Article 63. Technical means of protection of copyright and related rights

Any technological devices or components thereof controlling access to works or objects of related rights, preventing or restricting the performance of actions, not permitted by the author, holder of related rights or other holder of exclusive rights, with respect to works or objects of related rights, shall be considered technical means of protection of copyright and related rights.

The following actions shall not be allowed in respect of the works and objects of related rights:

carrying out, without the permission of the persons referred to in paragraph one of this Article, actions aimed at lifting restrictions on the use of works or objects of related rights, established through the application of technical means of protection of copyright and related rights;

producing, distributing, renting out, lending, importing, advertising any device or its components, their use for commercial purposes or the provision of services in cases where as a result of such actions it becomes impossible to use the technical means of protection of copyright and related rights or these technical means do not provide adequate protection of the said rights.