Copyright Law Implementing Regulations

Protection of Performers, Producers of Sound Recordings, and Broadcasting Organizations First: Performers and Producers of Sound Recordings Performers and producers of sound recordings shall enjoy the exclusive right to authorize the following: (1) Public performance of their works, including public recitation by all means or methods. (2) Transmission and performance of their works to the public by all means. (3) Fixation of their performance in material form. (4) Permission to transmit all or part of their works through the Internet. (5) Permission of audio fixation of their musical work and circulation thereof in specific countries. All copies imported from countries with an exclusive license, or manufactured without permission from the author, shall be deemed in violation of copyrights and shall be subject to confiscation. (6) Permission to distribute and rent their original works. (7) Producers of sound recordings shall have the right to authorize or prohibit direct or indirect reproduction of their sound recordings. (1) Second: Broadcasting Organizations Broadcasting organizations shall have the right to prohibit any of the following acts if undertaken without their authorization: (1) Fixation and reproduction of broadcasts. (2) Retransmission by wireless means and communication of materials to the public. (3) Determining the means of direct broadcast and reception or through receivers or by cable. (4) Transmission to the public of radio broadcast in public places or through internal wire broadcasts of closed compounds.