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ARTICLE 16 On condition that the author's name and the source are mentioned, and
provided that the right of reproduction has not been expressly reserved, the following
may be reproduced in the press, through broadcasting or television or by other means, for
information purposes:
- articles of a political, economic or sociocultural nature, published in the original
version or in translation;
- speeches intended for the public made at political, judicial, administrative or
religious gatherings, or at public meetings of a political nature or official
ceremonies.
ARTICLE 17 For the purpose of reporting of a current event by means of photography or
cinematography or through aural or visual broadcasting, the recording, reproduction and
public communication of literary or artistic works that may be seen or heard during such
event shall be lawful, to the extent justified by the intended informatory purpose.
ARTICLE 18 Reproduction for the purposes of cinematography, broadcast and public
communication of works of art and architecture that are permanently located in a public
place or whose inclusion in a film or broadcast is merely secondary or incidental to the
main subject matter shall be lawful.
ARTICLE 19 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.2 of the present Law, a library
or archive service whose activities are not directly or indirectly profit-making may,
without the consent of the author or of any other holder of copyright, make individual
copies of a work by means of reprographic reproduction:
- where the work reproduced is an article or a short work or a short extract from a
written work other than a computer program, with or without illustration,
published in a collection of works or in an issue of a newspaper or periodical, and
where the purpose of reproduction is to fulfill the request of a natural person;
- where the making of such copy is for the purpose of preserving and, if
necessary, replacing it in the event that it is lost, destroyed or rendered unusable,
or for the purpose of replacing a copy that has been lost, destroyed or rendered
unusable in a permanent collection of another library or archive service.
ARTICLE 20 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 4.2 of the present Law, the
lawful owner of a copy of a computer program may, without the consent of the author
and without payment of separate remuneration, make a copy or an adaptation of the
program, provided that such copy or adaptation is:
- necessary for the use of the computer program for the purposes for which the
program was obtained;
- necessary for the purpose of archiving and in order to replace a lawfully held
copy, where such copy has been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable.
No copy or adaptation may be made for purposes other than those expressly provided for,
and any copy or adaptation shall be destroyed if the prolonged possession of the copy of
the computer program ceases to be lawful.