In
France
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, the Conseil supérieur de la propriété littéraire et artistique (Superior Council of Artistic and Literary Property) (CSPLA) is an independent advisory body to advise the
Minister of Culture and Communication in the field of
literary
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and
art
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
istic
property
Property is a system of rights that gives people legal control of valuable things, and also refers to the valuable things themselves. Depending on the nature of the property, an owner of property may have the right to consume, alter, share, r ...
. It also observes and advises on matters of
copyright
A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usually for a limited time. The creative work may be in a literary, artistic, educatio ...
and
related rights
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.
Description
The Higher Council for Literary and Artistic Property was founded on 10 July 2000.
It is chaired by Président and Chairperson
Pierre-François Racine,
Counsellor of State
Counsellors of State are senior members of the British royal family to whom the monarch can delegate and revoke royal functions through letters patent under the Great Seal, to prevent delay or difficulty in the dispatch of public business in t ...
, appointed by a decree dated October 2, 2012; his vice president is
Anne-Élisabeth Crédeville, at the
Court of Cassation
A court of cassation is a high-instance court that exists in some judicial systems. Courts of cassation do not re-examine the facts of a case, they only interpret the relevant law. In this they are appellate courts of the highest instance. In th ...
, appointed by a decree dated October 7, 2010.
List of presidents
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Pierre-François Racine (since 2012)
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Sylvie Hubac (2010-2012)
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Jean-Ludovic Silicani (2001-2009)
See also
*
French Intellectual Property Code
References
External links
* (short official website)
* (long official website)
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Organizations established in 2000
French intellectual property law
Government agencies of France
Intellectual property organizations
French copyright law