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It shall have capacity to manage, on the territory of the Republic of Benin, the economic
rights of authors and of the holders of neighboring rights as set out in the present Law, to
issue authorizations for exploitation and to collect the related royalties.
The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall in no circumstances prejudice the
capacity enjoyed by the authors of works and their successors in title, and by the holders
of neighboring rights, to exercise the rights afforded them by the present Law.
The statutes of the institution and the terms for the collection and distribution of royalties
shall be approved by a decree adopted by the Council of Ministers on the basis of a
proposal of the Minister of Culture.
TITLE IV
LIMITATIONS ON COPYRIGHT
ARTICLE 13 Where a work has been lawfully made accessible to the public, the author
may not prohibit private performances thereof given exclusively within the family circle
that do not generate any form of revenue, or given free of charge in a teaching
establishment for strictly educational or academic purposes, for the benefit of staff,
students and their families.
ARTICLE 14 Where a work has been lawfully published, the author may not prohibit
reproductions, translations or adaptations thereof intended for strictly personal and
private use.
The preceding paragraph shall not apply to:
- the reproduction of works of architecture in the form of buildings or other
similar constructions;
- the reprographic reproduction of an entire book or of a musical work in
graphical form (scores);
- the reproduction of the whole or of significant parts of databases in digital form;
- the reproduction of computer programs, except in the cases provided for in
Article 20 of the present Law;
- any other reproduction of a work that would prejudice the normal exploitation
of the work or would cause any prejudice to the legitimate interests of the author.
ARTICLE 15 On condition that the title of the work and the name of its author are
mentioned, analyses and short quotations from a work already lawfully made accessible
to the public shall be lawful, provided that they are compatible with fair practice and
insofar as they are justified by the intended scientific, critical, polemic, educational or
informatory purpose, including quotations from newspaper articles and periodicals in the
form of press summaries.
Such quotations and analyses may be used in the original version or in translation.