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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-2

Does not constitute a publishing contract, within the meaning of Article L. 132-1, the so-called author's account contract. With this type of contract, the author or his successors in title pay the pu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-8

The author must guarantee to the publisher the peaceful and, unless otherwise agreed, exclusive exercise of the assigned right. He is obliged to enforce this right and to defend it against any infring…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-9

The author must enable the publisher to manufacture and distribute copies of the work or to produce the work in digital form.The author must deliver to the publisher, within the period specified in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-3

Does not constitute a publishing contract, within the meaning of article L. 132-1, the so-called half-account contract. With this type of contract, the author or his successors in title commission a p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-5

…er for remuneration proportional to the operating revenue or, in the cases provided for in articles L. 131-4 and L. 132-6, a flat fee.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-7

The author's personal consent, given in writing, is mandatory. Without prejudice to the provisions governing contracts entered into by minors and adults under curatorship, consent is even required whe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…uthorisation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-2

Performers have the right to respect for their name, their status and their performance. This inalienable and imprescriptible right is attached to their person. It is transmissible to their heirs for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-4

The rights mentioned in the first part of this code may not prevent acts necessary for the performance of a parliamentary control, jurisdictional or administrative procedure provided for by law, or un…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L331-2

…national du cinéma et de l'image animée, by the professional defence bodies referred to in Article L. 331-1 and by the collective management bodies mentioned in Title II of this Book. These agents ar…

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