Where the activities of the company have stopped for more than three months or where
liquidation is declared, the author and co-authors may request the termination of the
audiovisual reproduction contract.
Section VI - Commission contracts for advertising
Article 68:
In the case of a commissioned work used for advertising, the contract between the producer
and the author shall imply, unless otherwise stipulated, assignment to the producer of the
exploitation rights in the work, provided that the contract specifies the separate remuneration
payable for each mode of exploitation of the work particularly in relation to the geographical
area, the duration of exploitation, the size of the print run and the nature of the medium.
TITLE II
NEIGHBORING RIGHTS
CHAPTER I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 69:
For the purposes of this Law, “neighboring rights” shall be understood as the rights granted to
performers, producers of phonograms and videograms and broadcasting organizations in order
to protect their interests related to their activities in respect of public use of authors’ works,
any artistic performance or the public communication of events, information and sounds or
images.
Article 70:
Neighboring rights shall include the rights of performers, producers of phonograms and
videograms as well as those of broadcasting organizations.
Neighboring rights shall not infringe on the rights of authors.
Article 71:
The provisions under this Title shall apply to:
- performances where:
the performer is a national of Burkina Faso;
the performance is held on the territory of Burkina Faso;
the performance is fixed in a phonogram or videogram which is
protected under this Law;
the performance, which has not been fixed in a phonogram or
videogram, is incorporated in a broadcast protected under this Law;
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phonograms and videograms where:
the producer is a national of Burkina Faso;
the first fixation of the sounds or images or both, or their performances
was made in Burkina Faso;
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programs of broadcasting organizations where: