Term And Ownership Of Copyright

The duration of protection for copyright works varies according to the type of work and the date of creation of the work. It is divided as follows:

Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works:

The Copyright expires after 60 years from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies. Where a work has a joint author/co-author, it expires 60 years from the end of the calendar year in which the co-author dies. Where the author's identity is unknown, copyright expires 60 years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was first published. In a case where there are joint authors/co-authors, and the identity of one author is known and the identity of the other is unknown, the copyright expires 60 years from the end of the calendar year in which the known author dies.