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DROITS AUTEUR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-11-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- royalty
1, record 1, English, royalty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A payment made to an author ... for each copy of his work sold. 2, record 1, English, - royalty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
royalty: term usually used in the plural form. 3, record 1, English, - royalty
Record 1, Key term(s)
- royalties
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droits d'auteur
1, record 1, French, droits%20d%27auteur
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- redevance 2, record 1, French, redevance
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- tantième 3, record 1, French, tanti%C3%A8me
correct, feminine noun
- royalty 4, record 1, French, royalty
see observation, feminine noun
- royauté 5, record 1, French, royaut%C3%A9
see observation, feminine noun, rare
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Somme que [perçoit] l'auteur d'un ouvrage littéraire ou artistique sur la vente ou la reproduction de ses œuvres. 6, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27auteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
redevance : Somme d'argent que doit verser l'utilisateur d'un brevet à son inventeur et qui est établie en fonction du nombre d'objets fabriqués. 4, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27auteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Comité d'étude des termes techniques français préconise «droits d'auteur» [...] Comme terme de commerce il propose de remplacer «royalties» par «redevance». L'Académie a adopté la même résolution, devenue maintenant une obligation [...] 5, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27auteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
royalty : Généralement employé au pluriel. On rencontre aussi la forme «royauté(s)». 5, record 1, French, - droits%20d%27auteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Copyright
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- royalty
1, record 2, English, royalty
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- copyright royalty 2, record 2, English, copyright%20royalty
correct
- author's royalty 3, record 2, English, author%27s%20royalty
correct
- author's fee 4, record 2, English, author%27s%20fee
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
royalties: Sums paid to intellectual property owners in exchange for doing acts that are otherwise considered infringement. 5, record 2, English, - royalty
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
royalty; copyright royalty; author's royalty; author's fee: terms usually used in the plural. 6, record 2, English, - royalty
Record 2, Key term(s)
- royalties
- copyright royalties
- author's royalties
- author's fees
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droits d'auteur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit d'auteur
1, record 2, French, droit%20d%27auteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- redevance 2, record 2, French, redevance
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
redevances : Sommes payées au titulaire de droits de propriété intellectuelle pour accomplir des actes qui seraient autrement considérés comme une contrefaçon. 3, record 2, French, - droit%20d%27auteur
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit d'auteur; redevance : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 4, record 2, French, - droit%20d%27auteur
Record 2, Key term(s)
- droits d'auteur
- redevances
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derechos de autor
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- regalía
1, record 2, Spanish, regal%C3%ADa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecho de autor 2, record 2, Spanish, derecho%20de%20autor
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cantidad que se paga al propietario de un derecho a cambio del permiso para ejercerlo. 3, record 2, Spanish, - regal%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que en español se puede emplear el término "regalía" como equivalente del inglés "royalty". 3, record 2, Spanish, - regal%C3%ADa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
regalía; derecho de autor: términos utilizados generalmente en plural. 4, record 2, Spanish, - regal%C3%ADa
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