I.-The publication of a work of visual, graphic or photographic art from an online public communication service entails the management, for the benefit of one or more collective management organisations governed by Title II of Book III of this Part and approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for culture, of the right to reproduce and represent this work within the framework of automated image referencing services. In the absence of designation by the author or his successor in title on the date of publication of the work, one of the approved bodies is deemed to manage this right.
II.-The recognised organisations alone are authorised to enter into any agreement with the operators of automated image referencing services for the purpose of authorising the reproduction and representation of plastic, graphic or photographic works of art within the framework of these services and to receive the corresponding remuneration set in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in Article L. 136-4. The agreements concluded with these operators stipulate the terms and conditions under which they fulfil their obligations to provide the approved bodies with a statement of the exploitation of the works and any information necessary for the distribution of the sums collected to the authors or their beneficiaries.
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