Principle

Copyright is a property right giving a creator of an original work of authorship exclusive rights to it. It enables an author to earn revenue with his/her work. It also gives the copyright holder the right to determine who may adapt the work to other forms, or perform the work, or who may financially benefit from it, and other related rights.

Our intervention mainly concerns the author’s patrimonial right as it can be subjected to financial evaluation.

Applicability

 Cession or acquisition of royalties
 First consolidation variance allocation
 Litigation between an author and his/her publisher,
 Definition of the financial conditions of the work’s exploitation (copyright fee, etc…)

Methodology

A copyright valuation is carried out in examining:

• The contract,

• The potential market value of the exploited rights.

As for brands, patents and know-how, our valuation approach will take into account both the economical and marketing characteristics of the market in which the copyright will be exploited.

Results

 Detailed and fully documented report on the nature and financial value of the copyright and/or its transfer fee,
 Assistance in the event of a litigation,
 Assistance in the case of a negotiation