SECTION 50

The audiovisual production contract shall be the agreement whereby one or more individuals undertake, in return for payment, to create an audiovisual work for an individual or a corporate body known as the producer. 51.—(1) The contract binding the producer to the authors of an audiovisual work other than the author of a musical composition shall, unless otherwise stipulated and without prejudice to the recognized rights of the author, entail the transfer to the producer of the exclusive rights to explore the said work. YH Collection of Laws for Electronic Access CAMEROON CM001EN Copyright, Law, 19/12/2000, No. 2000/011 page 16/25 (2) The audiovisual production contract shall not entail the transfer to the producer of the graphic or theatrical rights to the work. It shall include the list of elements used in the production of the work which are preserved as well as the terms and conditions of such preservation. (3) Authors shall be due remuneration for each kind of exploitation. Subject to the provisions of Section 24 above, when the public pays a price to receive a specific and specifiable audiovisual work, the remuneration shall be proportional to that price, taking into account possible degressive rates which may be granted by the distributor. It shall be paid to the authors by the producer. 52.—(1) The producer shall, at least once a year, provide the author and co-authors with a statement of receipts earned from exploiting each mode of the work. He shall, at their request, provide all proofs to ascertain the correctness of accounts, particularly the copies of contracts by which he transfers all or part of the rights at his disposal. (2) The author shall assure the producer of the peaceful exercise of the rights transferred. 53.—(1) The producer shall ensure that the audiovisual work is exploited in accordance with the practices of the profession and the nature of the work. (2) The producer shall consult the director prior to any transfer of the audiovisual work to another type of medium in view of another mode of exploitation.