Article 48. Transfer of performer's rights

The performer's rights provided for by paragraph two of Article 47 of this Law may be contractually transferred to other persons. Provisions of Articles 38, 39, and 42 of this Law shall respectively apply to this contract.

Permissions to use performances shall be given by the performer or in the case of a collective of performers by an authorized representative of the collective of performers by means of a written contract.

The amount and order of calculation of remuneration for the use of the performance shall be set forth in the contract between the performer or the authorized representative of the collective of performers and the user, or in cases where the collection of such remuneration is conducted by organizations which collectively manage the property rights of performers, in contracts concluded by such organizations with users.

The conclusion of the contract for the creation of an audiovisual work by the performer and the producer shall entail assignment of the rights provided for in paragraph two of Article 47 of this Law by the performer. The assignment of rights by the performer shall be limited to the use of the audiovisual work and shall not include any rights to separate use of sound or image in the audiovisual work, unless otherwise provided for in the contract.