Article 98. However, licenses shall be issued by the Ministry responsible for culture for the reproduction of copies of phonograms where such reproduction is for the sole purpose of teaching or of scientific research, is made and distributed on the territory of the Congo, excluding any exportation of copies, and implies for the producer of the phonograms an equitable remuneration laid down by the Ministry, taking into account, in particular, the number of copies to be made and distributed. Article 99. The requirements for authorization under Articles 86, 93 and 95 for making fixations of performances and broadcasts, for reproducing such fixations and for reproducing phonograms publishecl for commercial purposes shall not apply where the fixation or reproduction is made by a broaclcasting organization by means of its own facilities and for its own broadcasts, provided that: in respect of each broadcast of a fixation of a performance or of a reproduction thereof made under this Article, the broadcasting organization has the right to broadcast the particular performance; in respect of each broadcast of a fixation of a broadcast, and each broadcast of a reproduction of such fixation, made under this Article, the broadcasting organization has the right to broadcast the particular broadcast; in respect of any fixation made under this Article or any reproduction thereof, the fixation and any reproductions thereof are destroyed within the same period as applies to fixations and reproductions of works protected by copyright under Article 34 of this Law, except for a single copy which may be preserved exclusively for archival purposes. CHAPTER 5 Procedure and Sanctions Article j()(). In a civil action brought by any natural or legal person whose rights under this Law are threatened with infringement or have been infringed, the following remedies shall be available: an injunction, upon such terms as the court may deem reasonable, to restrain infringement; compensation for any damages suffered as a result of the infringement, including any profits obtained by the infringer that are attributable to the infringement. If the infringement is found to have been malicious, the court may, at its discretion, award exemplary damages. Article 101. Without prejudice to the remedies available under Article 100, any person who knowingly infringes, or causes to be infringed, the rights protected under this Law shall be liable to a fine of not more than h(),OOO CFA francs for the first offense, and shall be liable to a fine of not more than I()O,OOO CFA francs or to imprisonment for not more than three months, or both, for each subsequent offense. CHAPTER () Miscellaneous Provisions Article 102. Nothing in this Law shall prejudice the right of natural or legal persons to use, in accordance with the conditions stipulated above, fixations or reproductions made in good faith before the date of its coming into force. The preceding provisions on the protection of performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations shall in no way be interpreted as limiting or prejudicing the protection afforded to authors or to any natural or legal person under this Law or under any international copyright agreement to which the Congo is a party. Article 103. All earlier provisions contrary to this Law, in particular Law No. 57-298, of March II, 1957, and Ordinance 30-70, of August 18, 1970, shall be repealed. Article j()4. Subsequent instruments will set out the conditions for implementing this Law, particularly as regards Articles 28 and 70. Article 105. Until a date to be set by the instruments relating to Article h8, the professional bodies of authors that are properly constituted shall provisionally exercise, within the framework of this Law, the activities entrusted to the professional body of authors referred to in Article 68. Article 1()(j. Contracts concluded prior to the entry into force of this Law shall automatically continue to be valid until their expiry and shall be governed by this Law. Article j()7. This Law shall be implemented as a law of the State and shall be published in the Official Journal of the People's Republic of the Congo.

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