Authors of pseudonymous or anonymous works shall enjoy in respect thereof the advantages referred to in Section 13 of Law-No.-2000-011-of-December-19-2000-on-Copyright-and-Neighbouring-Rights of Cameroon. However, they shall be represented by the publisher of their works where they failed to indicate their civil identity or to justify their capacity.
The provisions of the law shall not be applicable when the pseudonym leaves no doubt as to the civil identity of the author.
The author of a composite work shall be the first holder of the copyright in the work, subject to the respect of the copyright in each pre-existing work included in the derivative work.
The first holder of the copyright in a work jointly produced shall be the individual or body corporate on whose initiative and under whose responsibility the work was created and that published it in its name.
Except as otherwise provided, each author of a work included in the collective work shall keep the right to use his contribution independently of the joint work, provided that it is not prejudicial to the use of the said work.
In the case of a commissioned work, the first holder of the copyright shall be the author. However, except as agreed, the patrimonial rights in such work shall be considered as having been transferred to the person who places the commission, who shall exercise the rights within the agreed limits.
The author shall exercise his moral rights in the commissioned work without undermining the enjoyment of the transferred patrimonial rights.
In the case of a commissioned work used for advertisement, the contract between the sponsor and the author shall, except as otherwise provided, lead to the transfer to the sponsor of the patrimonial rights in the work, provided the contract specifies the special payment for each mode of use for the work, especially depending on the geographical zone, the duration of use, the size of the run and the type of medium.
WHAT ARE PSEUDONYMS IN THE CAMEROON MUSIC INDUSTRY?
A pseudonym, or stage name, is a public name that sets an artist apart and is a key part of their brand.
It helps with artist branding and can be chosen to reflect the genre or identity of the music.
Some artists may use a pseudonym for a specific project or a professional one that they later make their legal name.
Examples: Sia (pseudonym for the artist Sia Furler), or artists who use a stage name for one project but their real name for another.