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Protection of the Title of the Work
Article 4
Provided that it is original, the title of a work shall be protected in the same way as the work
itself.
Derived Works and Collections
Article 5
The following shall also be protected as works and shall enjoy the same protection:
(a) translations, adaptations, musical arrangements and other transformations of works and
expressions of folklore;
(b) collections of works, expressions of folklore or of simple facts or data, such as
encyclopædias, anthologies and databases, irrespective of whether they are reproduced on
a machine-usable carrier or in any other form which, through the choice, coordination or
arrangement of the subjects, constitute intellectual creations. The protection of the works
referred to in subparagraph (a) should not be prejudicial to the protection of the pre-existing
works used to produce these works.
Ancient Manuscripts
Article 6
Under this Law, protection shall be granted to the publication of the ancient manuscripts held
in public libraries or the filings of public or private archives, without, however, the author of
this publication being able to oppose the same manuscripts being republished according to
the original text.
Protection of Expressions of Folklore
Article 7
(1) Expressions of folklore shall be protected for the following uses, where those
uses have a commercial aim or lie outside the conventional or customary framework:
(a) reproduction;
(b) communication to the public through representation, performance, broadcasting or
cable transmission, or any other means;
(c) adaptation, translation or any other modification;
(d) fixation of expressions of folklore.
(2) The rights granted in paragraph (1) shall not apply when the acts referred to in this
paragraph relate to:
(a) the use made by a natural person solely for personal reasons;
(b) the use of short extracts for the purposes of reporting current events, to the extent
justified by the object of the report;
(c) use solely for direct teaching or scientific research purposes;
(d) the cases where, under Chapter IV of Part I, a work can be used without the
authorization of the author or rights’ owners.
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