Chapter II: Protected works

The provisions of this Code protect the rights of authors in all works of the mind, whatever their genre, form of expression, merit or purpose.

The following in particular shall be considered to be intellectual works within the meaning of this Code: 1° Books, brochures and other literary, artistic and scientific writings; 2° Lectures, speeches, sermons, pleadings and other works of a similar nature; 3° Dramatic or dramatico-musical works ; 4° Choreographic works, circus numbers and tricks, pantomimes, the implementation of which is fixed in writing or otherwise; 5° Musical compositions with or without words;…

Authors of translations, adaptations, transformations or arrangements of intellectual works shall enjoy the protection instituted by this Code without prejudice to the rights of the author of the original work. The same shall apply to authors of anthologies or collections of various works or data, such as databases, which, by the choice or arrangement of their subject matter, constitute intellectual creations. By database is meant a collection of independent works,…

The title of a work of the mind, once it has an original character, is protected like the work itself. No one may, even if the work is no longer protected under the terms of articles L. 123-1 to L. 123-3, use this title to identify a work of the same genre, under conditions likely to cause confusion.