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guarantee, at no cost to the ITF, to deliver a full live signal of internationally acceptable standard. The ITF will issue separate guidelines to each National Association specifically relating to television negotiations with particular regard to: (i) The international distribution of the signal. (ii) The supply of suitable recordings for highlights or compilation programmes. 62. RECORDINGS Copyright in any and all coverage (including but not limited to coverage produced for television, film, video, internet and/or radio exploitation) and other reproductions shall be the exclusive property of the ITF. If a national association wishes to film or make use of footage from Ties, it must obtain prior written approval from the ITF. 63. FACILITIES FOR THE TITLE SPONSOR, INTERNATIONAL SPONSORS AND THE ITF See Appendix H for these facilities. 64. COMMERCIAL GUIDELINES FOR COMPETING NATIONS The ITF will issue detailed guidelines to all competing Nations in the form of a Commercial Letter by 31 st October each year to be effective for the following year's Competition. The Commercial Letter, to be used in conjunction with the current operations manual (to be updated as necessary), will set out in further detail the commercial and operational requirements which must be fulfilled and the way in which the competing Nations may be permitted to exercise rights in the Competition owned by the ITF. Any Nation which requires advice on the implementation of the Regulations of this section must apply to the ITF as soon as possible after the draw or the completion of the previous round and no later than the date fixed for submission of the completed Questionnaire for the Tie. 65. ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS The above regulations shall be binding on all nations eligible to compete. The board of directors may override these regulations in extraordinary circumstances. 66. PROGRAMME AND PUBLICITY MATERIAL (a) The official event title in the approved colours is to be used prominently in all official notices, press releases, announcements, programme covers, posters, brochures and other material used for publicising a Tie or the Davis Cup. This includes material issued by the National Association and any companies who acquire domestic rights. (b) The programme shall include, free of charge: (i) a message from the President, to be supplied by the ITF. (ii) a Davis Cup editorial, to be supplied by the ITF. (iii) a message from the Title Sponsor. 35

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