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Adagp rights managing
I'm being approached about a commission, what should I do with regards to Adagp ? Can you handle a commission agreement ?
How can a royalty-free photograph be used ?
The work I want to reproduce is not part of your catalogue : what do I have to do ?
A publisher, producer or museum is asking me to assign my rights, what shall I do ?
How are sales monitored ?
In what case will I be consulted on the reproduction of my works ?
Art creation, supports, patronage
Where to find information about support for creative disciplines ?
Where to find information about public commissions ?
Where to find information about regional arts ?
Where can I get information about actions carried out in terms of corporate patronage ?
How to get legal advice and assistance ?
Where to find information about artists’ studio?
Author right
Is a photograph an original work ?
I have created a work on commission ; do I still hold the copyright in my work ?
I'm being approached about a commission, what should I do with regards to Adagp ? Can you handle a commission agreement ?
What is the limitation period and how is this responsibility concerning the resale right managed ?
What works are protected by Copyright ?
Author's social and legal situation
How to get legal advice and assistance ?
What is the Maison des Artistes ?
What is AGESSA ?
How to benefit from Social Security coverage ?
What are the main federations and professional associations for authors-artists ?
Adagp Image Bank
Why do I have to pay reproduction and public communication royalties to ADAGP when I've bought the file of the work from a photographic agency ?
Image right
What is the difference between copyright and image right ?
Infringement, protection and registration of works
How to register my work ?
How do I protect my creations ?
Private copy
Reproduction right
In what case will I be consulted on the reproduction of my works ?
I've discovered an unauthorised reproduction of my works in a publication, what do I have to do ?
Someone has copied, reproduced or communicated my work without my permission ? What are my rights ?
I am a publisher. When will I receive my invoice ?
How can a royalty-free photograph be used ?
I am a museum/Frac/cultural centre and regularly reproduce your members' works. Are there specific conditions for my establishment to facilitate the process ?
I am a publisher. When will I receive the permission I need ?
Why do I have to pay reproduction and public communication royalties to ADAGP when I've bought the file of the work from a photographic agency ?
A museum owns the work I want to reproduce. Why do I still have to ask ADAGP for permission and pay it royalties ?
Reproduction right (in the press)
How are media reproduction royalties calculated (for a print publication/for an online publication) ?
I am being asked to assign my rights in order to promote my exhibition in the press, is this compulsory ?
How can a royalty-free photograph be used ?
I've discovered an unauthorised reproduction of my works in a publication, what do I have to do ?
Why do I have to pay reproduction and public communication royalties to ADAGP when I've bought the file of the work from a photographic agency ?
Request for permission
I am a publisher. When will I receive the permission I need ?
In what case will I be consulted on the reproduction of my works ?
Resale right
What is the timescale for collecting and paying the resale royalty ?
What is the limitation period and how is this responsibility concerning the resale right managed ?
For a sale subject to the resale royalty, can Adagp claim payment directly from a non-professional seller ?
Can Adagp collect the resale royalty of artists who are non-members ?
How are sales monitored ?
Can an artist give up his/her resale right ?
Right of public communication (Audiovisual)
I'm doing a report on a current exhibition ; do I have to pay royalties ?
Right of public communication (Web)
I'm a company wanting to put a large number of works online, what is the procedure ?
I am a cultural organisation wanting to put our collections of artworks online, what is the procedure ?
I've seen one of my works reproduced online without my permission, what shall I do ?
Rights transfer
I am being asked to assign my rights in order to promote my exhibition in the press, is this compulsory ?
A publisher, producer or museum is asking me to assign my rights, what shall I do ?
Can an artist give up his/her resale right ?
I have created a work on commission ; do I still hold the copyright in my work ?
Taxation, accounting
What rate of VAT is applicable ?
Can I benefit from an allowance regarding the application of VAT ?
What work of art are covered by a specific VAT system ?
How to pay the distributor contribution ?
Works publication, exhibition and sale
What procedures should be followed in my negociations with galleries or exhibitors ?
Where can I get a list of the main shows ?
How and why do I insure my art work during exhibitions or transport ?
If I sell my work to a collector, gallery or museum, will I still be the owner of the copyrights on my work ?
I have created a work on commission ; do I still hold the copyright in my work ?
Who do I have to contact to get information about the activity of art galleries ?
I'm doing a report on a current exhibition ; do I have to pay royalties ?