COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT* - Uaipit.com

1. if the author dies before the completion of the work;
2. if the copies of all agreed upon editions are sold out;
3. if the term of the contract has expired;
4. in other cases provided for by law or contract.
(2) The author may rescind the publishing contract if the publisher, after an edition is sold out,
does not proceed to publish a new agreed upon edition within three years of the date when
the author requested it, unless otherwise provided by contract.
(3) An edition shall be considered sold out, within the meaning of the foregoing paragraphs, if
the number of unsold copies is under 5% of the total edition, and in any case, if the number is
less than 100 copies.
(4) If the publisher does not publish the work within the stipulated time limit, the author may
rescind the contract and claim damages, in addition to the right to keep the remuneration
received, or to demand payment of stipulated remuneration, as the case may be.
(5) If the time limit for publication of the work is not stipulated in the contract, the publisher
shall be required to publish the work within reasonable time, but not later than one year from
the date of the delivery of the work.
Article 93
Exception to the formality requirement
Provisions of this Act, requiring a copyright contract to be made in writing, shall not apply to
the contract for the publication of articles, drawings or notes in newspapers, magazines, and
other periodicals.
Article 94
Destruction of copies
(1) If the publisher intends to dispose of the unsold copies of the work for pulping within the
period of three years from the agreed upon date of publication of the work, unless longer
period is provided by publishing contract, he should first offer them to the author, at the price
he would have obtained if copies were sold for pulping.
(2) If the author does not purchase the offered copies or purchases only part of them, the
publisher may sell the remaining copies for pulping.