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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.

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