Collection of Laws for Electronic Access
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11.—(1) The first holder of the copyright in a work jointly produced shall be the
individual or body corporate on whose initiative and under whose responsibility the work was
created and that published it in its name.
(2) Except as otherwise provided, each author of a work included in the collective work
shall keep the right to use his contribution independently of the joint work, provided that it is
not prejudicial to the use of the said work.
12.—(1) In the case of a commissioned work, the first holder of the copyright shall be
the author. However, except as agreed, the patrimonial rights in such work shall be
considered as having been transferred to the person who places the commission, who shall
exercise the rights within the agreed limits.
(2) The author shall exercise his moral rights in the commissioned work without
undermining the enjoyment of the transferred patrimonial rights.
(3) In the case of a commissioned work used for advertisement, the contract between
the sponsor and the author shall, except as otherwise provided, lead to the transfer to the
sponsor of the patrimonial rights in the work, provided the contract specifies the special
payment for each mode of use for the work, especially depending on the geographical zone,
the duration of use, the size of the run and the type of medium.
Chapter II
Attributes of Copyright
13.—(1) Authors of creative works shall in respect of such works and by reason of their
creation, enjoy a right of exclusive ownership vis-à-vis all other persons, referred to as
“copyright”, the protection of which shall be organized by this law.
(2) The law shall comprise moral and patrimonial implications.
14.—(1) Moral implications shall confer on the author, independently of his
patrimonial rights and even after the transfer of such rights, the right to:
(a) decide on disclosure and determine the procedures and conditions of such
disclosures;
(b) claim ownership of his work by requiring that his name or capacity be mentioned
each time the work is made available to the public;
(c) defend the integrity of his work by objecting especially to its deformation or
mutilation; and
(d) put an end to the dissemination of his work and make changes thereto.
(2) The author may exercise the right of withdrawal and alteration referred to in
subsection (1) above only after compensating any beneficiary of an authorization in respect of
such work.
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Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011
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