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Derecho de autor y derechos conexos
5. Please describe the rights granted to performers, producers of phonograms (sound recordings) and broadcasting organisations under your legislation.
With respect to performers, Article 15 of the draft Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights provides: "Performers shall enjoy in respect of their performances the following exclusive rights: i) To broadcast or communicate their unfixed performances to the public. ii) To fix their unfixed performances on phonograms. iii) To reproduce their fixed performances on phonograms. iv) Authorise commercial rental or lending to the public of an original or copies of their fixed performances." With respect to producers of phonograms, Article 17 of the draft Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights provides that producers of phonograms enjoy the following exclusive rights: i) Prevent any exploitation of their recording in any manner, without prior written authorization, directly or indirectly, including in particular; reproduction, renting, lending, broadcasting or making available to the public through computers or the Internet or other means of technology. ii) Making their recordings available to the public by wire or wireless means or through computers or any other means of technology. With respect to broadcasting organizations, Article 18 of the draft Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights provides that broadcasting organizations enjoy the following exclusive rights: a) fixation and reproduction of their broadcasts; b) rebroadcasting by wireless means of their broadcasts; c) communication to the public of their television broadcasts; and d) licensing the exploitation of their fixed or unfixed broadcasts.