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1- CONCEPT.
Copyright" is the branch of law in the Anglosaxon system
which protects literary, scientific and artistic works. In the
continental system, they areknown as Author's rights, or in
the French terminology, Droit d'Auteur (save the different scope
between Copyright and Author's rights).
2- PROTECTABLE
SUBJECT-MATTER.
Protection is envisaged for the following creations.
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Books, brochures and forms. |
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Computer programs. |
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Musical compositions. |
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Plays (drama). |
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Films and any other audio visual works.
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Sculptures, paintings, drawings, short
stories and comics. |
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Schemes and projects for engineering or architectural
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Photographic works. |
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3- DEPOSIT.
Copyright protection is acquired by the sole fact that the creation
of the workhas taken place. However, it is convenient, for the
sake of evidence, to record the work for which protection is
sought in the Spanish Register for Intellectual Property.
In cases of foreigners belonging to countries that have ratified
the Bern Convention, the Spanish law grants them the same rights
that they can be afforded according to the copyright law of
their respective countries.
In those cases, it is always useful to be able to obtain a certification
from a local authority providing evidence of the copyright protection.
4- TERM OF PROTECTION.
This protection is for the author's lifetime plus 60 years after
his death, save in cases of computer programs, the term of protection
of which is 50 years from January 1st of the year following
their publication or, if they have not been published, from
January 1st of the year following their creation.
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