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Law No. 2000011 of December 19, 2000, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights › Section 15

SECTION 60

Where a phonogram is put into circulation for commercial purposes, neither the performer nor the producer may object to its direct communication in a public place so long as it is not used in a show, to its being broadcast on radio or television or its simultaneous and integral distribution by cable. 61.—(1) The use under the conditions defined in Section 60 above, of phonograms put into circulation for commercial purposes shall, irrespective of the place of their fixation, entitle performers and producers to remuneration. (2) Such remuneration shall be paid by the person using the phonograms for commercial purposes. It shall be based on the proceeds of such exploitation or, failing that, paid as a fixed amount. It shall be shared in half between the performers and the phonogram producers. 62.—(1) The scale and conditions of payment of the remuneration shall be fixed by the competent collective management body in conjunction with the persons using phonograms under the conditions referred to in Sections 59 and 61 above. (2) In the absence of an agreement within six months following the entry into force of this law or in the case where there is no agreement at the expiry of a previous agreement, an arbitration commission whose composition shall be determined by regulation shall give a final ruling on the matter. 63.—(1) Persons using phonograms for commercial purposes must upon fulfilling their obligations furnish to the competent collective management body the exact schedules of the uses to which they shall put such phonograms and all the documents indispensable to the sharing of fees. (2) The remuneration hereunder shall be collected on behalf of and shared among the legal representatives by the competent collective management body. 64.—(1) The videogram producer shall enjoy the exclusive right to carry out or authorize any reproduction, supply to the public through sale, exchange, rental or communication to the public of the videogram, including the supply of the videogram to the public by cable or wireless such that any person may have individual access to it whenever and wherever he so desires. YH Collection of Laws for Electronic Access CAMEROON CM001EN Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011 page 19/25 (2) The rights of the videogram producer pursuant to Section 64(1) as well as the copyright and performers’ rights which he may have on the fixed works may not be transferred separately.
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Section 60 of the Law No. 2000011 of December 19, 2000, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights /akn/cm/act/loi/2000-12-19/2000-011
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