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• The videos are the property of the video makers and/or producers of the works;
• Vidéographe is the legal representative of Vithèque and manages dissemination, distribution, and the allocation of rights under the Canadian laws on copyright protection;
• Irrespective of the viewing method, all dissemination, whether online or via DVD, is intended for strictly private use;
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• Irrespective of the viewing mode (free or paid), sampling, the capturing of extracts, the integration of one video into another video or into another work, the alteration or modification of the dimensions of the work or of its artistic scope for means other than those intended by the video makers is strictly prohibited; 
• Any breach, transgression or violation of these terms is liable to prosecution in accordance with the laws in force in Quebec and Canada.

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