particular, by returning, within the agreed
period, the original version of the work to be
published in a way that enables the publisher
to reproduce it.
2. Unless otherwise agreed, the original version
shall be the property of the author and he shall
have the right to require its return. In the
absence of a specific provision, this process of
restitution shall be carried out once the work
has been reproduced and must be concluded
within two months of completion of the
reproduction.
2. In the absence of any stipulation regarding his
remuneration, the author shall be entitled to
one third of the proceeds from each copy sold.
Article 79
In the absence of any special agreement to the
contrary, the cost of publication shall be liable to be
paid following completion of publication, unless the
form of remuneration adopted makes payment
dependent upon subsequent circumstances, in
particular, the total or partial placement on the market
of the copies produced.
Article 84
Article 80
1. The publisher shall be obliged to carry out, or
have carried out, the reproduction of the work
in accordance with the form and conditions set
out in the contract. He may not, without the
express written consent of the author,
introduce any modification to the work to be
published; where this provision is violated, the
author shall have the right to have the edition
seized and to claim compensation for loss and
damages.
2. However, updating of spelling in accordance
with the official rules in force at the time of re
publication of the work shall not be deemed to
be modification of the work.
1. Where the remuneration due to the author
depends on the results of sales, or is dependent
on the development of sales, the publisher
shall present his accounts to the author every
six months, making available to him those
elements of his books essential for the proper
verification of the same.
2. Where the publisher does not voluntarily fulfill
this obligation, judicial proceedings shall be
initiated to ensure that the accounts are made
available and the audit of the books shall be
ordered following a simple request by the
author setting out the reasons why it is
necessary.
Article 85
Article 81
The principle enshrined in the previous article shall not
prevent a publisher of dictionaries, encyclopedias, and
other didactic works, after the death of the author, and
with the authorization of his successors, from updating
or completing them by means of notes and minor
changes to the text. Nor shall the principle referred to
prejudice the right of the publisher to require the
author or his successors and representatives to delete
passages or images which are contrary to public
morality, insofar as he may be liable for their
disclosure.
The publishing contract, unless otherwise agreed, shall
prohibit the author from producing a new edition of the
same work, either himself or with another publisher, in
the same language, either in the country or abroad,
until the previous edition is out of print or the period
set in the contract for that effect has expired.
Article 82
The holder of the copyright must guarantee to the
publisher the exercise of rights deriving from the
publishing contract in the face of obstacles and
confusion arising from the rights of third parties in the
work to which the contract refers, but not in the face of
obstacles and confusion simply engendered by the
mere existence of a third party.
Article 86
Unless otherwise expressly agreed, the publisher shall
ensure that each copy of the work bears the name, or
pseudonym of the author or another identifying sign.
Article 83
Article 87
1. The author must furnish the publisher with the
means necessary to fulfill the contract, in
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