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Article L123-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

For collaborative works, the calendar year taken into consideration is that of the death of the last living of the collaborators.

For audiovisual works, the calendar year taken into consideration is that of the death of the last living of the following collaborators: the author of the screenplay, the author of the spoken text, the author of the musical compositions with or without words specially created for the work, the principal director.

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Article L123-2

Pour les oeuvres de collaboration, l’année civile prise en considération est celle de la mort du dernier vivant des collaborateurs.

Pour les oeuvres audiovisuelles, l’année civile prise en considération est celle de la mort du dernier vivant des collaborateurs suivants : l’auteur du scénario, l’auteur du texte parlé, l’auteur des compositions musicales avec ou sans paroles spécialement réalisées pour l’oeuvre, le réalisateur principal.

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