FORMS OF PROTECTED WORKS
Objects of copyright include literary, artistic and scientific works; objects of copyright - related rights include performances, sound recordings, video recordings; broadcasting programs; satellite signals carrying encrypted program.
According to the IP Law, there are forms of protected works as follows:
a) Literary and scientific works, textbooks, teaching materials, and other works expressed in forms of letters or other writing characters;
b) Lectures, presentations and other speeches;
c) Journalistic works;
d) Musical works;
đ) Dramatic works;
e) Cinematographic works and works created by similar methods (hereinafter referred to as cinematographic works);
g) Fine art works and applied art works;
h) Photographic works;
i) Architectural works;
k) Graphics, sketches, maps, drawings relevant to topography and scientific works;
l) Folk artistic and literary works.
m) Computer programs and compilations of data
Note: Derivative works shall only be protected according to paragraph 1 of this Article if they do not infringe the copyrights in respect of the works used to make derivative works.
Subject matter excluded from copyrights protection
1. Information just for the purposes of communication;
2. Legal normative documents, administrative documents, other documents in the judicial sector and the official translation thereof.
3. Processes, systems, method of operation, definitions, principles and statistics.
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