---
title: "Copyright Licensing"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/intellectual-property-law-en/copyright-licensing-en"
field: "Intellectual Property Law"
description: "Copyright licensing under Articles 35, 37, 38 and 40 of the Georgian law: transfer, exclusive and ordinary licence, terms. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-22"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Copyright Licensing

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## Copyright Licensing in Georgia

Licensing copyright begins with three questions: what may be transferred (Article 35 — the grounds of transfer), what type of licence is granted — exclusive or ordinary (Articles 37 and 38), and what the contract must say (Article 40). This page explains all three blocks so that licensor and licensee understand the risks in advance.

Of the three grounds of transfer — law, testament, contract — licensing practice directly concerns the third, yet the first two constantly descend upon it: when a contract is concluded with an heir or successor, the status is determined by the document of succession, and that document is checked at the very first stage of the negotiations — otherwise the whole transaction becomes questionable.

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### What is the difference between the two licences?

An exclusive licence excludes others, the author included; an ordinary licence stands on equal footing with others.

### What always remains with the author?

The personal rights — authorship, name, integrity — and every manner of use not directly provided in the contract.

### How is the royalty set?

By contract — an amount or a method for each manner of use, with the procedure and deadline of payment.

### Is a maximum print run required?

With a fixed royalty — yes: a reproduction contract must set it.