OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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Art. 26 –Notwithstanding also the provisions of Article 18, it shall be lawful to reproduce a work
and to publish a specific edition of this work on Togolese territory, subject to a license granted
by the competent authority, even in the absence of authorization from the author.
SECTION VII:
TEMPORARY RECORDINGS
Art. 27 –Still notwithstanding the provisions of Article 18, the broadcasting organization may
use its own technical and artistic means to make a temporary recording in one or more copies of
any works that it is authorized to broadcast, for those broadcasts that are delayed because of time
or technical requirements. All the copies must be destroyed within a period of six months from
their production or after any longer period agreed to by the author.
However, one copy of this recording may be kept in the official archives when it has an
exceptional documentary character, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of
Article 15.
SECTION VIII:
COPYRIGHT HOLDER
Art. 28 –The rights protected by this Law shall belong above all to the author or authors who
created the work.