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Article 15 – The authors of pseudonymous and anonymous works shall enjoy in
those works the rights provided for in Article 1. In exercising these rights they shall be
represented by the original editor or publisher, until such time as they reveal their
identity and have proven their authorship.
The declaration provided for in the preceding paragraph may be made by
testamentary means, provided any rights previously acquired by third parties are
reserved.
The provisions of the second and third paragraphs shall not be applicable where the
pseudonym adopted by the author leaves no doubt as to his identity.
Article 16 – The natural person or persons responsible for the intellectual creation of
an audiovisual work shall be regarded as the author or authors of that work. In the
absence of proof to the contrary, the following shall be regarded as the co-authors of
a collaboratively produced audiovisual work:
1. The author of the screenplay;
2. The author of the adaptation;
3. The author of the spoken text;
4. The author of the musical compositions with or without words specially created for
the work;
5. The director.
Where an audiovisual work is taken from a pre-existing and still protected work or
screenplay, the authors of the original work shall be assimilated to the authors of the
new work.
Article 17 – The natural person or persons responsible for the intellectual creation of
a radiophonic work shall be deemed to be the author or authors of that work. The
provisions of the final paragraph of Article 16 and those of Article 26 shall be
applicable by analogy to radiophonic works.
Article 18 – The author of the musical compositions with or without words specially
created for the work and the writer of the words shall be deemed to be the authors of
a completed dramatic or dramatico-musical work. The provisions of the final
paragraph of Article 16 and those of Article 26 shall be applicable by analogy to
dramatic and dramatico-musical works.
Article 19 – Save as otherwise provided, copyright in software program created by
one or more employees in the performance of their duties shall be enjoyed by the
employer.
Any challenge to the application of this article shall be brought before the civil court in
the place of the registered office of the employer.
The provisions of the first paragraph of this article shall also be applicable to agents
of the State, of the public authorities and of public institutions of an administrative
nature.