OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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free performance authorizations. These contracts shall mention the means of exploitation and the
means of payment set by the author or his successors.
Art. 49 –The transfer of copyright shall be subject to the condition that each right assigned must
be separately mentioned in the assignment document, and that the area of exploitation of the
rights be defined in terms of scope, purpose, place and duration.
II – PUBLISHING CONTRACT
Art. 50 – A publishing contract shall be one under which the author of the work or his successors
assign to a publisher, under specific conditions, the rights to produce or have produced sufficient
copies of the work and proceed with their publication and dissemination.
The publishing contract shall be written and shall determine the form and means of expression,
arrangements for carrying out the publication and possibly the termination clauses.
Art. 51 The publishing contract shall state the minimum number of copies that make up the first
print run, except where provision is made for minimum royalties guaranteed by the publisher.
It shall provide for payment of remuneration proportional to the proceeds from exploitation of
the work, except in the case of the lumpsum remuneration provided for in Article 43.
Art. 52 – The author shall be required to:
1. guarantee exclusive exercise to the publisher of the right granted, unless otherwise
agreed;
2. enforce this right and defend it against any infringement;