French Intellectual Property Code
In forceI. - In response to a reasoned request, the organisations granting authorisations for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in musical works shall provide, by electronic means, to the online service providers to which they have granted an authorisation, to the holders of the rights they manage and to the other collective management organisations, updated information enabling the identification of the online music repertoire they represent. This information concerns:
1° The musical works for which these authorisations have been granted;
2° The rights managed under these authorisations;
3° The territories covered by these authorisations.
II. - For the purposes of collecting the information referred to in I, organisations granting authorisations for the multi-territorial exploitation of online rights in musical works shall allow all right holders for whom they manage online rights to communicate this information to them electronically. The communication of the information referred to in I shall respect, where they exist, the voluntary sectoral standards and practices developed at international or European Union level with regard to data exchange.
III. - The provisions set out in II shall apply where exploitation authorisations are granted under a representation agreement in accordance with Article L. 325-3, unless the organisations in question agree between themselves and for the relationships they maintain, other technical methods of data collection.
IV. - In implementing I, the requested organisations may, if they consider it necessary, take appropriate measures to preserve the accuracy and integrity of the data, control its re-use and protect information covered by business secrecy.
V. - Rights holders, online service providers and other organisations may request the organisation that manages their online rights in musical works to rectify the information mentioned in I of this article and I of article R. 321-8. This request must be reasoned and accompanied by supporting documents. In this case, the organisation to which the request is made will rectify the erroneous information within a period not exceeding three months.
