Collection of Laws for Electronic Access
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39.—(1) Upon expiry of the protection time limits referred to in Section 37 above, the
exclusive right shall become public property.
(2) The exploitation of public works shall be subject to the respect of moral rights, to a
prior declaration addressed to the Minister in charge of culture, and to the payment of royalty
whose proceeds shall be kept in a cultural policy support account provided for in Section 5(4)
above.
(3) The rate of the royalty shall be fixed by regulations.
Chapter III
Performance and Publishing Contracts
40. A performance contract shall mean an agreement by which the copyright holder
authorizes a show organizer to perform or cause or allow the performance of the said work in
public under conditions laid down by them.
41.—(1) A performance contract shall be signed for a limited duration and for a
determined number of communications to the public. Except where exclusive right is
expressly stipulated, the performance contract shall not confer any exploitation monopoly on
the show organizer.
(2) Public performance must take place under conditions that will guarantee the respect
of the moral rights of the copyright holder referred to in Section 40 above.
(3) The organization of shows shall be subject to the obtention of an authorization and
to the payment of royalty by the organizer under conditions laid down by regulations. The
show organizer may not transfer the advantages of his contract without the written consent of
the copyright holder.
42. The publishing contract shall be the agreement by which the copyright holder
authorizes a person called publisher, under defined conditions, to print a fixed number of
copies of the work, and to ensure their publication.
43.—(1) The copyright holder shall be bound to:
(a) guarantee the publisher a peaceful and, unless otherwise agreed upon, exclusive
exercise of the transferred or granted right;
(b) ensure the respect of the right and protect it against infringement;
(c) permit the publisher to fulfil his obligations, and in particular, hand him the object
to be published within the deadline stated in the contract and in a form that will enable a
normal printing.
(2) The publisher shall be bound to:
(a) publish or ensure publication under the conditions and following the modes of
expression provided for in the contract;
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Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011
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