Section 16
SEC. 16. The copyright is distinct from the property
in the material object subject to it. Consequently, the transfer or
assignment of the copyright shall not itself constitute a transfer of
the material object. Nor shall a transfer or assignment of the sole copy
or of one or several copies of the work imply transfer or assignment of
the copyright.
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