0BResolution of April 5, 1999, of the Secretariat of State for
Culture, Authorizing the Organization “Copyright in
Audiovisual Media— Administration Entity” (DAMA) to Act
as an Organization for the Management of the Rights Provided
for in the Law on Intellectual PropertyF *
Considering the written request submitted by the organization “Copyright in
Audiovisual Media—Administration Entity” [Derechos de Autor de Medios
Audiovisuales, Entitad de Gestión] (DAMA), seeking the authorization provided for in
Article 147 of the Consolidated Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by
Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of April 12, 1996F 1
F [texto refundido de la Ley de
Propiedad Intelectual, aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 1/1996, de 12 de abril],
and the other documentation submitted for examination in that connection,
The Secretary of State for Culture resolves:
To grant to DAMA, the authority, referred to in Article 147 of the Consolidated
Text of the Law on Intellectual Property, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996,
of April 12, 1996, to engage in the management of the intellectual property rights
accruing to the authors of audiovisual works who are listed in items (1) and (2) of Article
87 of the said Law, and to their successors in title, in the terms specified in its statutes.
This Resolution is a final administrative enactment, and contentious administrative
appeal from it shall lie to the Chamber of Administrative Litigation of the National Court
of Justice [Audiencia Nacional], as provided in Article 11.1 of Law 29/1998, of July 13,
1998, Regulating Contentious Administrative Jurisdiction [Ley 29/1998, de 13 de julio,
reguladora de la Jurisdicción Contencioso-Administrativa], and Article 66 of Organic
Law 6/1985, of July 1, 1985, on the Judiciary [Ley Orgánica 6/1985, de 1 de julio, del
Poder Judicial], in the wording given it by Organic Law 6/1998, of July 13, 1998, within
a period of two months from the day following the date of notification thereof in
accordance with the provisions of Article 46.1 of the said Law 29/1998.
The foregoing shall be notified to third parties and published in the Official
Bulletin of the State [Boletín Oficial del Estado].
* Spanish title: Resolución de 5 de abril de 1999, de la Secretaria de Estado de Cultura,
por la que se autoriza a la entidad Derechos de Autor de Medios Audiovisuales, Entidad
de Gestión (DAMA), para actuar como entidad de gestión de los derechos reconocidos en
la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual.
Entry into force: April 5, 1999.
Source: Boletín Oficial del Estado, No. 85, of April 9, 1999.
Note: Translation by the International Bureau of WIPO. 1
See Copyright and Neighboring Rights Laws and Treaties, SPAIN—Text 1-01
(Editor’s note).