Article 121: The prior license rights recognized for the performer or musician, producer of audio
or audio-video recordings and audio or audio-video broadcasting organizations shall be subject
to the same limits associated with the copyrights provided for in Articles 41-53 herein.
Chapter Three
Neighboring Rights Protection Term
Article 122: The protection term of the performer or musician material rights shall be 50 years
from:
- The end of the Gregorian year for the performance or playing recording.
- The end of the Gregorian year during which the performance or playing has been accomplished
when the performance or playing is not recorded.
Article 123: The protection term for the rights of the producer of audio or audio-video
recordings shall be 50 years from the end of the year during which the audio or audio-video
recording has been published, or in the case where such publication does not exist within 50
years from their recording, the protection term shall be 50 years from the end of the Gregorian
year during which the recording has been established.
The protection term for the rights of audio or audio-video broadcasting organizations shall be 50
years from the end of the Gregorian year during which the portion thereof has been broadcasted.
PART TWO
SPECIAL COPY
Article 124: The reproduction of a special copy of a work for personal use on a magnetic
medium not been used before shall entail a right in a reward received by the author, performer or
musician, producer, and producer of audio or audio-video recordings of the work reproduced as
such as per terms specified in Articles 126-129 herein.
Articles 125: Each manufacturer and importer of magnetic tapes or unused other mediums and
recording devices shall pay for quantities of mediums and devices he offers to public a royalty
called “special copy royalty”, in return for the possibility he allows to the user of those means
and devices to reproduce in his home works for special utilization in the form of audio or audiovideo recordings legally notified to the public.
Article 126: The mediums and devices prepared for professional recording of works, recording
that does not include works and recording works to meet the needs of public institutions
dedicated for handicapped people and their associations shall not be subject to the mentioned
royalty in Article 125 above.
However, this royalty shall be payable for all quantities to be offered in the market if the royalty
payer has not determined the number of mediums and devices not subject to royalty payment in
accordance with the cases provided for in the first paragraph herein.
Article 127: The royalty shall be calculated on the special copy in proportion to the selling price
for the unused mediums and arbitrarily calculated for reproduction devices.