Declaration of representation(s), for profit, with participation of amateur artists

Presentation of the scheme

Context

Law no. 2016-925 of July 7, 2016, on freedom of creation, architecture, and heritage, specifies in Article 32 III the conditions that live performance entrepreneurs must meet to be able to use amateur artists in public performances of shows organized for profit.

This regulation aims to secure public performances by amateur artists, to prevent situations of unfair competition between unpaid amateur artists and paid professional artists, and to guarantee the rights of professional artists.

What is an amateur artist?

An amateur artist in the field of artistic creation is any person who practices an artistic activity alone or in a group on a non-professional basis and who receives no remuneration from it.

The non-profit framework constitutes the usual framework for the activity of amateur artists, including in the context of amateur practice festivals. In this context, the law recognizes the right of amateur artists or groups of amateur artists/associations of amateurs to participate in public performances of intellectual works organized in a non-profit framework and to:

Advertise;

Use professional equipment;

Set up a ticketing system…