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  the headquarters of the organization are on the territory of Burkina Faso; the program was broadcast from a station on the territory of Burkina Faso. The provisions of this Law shall also apply to performances, phonograms, videograms and programs of broadcasting organizations protected under the international conventions to which Burkina Faso is party, provided that the provisions of the applicable convention impose such a requirement. Chapter II – RIGHTS OF PERFORMERS Article 72: Irrespective of the performer’s economic rights, and even after these rights have been assigned, the performer shall maintain the right in respect of his sound and audiovisual performances, either live or fixed: - to demand he is mentioned as such, except where the method of use of the performance dictates that such an omission is made; to oppose any distortion, destruction or other modification of his performances that harm his reputation. A performer shall have the right to respect for his name, his title and his performance. This right shall be inalienable and imprescriptible; the performer shall retain this right. The rights covered in the first paragraph of this Article shall be transferable to his heirs in order to protect his performance and his memory after his death. The collective rights organization shall be legally authorized to enforce the moral rights of performers upon expiry of the economic rights. Article 73: The performer shall have the exclusive right to carry out or to authorize the following acts: - - the broadcast of his performance, expect where the broadcast:  is part of a fixation of the performance other than a fixation made pursuant to Article 81 below;  is a rebroadcast authorized by the broadcasting organization which first showed the performance; the communication to the public of his performance, except where this communication is made from a fixation or broadcast of the performance; the fixation of his performance, which is not fixed; the reproduction of a fixation of his performance; the distribution of copies of a fixation or his performance through sale or any other transfer of ownership or rental; the making available to the public, by wire or wireless means, of his performance fixed on a phonogram or videogram, so that access is provided for all persons from the place and at the time they have chosen individually. Article 74: In the absence of provisions to the contrary:

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