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Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12December 2006 on the term of protection of copyright and certain related rightsis a codified version of the Directive 93/98/EEC, which was repealed by thisdirective. The new directive lays down the terms of protection of copyright andrelated rights above the minimum level granted by Berne Convention and RomeConvention and identically throughout the Community in order to establish a highlevel of protection of these rights. According to the directive, the duration ofauthor's rights of a literary or artistic work and cinematographic oraudiovisual works shall run for the life of the author and for 70 years afterhis death. The duration of performers' rights shall expire 50 years after thedate of the performance.

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