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(ii) on the basis of international treaties or other agreements PART FOUR: COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF RIGHTS Article 61: Collective Management of Economic Rights: General (1) The authors of works and beneficiaries of related rights in accordance with Articles 21(2) and 46(2) may authorize the Copyright Office of Niger to manage their economic rights. (2) The rules relating to the establishment and running of the Copyright Office of Niger shall be the subject of an implementing decree decided on in the Council of Ministers. PART FIVE: MEASURES, REMEDIES AND SANCTIONS AGAINST PIRACY AND OTHER VIOLATIONS Article 62 Any malicious or fraudulent infringement of the protection of copyright, related rights and expressions of folklore shall be sanctioned in accordance with Articles 372, 373, 374, 375, 376 and 377 of the Penal Code. Article 63 At the request of an author or performer or of the Copyright Office of Niger or their beneficiaries, the courts shall by injunction have the authority to order: - the seizure of copies constituting unlawful reproductions of their works; - the suspension of any ongoing manufacturing process, the purpose of which is the unlawful production of such works; - the seizure, including outside authorized hours, of receipts linked to any unlawful reproductions, representations or broadcasts of these works. Article 64 In a civil action brought by any natural or legal person whose rights under this Decree are threatened with violation or have been violated, the following remedies shall be available: - an injunction, upon such terms as the court may deem reasonable, to restrain violations; - payment to the complaining party of any damages suffered by him as a result of a violation, including any profits enjoyed by the violator that are attributable to the violation. If the violation is found to have been malicious, the court may, at its discretion, award exemplary damages. Article 65 Without prejudice to the remedies available under the preceding article, any person who violates, or causes to be violated, the rights protected under this Decree shall be liable to imprisonment of one (1) year to five (5) years and a fine of twenty thousand (20,000) to two hundred thousand (200,000) francs or to only one of these two sanctions. PART SIX: FINAL PROVISIONS Article 66: Implementing Regulations 19

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