registre ReLIRE présentation par Christian Roblin (Sofia) à Bruxelles

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20th century out-of-commerce works in France Christian Roblin Brussels, 4th December 2013 [e-mail] / www.la-sofialivresindisponibles.org 20th century out-of-print books Aim of the scheme: to ensure that works published prior to 1 January 2001: - that have not yet entered the public domain (70 years after the death of the author), - and which are no longer being retailed by a publisher in any format, → are once more available, this time in digital format. ReLIRE The list of books affected by these arrangements - is compiled by the French National Library (BNF) - includes some 500,000 books ( over 10 years). Annual publication: 21 March - ReLIRE : Registre des Livres Indisponibles en Réédition Electronique - Catalogue of out-of-print books re-published digitally. Mis Juliette Dutour will cover this aspect later. Objections - Within six months of the publication of the list, authors and publishers can object to the inclusion of their books in the collective management scheme. - It’s up to SOFIA, the approved CMO, to process statements. - Applicants are not required to justify their objection. - They must be able to establish: - their identity (for authors), - their status as rights holders (for heirs and successors) - or their status as “owners of rights” to hard copy publication (for publishers). schedule - If the author raises objections, he is not required to publish at a later date.

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• Publié par: ActuaLitte.com
• Publié le: 06 décembre 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 174
• Langue: English

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20th century out-of-commerce works in France

Christian Roblin Brussels, 4th December 2013  

  [e-mail] /foaiilrvww.wals-onibles.esindispgro 

20th century out-of-print books

  Aim of the scheme: to ensure that works published prior to 1 January 2001:   - that have not yet entered the public domain (70 years after the death of the author), - and which are no longer being retailed by a publisher in any format,  

→are once more available, this time in digital format.

ReLIRE

The list of books affected by these arrangements - is compiled by the French National Library (BNF) - includes some 500,000 books ( over 10 years).  

Annual publication: 21 March - ReLIRE : Registre des Livres Indisponibles en Réédition Electronique  - Catalogue of out-of-print books re-published digitally.  

Mis Juliette Dutour will cover this aspect later.

Objections

- Within six months of the publication of the list, authors and publishers can object to the inclusion of their books in the collective management scheme. - It’s up to SOFIA, the approved CMO, to process statements. - Applicants are not required to justify their objection.

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They must be able to establish: - their identity (for authors), - their status as rights holders (for heirs and successors) - or their status as “owners of rights” to hard copy publication (for publishers).

schedule

- If the author raises objections, he is not required to publish at a later date. - If the publisher raises objections, he has two years in which to publish the book (with the agreement of the author); Failing this, the book reverts to collective management.   - Each year, after 21 September :  final list will be approved.  Three months later: licences (2 types) will be offered.

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withdrawal

Authors and publishers retain the right to withdraw from the arrangement.  

- Authors, if they consider that the new digital availability of their book might damage their honour or reputation,   - Publishers, if they undertake to enter into a contractual arrangement to re-publish the book in agreement with the author.

Licenses

At the beginning of each year:   -SOFIA→ contacts original publishers of the books, offering an exclusive ten-year renewable licence. - Publisher that takes up such a licence has three years in which to market the re-published work. - A dedicated society will be created to digitise the books funded by equity capital from publishers and a loan guaranteed by the government. - If original publishers fail to exercise priority rights within two months → non-exclusive licences may be assigned to third- party publishers/distributors for a period of five years renewable.

Quality of digitisation

  Books must:   - be digitised at a high quality (300 dpi minimum), - or presented in EPUB format including DRM; - be marketed on at least two sites - and be compatible with at least one non-proprietary format.

Remuneration

Remuneration is proportional to sale price Rate of payment to Author publ   Sofia

Without prioity rights Non exclusive licence

Priority rights Reserved for original publishers Exclusive licence

20 % Minimum guaranteed : 1 € Provided Sofia requirements are met in full 30 % in the case of a single proprietary format and/or a single outlet MG : 1.50 € 15 % MG : 1 €

50 % MG : 0.75€               MG : 1.15 € 100 % MG : 1 €

isher

50 % MG : 0.25 cts      

        MG : 0.35 cts Trading marging

  Rights payments   

  They are made annually in arrears to rights holders;   - in accordance with multiple agreements with other CMOs, - after enquiries amongst publishers, - and also via direct registration on the SOFIA website.  

Illustrations

When illustrations are included in some books:   → premium will be granted to the CMOs that manage image rights.   It will be of the order of 8%.

  It will be calculated on the basis of the average proportion of images in the relevant category.