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 and as provided by the act of establishment, possess the exclusive right to reproduce the original of the work with respect to which the right of publication has been established, without change and in a document or a picture, by means of printing or other mechanical or chemical processes.


 * (2)　If [(a)] the author of the subject work dies within the duration of the right of publication or [(b)] unless otherwise provided by the act of establishment, three years have passed since the first publication following the establishment of the right of publication, the holder of the right of reproduction may, notwithstanding the provisions set forth in the preceding paragraph, reproduce the work in compilations, such as complete collections, comprised only of the works of the same author.


 * (3)　The holder of the right of publication may not authorize a third person to reproduce the work with respect to which the right of publication has been established.

(Obligation of publication) Article 81

Unless otherwise provided by the act of establishment, the holder of the right of publication shall have the following obligations:


 * (i)　the obligation to publish the work within six months of the date of receiving, from the holder of the right of reproduction, manuscripts or other originals or other equivalent items that are necessary for the reproduction of the work; and


 * (ii)　the obligation to publish the work continuously in conformity with business practice.

(Revision and/or additions or deletions of work) Article 82
 * (1) In the case of a new reproduction made by the holder of the right of publication, the author may, to the extent reasonable, make revisions, and additions or deletions, to his work.


 * (2)　Whenever the holder of the right of publication intends to make a new reproduction of the work with respect to which his right of publication has been established, the holder of the right of publication shall notify the author [of such work], in advance, of such intention.

(Duration of the right of publication) Article 83
 * (1) The duration of the right of publication shall be as stipulated by the act of establishment [of said right of publication].


 * (2)　When the duration of the right of publication is not stipulated by the act of establishment [of said right of publication], the right of publication shall expire at the end of the three-year period following the day of first publication after the establishment of said right.

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