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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-5

The audiovisual work is deemed completed when the final version has been established by mutual agreement between, on the one hand, the director or, where applicable, the co-writers and, on the other h…

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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 I: General provisions

Article L131-4

The transfer by the author of his rights over his work may be total or partial. It must include for the benefit of the author a proportional share of the revenue from the sale or exploitation. However…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5

I.-In the case of assignment of the exploitation right, where the author has suffered a loss of more than seven twelfths due to injury or insufficient forecasting of the proceeds of the work, he may r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-7

In the event of a partial assignment, the successor in title is substituted for the author in the exercise of the rights assigned, under the conditions, within the limits and for the duration stipulat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-9

The contract mentions the producer's option to use the technical measures provided for in Article L. 331-5 as well as the information in electronic form provided for in article L. 331-11, specifying t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3

The transfer of the author's rights is subject to the condition that each of the assigned rights is mentioned separately in the deed of transfer and that the field of exploitation of the assigned righ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-3-3

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles L. 131-3-1 and L. 131-3-2. In particular, it defines the conditions under which a civil servant who is the author of a w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-5-1

I.-Where the author has transferred all or part of his exploitation rights, the assignee shall send him or make available to him by an electronic communication process, at least once a year, explicit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-1

The global assignment of future works is void.

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