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Article L132-40 of the French Intellectual Property Code

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 basis or in a collective agreement, without prejudice, in the latter case, to the exercise of his moral rights by the journalist.

These uses give rise to remuneration in the form of copyright, under conditions determined by the individual or collective agreement.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L132-40
Toute cession de l’œuvre en vue de son exploitation hors du titre de presse initial ou d’une famille cohérente de presse est soumise à l’accord exprès et préalable de son auteur exprimé à titre individuel ou dans un accord collectif, sans préjudice, dans ce deuxième cas, de l’exercice de son droit moral par le journaliste.


Ces exploitations donnent lieu à rémunération sous forme de droits d’auteur, dans des conditions déterminées par l’accord individuel ou collectif.

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