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page 9 Free Reprographic Reproduction by Libraries and Archive Departments Article 16 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, and without the authorization of the author or any other copyright owner, a library or archive departments whose activities are not designed directly or indirectly to generate commercial profit may produce, by means of reprographic reproduction, individual copies of a work: (a) when the reproduced work is an article, short work, or short extracts of a written work other than computer programs, with or without illustrations, published in a collection of works or an edition of a journal or periodical, or when the aim of the reproduction is to respond to the request of a natural person; (b) when the production of such a copy is intended to preserve it and, if necessary, (where it appears to have been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable), to replace it in a permanent collection of another library or other archive department, or to replace copies lost, destroyed or rendered unusable. Deposit of Reproduced Works in Official Archives Article 17 Without prejudice to the right belonging to the author to obtain equitable remuneration, reproductions constituting exceptional documentation and a copy of recordings of cultural value, may be stored in official archives designated for this purpose by the government authority responsible for cultural affairs. A list of the reproductions and recordings referred to above shall be drawn up by joint decree of the government authority responsible for communication and that in charge of cultural affairs. Free Use for Judicial and Administrative Purposes Article 18 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, it shall be permitted, without the author’s authorization or the payment of a fee, to republish a work intended for judicial or administrative proceedings, to the extent justified by the aim to be achieved. Free Use for Information Purposes Article 19 Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 10 above, it shall be permitted, without the author’s authorization or payment of a fee, but subject to the obligation to indicate the source and author’s name, where this name appears in the source, to: (a) reproduce in the press, broadcast or communicate to the public an economic, political or religious article published in journals or periodical collections of the same nature, provided that the right of reproduction, broadcasting or public communication is not expressly reserved; (b) reproduce or make available to the public, for reporting purposes, current events by means of photography, cinematography, video or public cable broadcasting or communication, a work seen or heard during such an event, to the extent justified by the 9

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