Artistic Work and Disappearance of the Author: Can We Legally Request the Posthumous Withdrawal of a Work? By Théodore Jean-Baptiste, Avocat.

Some situations sometimes lead to questions about the legal future of an artistic work after the disappearance of its creator. Can rights holders demand the abolition of the artist's entire artistic works after his death? The Intellectual Property Code allows an artist to have any form of exploitation of his work suspended, even when it has been transferred to a label or producer. First of all, may ask the opposite question, that is, why a label…