OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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SECTION III:
CINEMATOGRAPHIC WORKS
Art. 9 – The cinematographic work shall be the property of the natural person who, or legal
entity which, takes the initiative to produce it and the responsibility to exploit it.
This person, known as the producer, shall be assumed to be the holder of the copyright.
Art. 10 – The producer, before undertaking the production of a cinematographic work, shall be
required to conclude written contracts with the intellectual creators of the cinematographic work,
in particular:
1– screenplay writer;
2– adaptation writer;
3– author of musical compositions with or without lyrics produced specially for the work;
4– director;
5–scriptwriter.
These contracts, unless a clause states otherwise, and excepting those concluded with the authors
of musical compositions with or without lyrics, shall effect the assignment of the right of
cinematographic exploitation to the producer.
Art. 11 – The director of a cinematographic work shall be the natural person who assumes the
artistic responsibility and direction for the transformation into sound and images, editing the
work and its final cut.