POPE GIVES VATICAN RADIO COPYRIGHT OF HIS VOICE

VATICAN CITY, SEP 2, 2005 (VIS) - Benedict XVI has entrusted Vatican Radio with the exercise and protection of the copyright and intellectual property rights of all audio recordings of his voice dating back to the period prior to his elevation to the Chair of Peter, with the exception of those rights already legitimately acquired by third parties.

  A note made public today recalls that, according to article 15 of its statute, Vatican Radio, the radio station of the Holy See, has the duty to compile, store and administer the audio archive of the Holy Father, ensuring its sake-keeping and overseeing, exclusively and in all circumstances, its copyright and intellectual property rights.
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