Assignment of copyright in choreographic works
This factsheet explains to choreographers how to protect and assign their copyright. It sets out moral and economic rights, the conditions for assigning performance and reproduction rights, remuneration based on a share of the takings, and the specific rules that apply when joining a collective management organisation.
Table of contents
- Principles of copyright: Moral rights
- Economic rights
- Penalties for copyright infringement
- Assignment of rights
- The requirement for a written agreement
- Mandatory notices
- Remuneration of the author
- Proportional remuneration of the author
- Exceptions to proportional remuneration of the author
- Assignment without consideration
- Copyright and employment contracts
Fiche pratique – Cession de droits d'auteur d'oeuvres chorégraphiques
© Centre national de la danse
Download the practical guideline