Licensing & Rights Management

Here is how this works in practice. Rights clearance in France is shaped by the Code de la propriété intellectuelle and administered by collecting societies whose remit covers everything from a café-terrace soundtrack in the Marais to a major theatrical score recorded in Boulogne-Billancourt. We set up sync, master and performance licences through SACEM, SACD, ADAGP and SCAM, secure archive footage from the INA library, and clear stills, trademarks and brand placements with the same diligence French distributors and TV networks demand. Our team works alongside Paris-based entertainment counsel to keep each cue sheet and chain-of-title document defensible.

Here is the short of it. For global clients we layer area-by-area analysis on top of French law, mapping clearance gaps that surface in cross-border distribution and negotiating buy-out structures that satisfy CNC reporting needs. We register first works with the Société des Gens de Lettres or INPI where applicable, draft option and assignment agreements in dual language, and keep ongoing usage tracking so royalties flow correctly once a project reaches streamers, TV networks or theatrical release. The promise is simple: when your finished film leaves France, each frame is cleared, each contract is enforceable, and the rights chain is ready for delivery to any sites worldwide.