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information aim to be achieved;
(c) reproduce in the press, broadcast or communicate to the public, political speeches,
lectures, addresses, sermons or other works of the same nature delivered in public, as well
as speeches made during trials, to the extent justified by the aim to be achieved, whereby
the authors retain the right to publish collections of these works.
Free Use of Images of Works Permanently Located
in Public Places
Article 20
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, it shall be permitted, without the author’s
authorization or payment of a fee, to republish, broadcast or communicate to the public by
cable an image of a work of architecture, a work of fine art, a photographic work, or a work of
applied art which is permanently located in a place open to the public, unless the image of
the work is the main subject of such a reproduction, broadcast or communication and if it is
used for commercial purposes.
Free Reproduction and Adaptation of Computer Programs
Article 21
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, the legitimate owner of a copy of a
computer program may, without the owner’s authorization or payment of a separate fee,
produce a copy or adaptation of this program, provided that this copy or adaptation is:
(a) required for the use of the computer program for purposes for which the program
has been obtained;
(b) required for archiving purposes and in order to replace the lawfully held copy in cases
where the work appears to have been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable.
No copy or adaptation may be produced for purposes other than those specified in the
previous two paragraphs of this Article and any copy or adaptation shall be destroyed in
cases where prolonged possession of the computer program copy ceases to be lawful.
Free Temporary Recording by Broadcasting Organizations
Article 22
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, a broadcasting organization may, without
the author’s authorization or payment of a separate fee, make a temporary recording, by its
own means and for its own broadcasts, of a work which it has the right to broadcast.
The broadcasting organization shall destroy this recording within six months of it being
produced, unless an agreement on a longer period has been reached with the author of the
work thus recorded. However, in the absence of such an agreement, a single copy of this
recording may be kept solely for archive storage purposes.
Free or Public Performance
Article 23
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, it shall be permitted, without the author’s
authorization or payment of a fee, to perform a work publicly:
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