Article 1327: The duration of the exclusive right to a phonogram, the transfer of the right to succession and the transfer of the phonogram to the public domain

1. The exclusive right to a phonogram shall be valid for a period of fifty years, counting as from 1 January following the year in which the record was made. The right is valid for fifty years, counting as of 1 January following the year in which it was made public, provided that the phonogram was made public within fifty years after the date of its publication. 2. To the heirs and other successors of the phonogram manufacturer, the exclusive right to the phonogram shall pass within the remaining period specified in paragraph 1 (c) above. 3. Once the exclusive right of the phonogram has ceased to exist, the phonogram shall be transferred to the public domain, i.e. shall be freely used by any person without his or her consent or permission and by any person. The payment of remuneration.