 136-2 is issued in consideration of: 1° The diversity of the members; 2° The professional qualifications of the directors; 3° The human and material resour…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-1

…r non-profit purposes and to the extent required by the disability, under the following conditions: 1° Reproduction and representation are provided by legal entities or establishments appearing on a l…

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