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Title: COPYRIGHT ACT CH
Category: Ministry of Economic Affairs(經濟部)
Chapter III Authors and Copyright
Section 4 Economic Rights
Subsection 5 Compulsory Licensing
Article 67
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Article 68
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Article 69
Where a sound recording of a musical work recorded for sale has been published for six months, a person who wishes to exploit the aforementioned musical work to record and produce other sound recordings for sale may apply to the specialized agency in charge of copyright matters for a compulsory license, and after paying compensation, may exploit such musical work and record and produce other sound recordings.
Regulations governing the compulsory license for a musical work referred to in the preceding paragraph, the method for calculating the compensation for exploitation, and other requisite matters shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
Article 70
Copies of sound recordings which exploit musical works pursuant to the provisions of the preceding article shall not be sold outside of the territory under the jurisdiction of the Republic of China.
Article 71
The specialized agency in charge of copyright matters shall void approval for a compulsory license obtained in accordance with the provisions of Article 69 if the application is found to contain misrepresentations.
The specialized agency shall void approval for a compulsory license obtained in accordance with the provisions of Article 69 if the work is not exploited in the manner approved by the specialized agency.
Article 72
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Article 73
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Article 74
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Article 75
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Article 76
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Article 77
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Article 78
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