---
title: "Publishing Contracts"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/intellectual-property-law-en/publishing-contracts-en"
field: "Intellectual Property Law"
description: "Publishing contracts under Articles 14, 43, 40 and 42 of the Georgian copyright law: publisher rights, commission, licence, form. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-07-09"
updated: "2026-10-14"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Publishing Contracts

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## Publishing Contracts under the Copyright Law

A publishing contract combines several regimes at once, and this is exactly why it becomes disputed: the publisher's exclusive rights over collective and periodical publications (Article 14); the commissioning rules — who creates, who accepts and who pays (Article 43); the licence terms — what must be said in the contract (Article 40); and the form — written, with one exception (Article 42). This page explains all four blocks from both the publisher's and the author's perspective.

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### What is the rule on exclusive material?

Its use by another medium requires citation of the medium where it was first published.

### Can my future creativity be restricted?

No — a restriction on creating future works on a defined topic or field is void.

### Must the print run be set?

Yes — with a fixed royalty, a reproduction contract must set a maximum print run.

### Who owns a commissioned work?

The economic rights belong to the commissioning party unless the contract provides otherwise.