Article 39. Terms of an authorʼs contract

The following shall be stipulated in an authorʼs contract:

the methods of use of the work (the specific rights transferred under the contract);

the amount of remuneration and/or the procedure for determining the amount of remuneration for each way of using a work, the procedure and time limits for payment.

An authorʼs contract may provide for other terms and conditions as deemed necessary by the parties.

If the authorʼs contract does not stipulate the term for which the right to use the work is transferred, the contract may be terminated by the author upon expiry of five years from the date of its conclusion, if the user is informed about this in writing six months before the termination of the contract.

If the authorʼs contract does not specify the territory within which the right to use the work applies, the effect of the right transferred under the contract shall be limited to the territory of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The rights to use a work not expressly provided for transfer by the authorʼs contract shall be deemed not transferred.

The subject matter of an authorʼs contract may not be the right to use a work, unknown at the time of the conclusion of the contract.

Remuneration shall be determined in an authorʼs contract as a percentage of the revenue for the appropriate manner of use of a work or, if this is impossible due to the nature of the work or the peculiarities of its use, as a sum fixed in the contract or in some other manner. The minimum amounts of such remuneration shall be fixed by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

If an authorʼs contract for publication or other performance of a work determines remuneration in the form of a fixed sum, the contract shall stipulate the maximum circulation of the work.

The rights transferred under an authorʼs contract may be transferred in whole or in part to other persons only if this is expressly provided for in such a contract.

The condition of an authorʼs contract which restricts the author in the future creation of works on a given topic or in a given field shall be null and void.

Conditions of the authorʼs contract which contradict the requirements of this Law shall be null and void.