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Article L132-41 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Where the author of a still image is a professional journalist who derives most of his or her income from the exploitation of such works and who occasionally contributes to the preparation of a press title, the transfer of exploitation rights as provided for in article L. 132-36 only applies if this work has been commissioned by the press company.

The conditions under which the second paragraph of Article L. 121-8 applies to works assigned pursuant to the first paragraph of this article are specified by a collective or individual agreement.

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Article L132-41
Lorsque l’auteur d’une image fixe est un journaliste professionnel qui tire le principal de ses revenus de l’exploitation de telles œuvres et qui collabore de manière occasionnelle à l’élaboration d’un titre de presse, la cession des droits d’exploitation telle que prévue à l’article L. 132-36 ne s’applique que si cette œuvre a été commandée par l’entreprise de presse.


Les conditions dans lesquelles le second alinéa de l’article L. 121-8 s’applique aux œuvres cédées en application du premier alinéa du présent article sont précisées par un accord collectif ou individuel.

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