Article 1283. The Transfer of the Exclusive Right to a Work in Line of Succession

1. The exclusive right to a work is inheritable.

2. In the cases envisaged by Article 1151 of the present Code the exclusive right to a work included in a heritage shall be terminated, and the work shall pass into the public domain.

Article 1284. Levy of Execution on the Exclusive Right to a Work and the Right of Using a Work under a Licence

1. Levy of execution is prohibited on the exclusive right to a work owned by the author. However, the author's things in action in respect of other persons under contracts of alienation of the exclusive right to the work and under licence contracts, and also the incomes received from the use of the work are subject to levy of execution.
The exclusive right owned by a person other than the author and the right of using the work owned by a licensee are subject to levy of execution.
The rules of Paragraph 1 of the present item extend to the heirs of the author, their heirs and so on within the effective term of the exclusive right.

2. If the right to use a work owned by a licensee is sold at a public sale for the purpose of levying execution on the right, the author shall have a priority right to acquire it.

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