1 – the impounding of all copies made in infringement of the provisions of this Law, the
packaging, the implements that could be used to commit the infringement, the assets linked to
the infringement and the documents, accounts or business papers referring to such copies;
2 – the confiscation of any assets with which the link with the unlawful activity may be
established and, except in exceptional circumstances, all the copies made in infringement of
the provisions of this Law and their packaging, materials and equipment used to manufacture
them, without any compensation of any kind for the defendant;
3 – the destruction, except in exceptional circumstances, of these copies and their packaging,
materials and equipment used to manufacture them or, in exceptional cases, their destruction
in another reasonable way, outside commercial circuits so as to reduce to a minimum the risks
of further infringements, and all of the above without any compensation of any kind for the
defendant;
4 – the permanent or temporary closure of the establishment used by the perpetrator of the
infringement or his/her accomplices;
5 – the publication of the condemnatory sentence in one or more newspapers designated by
the competent court, at the cost of the person convicted, although the costs of this publication
must not exceed the maximum of the applicable fine.
Special provisions
Article 65.1 ‐ the following non‐profit entities: libraries, archive services, educational
institutions or public broadcasting organizations shall not be subject to the provisions of Article
64 for the violations mentioned in Article 65, paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h).
Non‐profit entities covered in the previous paragraph may not be ordered to pay damages
under Article 62 for the violations mentioned in Article 65, paragraphs (a), (d), (e), (g), (h) or (i)
if they provide proof that they were not aware or had no reason to think that their acts
constituted a prohibited activity.
Article 65.2 – Any infringement of the rights of an owner of copyright or related rights may be
the subject of proceedings ordered by right by the public prosecutor without any need for a
private party or owner of a right to bring a complaint.
PART IV bis
Liability of service providers
Article 65.3 – For the application of the provisions of Article 65.4, and for the purposes of the
duties referred to in Article 65.5 (B) to (D), “service provider” shall mean a provider or
operator of facilities for on‐line services or for access to networks, including a provider of