Intellectual property protection has, in
recent years, become an increasing area of interest within the
legal field, in particular with regards to copyrights
and trademark protection.
These matters are often discussed in terms of the length of
protection provided, and the steps necessary
for registration with the relevant
authority, however, an often-overlooked area of
intellectual property law, concerns the rights of a performer
during public performances, which are assumed to be owned by the
general Egyptian public.
Despite this, however, there has been a surge in cases which
dispute who exactly is entitled to protection for a piece of art
which is publicly performed by an
actor, since, the creation of this art was done
collaboratively and as a result of the efforts of multiple parties.
In this case, one's initial reaction would be to claim that the
work of art belongs to the author of the script, since, when
compared to traditional copyright
