The purpose of this online workshop is to educate the members of AVTE's member organisations on the topic of authors' rights. This session will be an introduction to authors´ rights and how to apply them as audiovisual translators.

The workshop will be taught by Natasha Mangal, Legal and Policy Advisor at CISAC, and moderated by Jean-François Cornu, from AudioVisual Translators Europe and ATAA. 

The workshop programme:

Part one:

  • Understanding basic concepts related to authors' rights
  • What are authors' rights
  • Primary vs secondary rights
  • Economic rights vs moral rights
  • Why can't moral rights be negotiated away
  • Other differences between authors' rights and copyright systems
  • Questions and break

Part two:

  • Recognition and enforcement of rights of audiovisual translators
  • Recognition of AVT Rights
  • AVT contract and negotiation issues
  • US vs EU law regarding contracts
  • "Bestseller" clauses
  • NDAs and their effect
  • Enforcing rights: steps and recommendations
  • Generative AI: what developments
  • Closing and open questions

This workshop will be recorded. To register, please click the event website link.

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