Chapter II: Deposit of title and registration of works

It is compulsory to file the provisional or definitive title of a cinematographic work intended for public performance in France with the public film and audiovisual register. Unless otherwise stipulated, registration is optional for audiovisual works. The deposit of the title is made at the request of the producer or his representative, who submits in support a copy of the contract or a simple declaration from the author(s) of the…

The title of a literary work may be registered in the register of options at the request of the producer or his representative, who submits a copy of the contract by which the author of the work or his successor in title has granted him an option to purchase the rights to adapt and produce the work and who provides proof of payment of the sums due under the contract….