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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-4

Notwithstanding the assignment of his right of exploitation, the author, even after publication of his work, enjoys a right of repentance or withdrawal vis-à-vis the assignee. He may not, however, exe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-4

Any representation or reproduction in whole or in part made without the consent of the author or his successors in title or assigns is unlawful. The same applies to translation, adaptation or transfor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-40

Any transfer of the work with a view to its exploitation outside the initial press title or a coherent press family is subject to the express prior agreement of its author expressed on an individual b…

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section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-4

The signing of a contract between a performer and a producer for the production of an audiovisual work constitutes authorisation to fix, reproduce and communicate the performer's performance to the pu…

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

Article L138-4

An author or his successors in title may object to an approved collective management organisation issuing exploitation authorisations on their behalf. This objection may relate to a work or a group of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Multi-territorial exploitation licences for online rights in musical works

Article L325-4

Right holders who have authorised a collective management organisation to grant multi-territorial exploitation authorisations for online rights in musical works may terminate that authorisation in the…

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Section 2: Collective decisions by members

Article L323-4

Collective decisions of the members shall be taken in accordance with the provisions specific to the legal form adopted by the collective management organisation, subject to the provisions of this sec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-4

The first sale of a material copy of a database in the territory of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, by the rightholder or w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-4

In the absence of the consent of the owner of the design, the manufacture, offering, placing on the market, import, export, transhipment, use, or possession for these purposes, of a product incorporat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Seizure of operating income

Article L333-4

The provisions of this chapter shall not preclude seizures made with a view to the recovery of maintenance claims provided for by the provisions of the Civil Code.

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