Activities of one or more independent companies of collective management of copyrights and related rights shall include management of authors’ rights and related rights holders, representation and commercial agent of authors and rights holders, as well as administration and management of license granting scheme, collection, calculation and distribution of royalties and dividends arising from use of the rights granted under this Law. However, provisions of this article shall not prohibit any author of work or his or her legal successors, or any related right owners for exercising directly their rights as granted by this Law. For its activities concerning grant of license, collection of royalties and dividends pertaining to public performance and communication to the public by broadcasting, by cable or throughout other means of musical or dramatic-musical works, their use and benefit extracted from it, the fixation of sounds of those works and their use and benefits extracted from it, one or more independent companies of collective management of copyrights and related rights shall have to promptly respond to public for any demand of reasonable information about any documents and registers of such works and benefits extracted from their use, or of such current performances fixations, according to the normal procedure. However, the empowered authority has to follow-up the functioning of independent companies in charge of the management of copyrights granted on the entire national territory. Article 254: Management of rights belonging to foreigners The empowered authority ensures the follow-up of conventions which have been signed between foreign companies and independent n companies of collective management of copyrights and related rights operating in the country. However, provisions of paragraph one of this article shall not prohibit one or more independent companies of management of copyrights and related rights to sign conventions with other foreign companies of collective management. PART IV: ENFORCEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PENALITIES TITLE I: RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT MEASURES CHAPTER ONE: PREVENTIVE MEASURES SECTION ONE: CONSERVATORY AND PROVISIONAL MEASURES Article 255: Application and ordering conservatory and provisional measures in relation with industrial property On a request by the owner of the protection title, or of the licensee, where the licensee has invited the owner to undertake proceedings to obtain the imposition of a penalty and the