OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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Save where exclusive rights are expressly provided for, it shall not confer on the entertainment
manager any monopoly on exploitation.
The period of validity of the exclusive rights granted by a dramatist may not exceed five (5)
years; the suspension of performances for one year shall automatically put an end to the contract.
Art. 60 A general performance contract shall be one whereby a professional authors’
organization confers on an entertainment manager the power to perform, for the period of the
contract, the present or future works constituting the repertoire of the said body on the conditions
laid down by the author or his successors.
Art. 61 An entertainment manager shall be considered any natural person who, or legal entity
that, occasionally or permanently, performs or arranges the performance if in premises that admit
the public and by any means, works protected under this Law.
Art. 62 – An entertainment manager shall be obliged to obtain prior authorization and pay the
relevant royalties to the author.
The entertainment manager may not transfer the profit from his contract without the written
consent of the author or his representative.
Art. 63 – An entertainment manager shall be obliged to:
(1) declare to the author or his representatives the exact program of public performances;
(2) provide them with documentary evidence of his revenue therefrom;
(3) pay the amount of the royalties stipulated;