Acquiring Digital Rights & Licensing Translation Rights for Digital Editions Panorama of international operating practices Bureau international de l’édition française Translation: Catherine McMillan Survey conducted by Karen Politis December 2013 Our Thanks We would like to thank all those working in publishing houses and literary agencies who were kind and patient enough to answer the 130 questions of our on-line questionnaire. This survey is the fruit of the expertise and experience they were willing to share, concerning digital rights management and the contractual methods employed in digital publishing. We would also like to express our gratitude to the members of the piloting committee listed below. Their professionalism, availability and assistance throughout the project have greatly contributed to the successful planning and conducting of this survey. Our sincere thanks to all of them. • Marion Andron (Hachette) • Jean Arcache (Place des éditeurs) • Anne-Laure Aymeric (Place des éditeurs) • Paul Bernard (Hemma) • Rebecca Byers (Plon-Perrin) • Virginie Clayssen (Editis) • Valérie Genest (Flammarion) • Jean Mattern (Gallimard) • Christine de Mazières (SNE) • Gregory Messina (Place des éditeurs) • Camille Mofidi (SNE) • Anne-Solange Noble (Gallimard) • Vincent Piccolo (Lamartinière) • Carole Saudejaud (Fayard) • Lore Viale-Touraille (SNE) Survey conducted by Karen Politis © BIEF December 2013 Contact:
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