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of 9 October 1992 (Status as of 1 January 2022)
1 Where two or more persons have participated artistically in a performance, they are jointly entitled to the related rights under Article 7.
2 Where performers appear as a group under a common name, the representative named by the performing group shall have the authority to assert the rights of the members. Insofar as the group does not name a representative, the person who produces the performance or fixes it on blank media, or who broadcasts it has the authority to assert the rights.
3 In the case of a choral, orchestral or stage performance, use of the performance under Article 33 requires the consent of the following persons:
- a.
- the soloists;
- b.
- the conductor;
- c.
- the director;
- d.
- the representative of the performing group under paragraph 2.
4 Any person who has the right to exploit a performance on an audio-visual fixation is considered to be authorised to permit third parties to make the fixed performance available in such a way that persons may have access to it from a place and at a time individually chosen by them.
5 In the absence of the corresponding statutory or contractual provisions, the relationship between the authorised persons under paragraphs 2 and 4 and the performers whom they represent is governed by the provisions on agency without authority.