Collection of Laws for Electronic Access
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CAMEROON
Law No. 2000/011 of December 19, 2000
on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights*
TABLE OF CONTENTS**
Sections
[Untitled].......................................................................
Part I:
General Provisions ........................................................
Part II:
Copyright
Chapter I:
Protected Works and the Rightholder ...........................
Chapter II: Attributes of Copyright .................................................
Chapter III: Performance and Publishing Contracts .........................
Chapter IV: Audiovisual Production Contract ..................................
Part III:
Rights Neighbouring on Copyrights..............................
Part IV:
Remuneration for Private Copying
Chapter I:
Remuneration for Private Copying of Commercial
Phonograms and Videograms........................................
Chapter II: Remuneration for Private Copying of Printed Works ...
Part V:
Collective Management ................................................
Part VI:
Infringement, Penalties and Procedures ........................
Part VII:
Scope of Implementation of the Law ............................
Part VIII:
Transitional and Final Provisions..................................
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3 - 12
13 - 39
40 - 49
50 - 55
56 - 68
69 - 71
72 - 74
75 - 79
80 - 91
92 - 95
96 - 97
1. This law shall govern copyright and neighbouring rights in Cameroon.
Part I
General Provisions
2. For the implementation of this law and subsequent statutory instruments arising
therefrom:
1. “original work” shall mean one which, by virtue of its characteristics or expression,
can be differentiated from previous works;
2. “joint work” shall mean one produced jointly by two or more authors, working
separately or together;
3. “composite work” shall mean one to which is added a pre-existing work, not
produced by the author of the latter;
4. “audiovisual work” shall be one that is made up of a series of interrelated motion
pictures, with or without the sound track;
5. “posthumous work” shall be one that is made public after the death of its author;
6. “anonymous work” shall be one that does not bear the name of its author;
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