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scriptwriter, the author of the adaptation and the composer of the music. The authors of
pre-existing works adapted or used for audiovisual works shall be deemed to be
assimilated to such joint authors.
ARTICLE 31 Except as otherwise provided, the contract concluded between the producer
of an audiovisual work and the joint authors of such work, other than the authors of
musical works included therein, with respect to the contributions of the joint authors to
the realization of the work, shall imply assignment to the producer of the economic rights
of the joint authors in their contributions.
ARTICLE 32 However, the joint authors shall maintain, unless otherwise stipulated in
the contract, their economic rights in other uses of their contributions to the extent that
such contributions may be used separately from the audiovisual work and do not
prejudice the normal exploitation of the work.
ARTICLE 33 An audiovisual work shall be deemed completed when the first "master
copy" has been established by mutual agreement between the director or, where
appropriate, the joint authors, on the one hand, and the producer, on the other.
Destruction of the master copy version shall be prohibited.
Any alteration to such version through the addition, removal or change of any element
thereof shall require the agreement of the persons referred to in the first paragraph.
ARTICLE 34 Where one of the intellectual creators of an audiovisual work refuses to
complete his contribution to such work or is unable to complete it owing to force
majeure, he may not object to the use of that part of his contribution already in existence
for the purpose of completion of the work.
CHAPTER II
RADIO WORKS
ARTICLE 35 The natural person or persons responsible for the intellectual creation of a
radio work shall be regarded as the author or authors of that work.
ARTICLE 36 Where a radio work is based on a pre-existing work, the authors of the
original work shall be deemed joint authors of the new work.
TITLE VII
AUTHORS' CONTRACTS
CHAPTER I
PRINCIPLES