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COLLECTIVE SOCIETY [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copyright
  • Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
DEF

An organization that administers the rights of several copyright owners. It can grant permission to use their works and set the conditions for that use.

CONT

A copyright collective (also known as a copyright collecting agency, licensing agency or copyright collecting society) is a body created by copyright law or private agreement which engages in collective rights management.

OBS

Collecting societies have the authority to license copyrighted works and collect royalties as part of compulsory licensing or individual licences negotiated on behalf of its members.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits d'auteur
  • Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
DEF

Un organisme qui administre les droits d'auteur d'un nombre important de titulaires de droit d'auteur. Elle peut accorder la permission d'utiliser leurs œuvres et préciser les conditions qui s'y rattachent.

OBS

Société de perception dans le cas des droits de retransmission parce qu'elle ne s'occupe que de perception.

Spanish

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