Collection of Laws for Electronic Access
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(2) A non-exclusive licence shall allow the holder, within the scope authorized him, to
perform acts that concern the licence, the initial copyright holder and other likely holders of
non-exclusive licences.
(3) An exclusive licence shall allow the holder, within the scope authorized him, to the
exclusion of any other party, including the initial copyright holder, to perform acts concerning
the licence.
(4) No licence shall be considered exclusive except as expressly stipulated in the
contract between the author and the holder of the licence.
24.—(1) The author’s remuneration shall be proportional to the proceeds [from]
exploitation.
(2) It may be a fixed amount when:
(a) the basis for calculating the proportional share cannot be practically determined;
(b) the control charges are out of proportion with expected results;
(c) the utilization of the work is only of an incidental nature to the object exploited.
(3) Where a fixed amount remuneration is determined in violation of the rule provided
for in subsection (1) above, such remuneration shall be 20% of the proceeds from
exploitation.
25. The beneficiary of an authorization shall pursue effective exploitation that
conforms to the practices of the profession and the nature of the work.
26. Except it is granted to a collective management body, an authorization to exploit all
of an author’s future works shall be null and void.
27. The clause by which an author undertakes not to create any works shall be
considered as null and void.
28. Copyright shall be transferable upon death.
29.—(1) Where the work was published with the authorization of the author, he may
not forbid:
(a) private performances strictly within family circles, provided they do not give rise to
any proceeds;
(b) performances given free of charge for educational and academic purposes, or during
a religious service, and within premises reserved for such purposes;
(c) reproductions and transformations in one copy for strictly personal and private use
of the person who makes them, excluding any collective use or any exploitation for profit,
except in the cases provided for in subsections (2) and (3) below;
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Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011
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