execution, or where such an appeal has been ruled
inadmissible.
CHAPTER II
Protection of Moral Rights
Article 211
Any person authorized to use the work of another who
makes changes, deletions or additions to that work
without the authorization of the author,
misrepresenting the work or damaging the reputation
or honor of the author, shall be liable to the penalties
imposed under Article 197.
Article 212
The provisions of the preceding chapter shall be
applicable, in general terms, to the infringement of the
moral rights of the author, in so far as the particular
nature of the rights violated permits. Furthermore, the
provisions of the following articles shall be observed.
Article 213
Criminal liability arising from the infringement of
moral rights may only be imposed at the request of the
author or his successors or representatives.
Article 214
1. Where authorship of the work has been
claimed, the destruction set out in Article 202
shall only be permitted where the infringement
committed cannot be remedied by the addition
or suppression of the indications included in
the work referring to its authorship or by any
means of publicity.
2. Where an author is defending the integrity of
his work, the destruction of copies that have
been distorted, mutilated or amended in any
way shall only be permitted if it is not possible
to return them to their original form at the
expense of the person(s) responsible for their
altered state.
Let it be published and enacted.
Courts of the Government of the Republic, 27 April
1966 – AMÉRIGO DEUS RODRIGUES THOMAZ –
António de Oliveira Salazar António Jorge Martins
da Mola Veiga – Manuel Gomes de Araújo – Alfredo
Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior – João de Matos Anunes
Varela – Ulisses Cruz de Aguiar Cortês – Joaquim da
Luz Cunha Fernando Quintanilha Mendonça Dias –
Alberto Marciano Gorjão Franco Nogeuira – Eduardo
de Arantes e Oliveira – Joaquim Moreira da Silva
Article 206
1. Seizure may be requested in any district in
which copies of the misappropriated work are
found or have been put on sale. At the request
of the judge who ordered the first seizure, the
operation shall then be carried out in any other
district in which it becomes necessary.
2. However, seizure shall only become definitive
if the person against whom the order is made
does not appeal against it within the tenday
period following its execution or conclusion,
or where such an appeal has been ruled
inadmissible.
Article 207
1. When exercising the right recognized under
Article 202, the holder of copyright may
request the judicial, administrative or police
authorities of the place where the infringement
of his right has been detected, as well as the
Inspectorate General of Entertainment, to
suspend immediately the performance,
execution, recital or any other form of
exhibition of his intellectual work, including
cinematographic work, which may be being
carried out without due authorization.
2. The holder of the copyright may also request
the seizure of scenery, wardrobe and other
objects belonging to the company which is
promoting the show or intended for that
purpose, upon provision of summary proof of
this right and signing a document recognizing
liability for losses and damages.
Article 208
In conjunction with the suspension request, the
interested party may request the judicial authority to
ensure that the offender hands over all the gross
revenue.
Article 209
Where the entity promoting the show or entertainment
has entered into a contract with a counterfeiter of the
original work, the author of the work may also request
the suspension and seizure referred to in the preceding
articles and these measures shall not be dependent on
proceedings against the counterfeiter.
Article 210
Suspension shall only become definitive if the entity
against which the order is made does not appeal
against it within the tenday period following its
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