Art. 1660. Limitation of speeches or articles.
(1) The author cannot forbid analyses and press reviews of his work.
(2) Copies or reproductions of the work made in a single copy shall be permitted
where they are intended for private use only.
Art.1661.-Quotations.
The author cannot forbid short quotations from his work provided they do not
exceed, in the work in which they are included, forty lines in the case of a
poetical work or ten thousand letters in the case of any other work.
Art. 1662.-Photograpic works.
(1) Photographic works shall be protected where they form part of a collection or
are published in a book.
(2) In other cases, they shall not be protected unless they bear the name and
address of the author or his agent.
Art. 1663.-Assignment of the work.
(1) the incorporeal ownership of the anther shall be independent of the
ownership of the material object which constitutes the protected work.
(2) The rights specified in this Title shall not vest in the acquirer of the object by
the mere face of his acquisition.
(3) The author may not require the owner of the material object to place this
object at his disposal so as to enable him to exercise his rights.
Art.1664.-Reference to rules governing contracts of publication.
The conditions on which literary or artistic rights of ownership may be assigned
by the author to third parties shall be as provided by the Chapter of this code
relating to “contracts of publication” (Art. 2672-2697).
Art. 1665.-Alteration of a work.
Notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary, the author may prevent his
work , if altered by a third party, from being presented as his own.
Art. 1666.-Ascertainment of the author.
(1) Without prejudice to any proof to the contrary, the person in whose name the
work was published shall be deemed to be the author thereof.
(2) The author may claim the benefit of the rights deriving from the provided
that there is no doubt as to his identity.
Art.1667.-Anonymous works.
As regards anonymous and pseudonymous works other than those mentioned in