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... (3) The expression "published works" means works published with the consent of their authors, whatever may be the means of manufacture of the copies, provided that the availability of such copies has been such as to satisfy the reasonable requirements of the public, having regard to the nature of the work. The performance of a dramatic, dramatico-musical, cinematographic or musical work, the public recitation of a literary work, the communication by wire or the broadcasting of literary or artistic works, the exhibition of a work of art and the construction of a work of architecture shall not constitute publication. ...

... (1) Authors of literary works shall enjoy the exclusive right of authorizing:

• (i) the public recitation of their works, including such public recitation by any means or process;
• (ii) any communication to the public of the recitation of their works.

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... (2) Authors of literary works shall enjoy, during the full term of their rights in the original works, the same rights with respect to translations thereof. ...