My works are the subject of extended collective licensing

Since 13 September 2022, certain contracts concluded by ADAGP to authorise the use of its members’ works can be extended to all authors of the visual arts by the French Ministry of Culture (learn more about extended collective licensing).

Which types of use are covered by this extension?

The law provides for the specific cases in which this type of extended collective licensing may be implemented:

• The exploitation of works in digital form by educational establishments for illustration purposes, as part of their teaching activities (art. L. 122-5-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code) ;
• The exploitation of visual artworks by content-sharing platforms (art. L. 137-2-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code);
• The exploitation of visual artworks in scientific works made available to the public online (art. L. 139-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code). 

Who is this measure for?

If you are an ADAGP member and have transferred the management of all your rights, you are entitled to the royalties derived from the extended collective licensing contracts managed by ADAGP, as you would be for any general contract.

If you are a member of another collective management organisation (SAIF, SCAM…), your CMO will collect the royalties you are entitled to on your behalf.

If you are not a member of any collective management organisation, you can:

• contact ADAGP to receive the royalties you are entitled to, and, by joining, receive other rights, participate in the life of the organisation, or apply for grants and endowments.

Contact us

• complete the form below to object to the inclusion of your works in the scope of the extended collective licensing contract(s) administered by ADAGP, and thus retain the right to control the corresponding uses of your works.  

Form

You will find below a list of ongoing extended collective licensing contracts

4Use of works in research publications on open-access platforms (AEE MESRE-2026)

Contract reference: MESRE/ADAGP/SAIF/SCAM contract which authorises the reproduction and representation of visual artworks in publications or works published without access restrictions as part of research and higher education activities in a non-profit context.

Relevant works: drawings, paintings, architectural works, sculptures, engravings and lithographs; graphic and typographic works; photographic works and works produced using techniques similar to photography; applied artworks; illustrations, maps, plans, sketches, and plastic works related to geography, topography, architecture, and the sciences (Articles 7 to 12 of Article L. 112-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code).

Beneficiary of the authorisation: French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE)

Legal basis: Article L. 139-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Concluded on: 27 November 2025

Extended on: 19 January 2026 (extension order)

Contract duration: 2 years, then automatically renewable for consecutive periods of one year

Territory: France

Scope of the licensing: This contract authorises teachers and researchers affiliated with institutions under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research to publish scientific works illustrated with visual artworks on open-access platforms (such as hal.science, theses.fr, persee.fr) for non-profit purposes. The illustrations may be used solely to clarify or support a development, argument, or demonstration.

For more information about the contract, you can contact ADAGP here: aee@adagp.fr.