terminate, according to the importance of the infringement.
Where publishing business is exploited by a legal entity, the acquisition of this business by a
physical person, associated or not arising from liquidation of business or sharing business
assets shall not be considered as assignment of rights and shall require the author's approval.
Article 236: Duration of publishing contract
In case of determined period of contract, the publisher’s rights shall be exhausted immediately
at the end of this period. However, the publisher shall proceed, during three (3) years after this
period, to the sale of copies remaining in the stock, except if, at the end of said period, the
author prefers that those copies remain on this hand in return payment to the publisher of
equitable remuneration taking into account economic value of these copies.
Article 237: Termination of the publishing contract
The termination of the contract shall take place when the publisher doesn't comply with the
terms of the contract or when the author doesn't fulfill his or her liabilities allowing the
publisher to proceed to the publishing of the work.
The publishing edition shall be deemed to be exhausted where two successive purchasing
orders for delivery of copies have not been satisfied without valid reasonable grounds within
six (6) months. Where publishing edition is exhausted, the author shall terminate the contract.
In case of author’s death during the publishing edition, the contract is terminated with regard
to the part of the contract not executed, except otherwise stipulated by a new contract between
the publisher and the rightful claimant of the author.
SECTION 8: PROVISIONAL LICENSES
Article 238: Requirements of a translation license
So far as works published in printed or analogous forms of reproduction are concerned, the
empowered authority may grant license of translation to any person so requesting for one or
both works. Licenses granted under this article shall be non-exclusive and non-transferable
licenses.
If, after the expiration of a period of three (3) years, commencing on the date of the first
publication of the work, a translation of such work has not been published in Rwanda in one
of three official languages, namely Kinyarwanda, French and English by the owner of the
right of translation, or with his or her authorization, any person may obtain a license to make a
translation of the work in one or both said languages and publish the translation in printed or
analogous forms of reproduction. A license under the conditions provided for in this article
may also be granted if all the editions of the translation published in the language concerned
are out of print.
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