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59.—(1) The phonogram producer shall enjoy the exclusive right to undertake or
authorize any reproduction, supply to the public through sale, exchange, rental, or
communication of the phonogram to the public including supply of the phonogram to the
public through cable or wireless such that any person may have access to it whenever and
wherever he so desires.
(2) The rights vested in the phonogram producer under Section 59(1) above, as well as
the copyright and performers’ rights which he may have in the recorded works may not be
transferred separately.
60. Where a phonogram is put into circulation for commercial purposes, neither the
performer nor the producer may object to its direct communication in a public place so long
as it is not used in a show, to its being broadcast on radio or television or its simultaneous and
integral distribution by cable.
61.—(1) The use under the conditions defined in Section 60 above, of phonograms put
into circulation for commercial purposes shall, irrespective of the place of their fixation,
entitle performers and producers to remuneration.
(2) Such remuneration shall be paid by the person using the phonograms for
commercial purposes. It shall be based on the proceeds of such exploitation or, failing that,
paid as a fixed amount. It shall be shared in half between the performers and the phonogram
producers.
62.—(1) The scale and conditions of payment of the remuneration shall be fixed by the
competent collective management body in conjunction with the persons using phonograms
under the conditions referred to in Sections 59 and 61 above.
(2) In the absence of an agreement within six months following the entry into force of
this law or in the case where there is no agreement at the expiry of a previous agreement, an
arbitration commission whose composition shall be determined by regulation shall give a final
ruling on the matter.
63.—(1) Persons using phonograms for commercial purposes must upon fulfilling their
obligations furnish to the competent collective management body the exact schedules of the
uses to which they shall put such phonograms and all the documents indispensable to the
sharing of fees.
(2) The remuneration hereunder shall be collected on behalf of and shared among the
legal representatives by the competent collective management body.
64.—(1) The videogram producer shall enjoy the exclusive right to carry out or
authorize any reproduction, supply to the public through sale, exchange, rental or
communication to the public of the videogram, including the supply of the videogram to the
public by cable or wireless such that any person may have individual access to it whenever
and wherever he so desires.
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Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011
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