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THROUGH-TO-THE-VIEWER LICENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Copyright
- Marketing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- buyout licence
1, record 1, English, buyout%20licence
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- buy out license 2, record 1, English, buy%20out%20license
correct
- buyout license 3, record 1, English, buyout%20license
correct
- buy-out license 4, record 1, English, buy%2Dout%20license
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The producer purchases the CDs of production music outright, and the purchase price includes the right to unlimited use of the music forever. 4, record 1, English, - buyout%20licence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A buyout licence is a through-to-the-viewer licence in which royalties are set at a lump sum paid up front. 1, record 1, English, - buyout%20licence
Record 1, Key term(s)
- buy out licence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Droits d'auteur
- Commercialisation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- licence d'acquisition des droits
1, record 1, French, licence%20d%27acquisition%20des%20droits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- licence définitive libre de droits 1, record 1, French, licence%20d%C3%A9finitive%20libre%20de%20droits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Licence permettant à un producteur d'acquérir des droits d'exploitation illimités de manière définitive sur la production d'une œuvre musicale d'un artiste. 1, record 1, French, - licence%20d%27acquisition%20des%20droits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une licence libre de tous droits est définitive («buyout») lorsque les redevances y sont fixées à un prix forfaitaire payable à l’avance. 2, record 1, French, - licence%20d%27acquisition%20des%20droits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-05-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Television Arts
- Radio Arts
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- through-to-the-viewer licence
1, record 2, English, through%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dviewer%20licence
correct, Canada
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- through to the viewer licence 1, record 2, English, through%20to%20the%20viewer%20licence
correct, Canada
- through-to-the-viewer license 2, record 2, English, through%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dviewer%20license
correct
- through to the viewer license 3, record 2, English, through%20to%20the%20viewer%20license
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Producers sometimes secure a through-to-the-viewer licence. Such a licence authorizes all copies of a musical work made by the producer or others in the course of delivering the audiovisual work to the ultimate consumer in the intended market, be it television, cinema, DVD, Internet or other. 1, record 2, English, - through%2Dto%2Dthe%2Dviewer%20licence
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Télévision (Arts du spectacle)
- Radio (Arts du spectacle)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- licence libre de tous droits
1, record 2, French, licence%20libre%20de%20tous%20droits
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- licence de visionnement intégrale 2, record 2, French, licence%20de%20visionnement%20int%C3%A9grale
correct, feminine noun
- licence intégrale de visionnement 2, record 2, French, licence%20int%C3%A9grale%20de%20visionnement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Licence permettant à un utilisateur d'avoir accès à l'intégralité du contenu de son fournisseur en matière de service de télécommunications ou de production audiovisuelle. 2, record 2, French, - licence%20libre%20de%20tous%20droits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un producteur obtient parfois une licence libre de tous droits («through to the viewer»). Cette licence autorise toute copie d’une œuvre musicale par le producteur ou d’autres personnes servant à livrer l’œuvre audiovisuelle au consommateur dans le marché visé, télévision, cinéma, DVD, Internet ou autre. 1, record 2, French, - licence%20libre%20de%20tous%20droits
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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