The area of intellectual property law is subject to detailed
statutory regulation. The purpose of the regulation is the
protection of rights to various types of intellectual property such
as science, literature, art etc.
Danish law also prescribes means of enforcement of IP
rights.
When is a copyright established?
Copyright is established when a literary or artistic work, which
is the result of the creator's own intellectual
contribution, is created. The area is regulated by the Danish
Copyright Act (in Danish:
"Ophavsretsloven"), which is based on
various EU directives. It is neither necessary, nor possible, to
register a copyright in Denmark.
The protected works, subject to the main rule under the Danish
Act on Copyright, may for instance be literature - including maps,
drawings and computer programmes - or art expressed in various
forms, such as fictional or descriptive representation, graphical
works, a work of fine art, applied art or architecture. The
