Title III: Exploitation of rights

Where the purpose of a publishing contract is to publish a book in both printed and digital form, the conditions relating to the transfer of exploitation rights in digital form shall be set out in a separate part of the contract, failing which the transfer of such rights shall be null and void.

Rights arising from the exploitation of several books by the same author governed by separate publishing contracts may not be offset against each other, unless an agreement to the contrary, separate from the publishing contracts, is concluded with the formally expressed agreement of the author and under the conditions set out in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8.

I.-The publisher is obliged to ensure the permanent and ongoing exploitation of the book published in printed or digital form. II.-The transfer of exploitation rights in printed form is automatically terminated if, after formal notice has been given by the author by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the publisher does not meet its obligations in this respect within six months of receipt. This termination has no effect on the…

I.-For each book, the publisher is required to report to the author on the calculation of his remuneration in an explicit and transparent manner. To this end, the publisher shall send the author, or make available to the author by an electronic communication process, a statement of accounts mentioning: 1° Where the book is published in printed form, the number of copies manufactured during the financial year, the number of…

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not complied with its obligation to pay the royalties within the time limits stipulated in the first paragraph of this article, the author has a period of twelve months in which to give formal notice to the publisher…

I.-The publishing contract is terminated at the author’s or publisher’s initiative if, for two consecutive years beyond a period of four years after the publication of the work, the statements of accounts do not show any rights paid, or credited in compensation for a deposit, in respect of any of the following operations: 1° Single sale of the book in its entirety in printed form, with the exception of sales…