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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-17

…ommon law, by the preceding articles of this sub-section or by the articles of sub-section 2, when: 1° The publisher proceeds to the total destruction of the copies; 2° The publisher, after formal not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3

…available to the author by an electronic communication process, a statement of accounts mentioning:1° Where the book is published in printed form, the number of copies manufactured during the financi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-4

…on. However, the author's remuneration may be assessed on a flat-rate basis in the following cases: 1° The basis for calculating the proportional shareholding cannot be practically determined; 2° The…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-6

…tion for the first edition, with the author's formally expressed agreement, in the following cases: 1° Scientific or technical works; 2° Anthologies and encyclopaedias; 3° Prefaces, annotations, intro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-7

…pproved body. III.-Approval of the organisations provided for in II is granted in consideration of: 1° The diversity of the members; 2° The professional qualifications of the directors; 3° The size of…

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Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2

…formance consists in the communication of the work to the public by any process, and in particular: 1° By public recitation, lyrical performance, dramatic representation, public presentation, public p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-2-2

…te that does not provide a level of copyright protection equivalent to that guaranteed by this code:1° Where the uplink to the satellite is made from a station located on national territory. The right…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…llowing in particular shall be considered to be intellectual works within the meaning of this Code: 1° Books, brochures and other literary, artistic and scientific writings; 2° Lectures, speeches, ser…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-7

…ess otherwise stipulated in a manner more favourable to the author of software, the latter may not: 1° Oppose modification of the software by the assignee of the rights mentioned in 2° of Article L. 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5

When the work has been disclosed, the author may not prohibit:1° Private and free representations made exclusively within a family circle;2° Copies or reproductions made from a lawful source and stric…

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