COPYRIGHT - SEPTEMBER 1990 year and the fifty years following the death of the last surviving contributor. The economic rights of the author shall last for fifty years as from the end of the current calendar year in which the work was made lawfully available to the public: -in the case of photographic works, radio and audiovisual works and works of applied art ; -in the case of anonymous or pseudonymous works; however, where the pseudonym leaves no doubt as to identity prior to expiry of that period, the term of exploitation shall be calculated in accordance with the first paragraph above. In the case of a posthumous work, these rights shall belong to the author's successors in title if the work is disclosed within the period referred to in ,t,he first paragraph above. If the work is disclosed after expiry of that period, the right shall belong to ···the owner of the manuscripts or originals of the :work who effects publication or causes it to be effected. Posthumous works shall be .published separately, .except where they constitute only a fragment of a work published previously. They may be joined to ·previously published works by the same author ':Only if the author's successors in title still enjoy the :f].ght of expl<;>itation in those works. -;,, . -; . •' ( 1! • '; ~ • • .~ ;l f '• - : r tions, to collect the appropriate royalties from users ofliterary, artistic or scientific works and to distribute the royalties among the authors or their successors in title. It shall also administer, on the territory of the Republic, the interests of the various foreign societies of authors within the framework of conventions or agreements to be concluded with such societies. Chapter VII Procedure and Sanctions Article 63. All disputes arising from the application of the provisions of this Law which are within the jurisdiction of the judiciary shall be submitted to the competent courts, without prejudice to the right of the injured party to institute criminal proceedings under the general rules of law. Article 64. ANPAC may institute legal proceedings to defend the interests of the authors in their stead. A rticle 65. Any infringement of any of the moral or economic rights defined in this Law shall constitute an offense punishable by the articles of the Criminal Code penalizing infringement of literary and artistic property. Chapter V Public Domain ~--' LAWS AND TREATIES ! _ " A-rticle 61. On the expiry of the terms of protec·-tion laid down in Article 60 above, the author's lWorks shall·fall into the public domain. .:' · The right of exploitation of works in the public domain shall be exercised by ANPAC. Perfor·rn:ance, public -execution and reproduction of such ·.works shall require prior authorization issued by -that b0dy. In the· case of a profit-making utilization, authorization shall be granted against payment of a fee ·calculated in aecordance with the general tatiffs·;:m d.·s.chedules in force. Chapter VI · · · · ; ~ Exercise of Copyright Article 62. The protection and exploitation of authors;, pghts ·as . defined in this Law shall be entrusted 'io ANPAC. ' :tThat:l!ody; _to the exclusion of any other natural or.~egah~erson;: shal1 be entitled to grant authoriza- GABON·- Text 1-01 , page 8 Article 66. At the request of any author of a work protected by this Law, of his successors in title or of ANPAC, the examining magistrate investigating an action for infringement or the presiding judge may, in all such cases, order: -the seizure at any place of the copies already manufactured or in the process of manufacture of an unlawfully reproduced work; -the seizure of revenue from any reproduction, performance or diffusion made unlawfully of a protected work; - the suspension of any manufacture or public performance, in progress or announced, that constitutes infringement or an act preparatory to infringement ; -any other measure deemed necessary. The above provisions shall also apply in cases of unauthorized exploitation of works constituting expressions of folklore or that have fallen into the public domain. Article 6 7. The distrainee or the garnishee may request the magistrate who has ordered seizure to end seizure or to limit its effects. The magistrate GA