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SEC. 31. In every sale or lease of an original work of painting or sculpture or of the original manuscript of a writer or composer, subsequent to the first disposal thereof by the creator, the creator or his heirs shall have an inalienable right to participate in. the gross proceeds of the sale or lease to the extent of five per centum (5%). This right shall exist during the lifetime of the creator and for fifty years after his death.
SEC. 32. As a condition precedent to making a claim to the right established in the preceding section for any work mentioned therein, the work must be registered in the National Library where a separate register shall be kept for this purpose. The creator or his heirs may designate a society of artists, writers or composers as agent to claim the right in his or their behalf. In such case, the society shall forward the proceeds to the creator or his heirs upon their demand or at the end of every quarter of each calendar year.
SEC. 33. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to prints, etchings, engravings, works of applied art, or works of similar kind wherein the creator primarily derives gain from the proceeds of reproductions.
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