The protection of works referred to in the above paragraph shall be without prejudice to the
protection of pre-existing works used to make such works.
Article 8:
The protection of copyright shall not cover:
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official texts of a legislative, administrative or judicial nature or their official
translations;
daily news;
simple facts and data.
CHAPTER III – PROTECTED RIGHTS
Section I – Moral rights
Article 9:
The author shall enjoy the moral right in his work which shall entitle him to the following:
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the right to disclose his work, to decide the procedure and conditions of this
disclosure;
the right to claim authorship over his work;
the right to respect for his work;
the right to withdraw or reconsider.
The author shall retain the moral right, which is perpetual, inalienable, imprescriptible and is
not subject to legal seizure. It shall be transferable to the heirs of the author on the author’s
death and its exercise may be conferred on a third party in accordance with the author’s will.
Article 10:
After the author’s death, the right to disclose his posthumous works shall be exercised during
the lifetime of the executor or executors designated by the author in his will. If there are
none, or after their death, and unless the author has willed otherwise, this right shall be
exercised in the following order by: the descendants, the spouse, the heirs other than
descendants, who inherit all or part of the estate and the universal legatees or donees of the
totality of the future assets. This right may be exercised even after the economic rights have
expired.
In the event of manifest abuse in the exercise or non–exercise of the right of disclosure by the
deceased author’s representatives, the competent court may order any appropriate measure.
The same shall apply in the event of a dispute between such representatives, where there is no
known successor in title, or in the event of abeyance or escheat. Such matters may be referred
to the courts by the Minister of Culture.
Article 11:
The authorship right of the author in his work shall include: