Posthumous works shall be published separately, unless they are just a fragment of
a previously published work. They may not be joined together with other previously
published works of the same author unless the successors in title or rightful claimants still
enjoy the exploitation right in these latter works.
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39.—(1) Upon expiry of the protection time limits referred to in Section 37 above, the
exclusive right shall become public property.
(2) The exploitation of public works shall be subject to the respect of moral rights, to a
prior declaration addressed to the Minister in charge of culture, and to the payment of royalty
whose proceeds shall be kept in a cultural policy support account provided for in Section 5(4)
above.
(3) The rate of the royalty shall be fixed by regulations.
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