September 28, 1979, and - Having listened to the discussions of the Council of Ministers, The President of the Republic issues an order that reads as follows: Preliminary Provisions Article 1: This Law aims at introducing copyrights and neighboring rights, as well as the protected literary or artistic works, and identifying penalties entailing infringement of such rights. Article 2: The provisions of this Law shall guarantee the protection of the rights of: - The author of literary or artistic works, the performer or the musician, the producer of audio or audio and video recordings, and institutions of audio or audio / video radio broadcasting. - Rules for the collective enforcement of rights and the protection of traditional cultural heritage and national works of public property. PART I PROTECTION OF WORKS & COPYRIGHTS Chapter 1 Protected Works Article 3: Each original innovator of a literary or artistic work shall be granted the rights provided for herein. Protection shall be granted, whatever the type of the work is, its manner of expression, level of ownership and destination, once the work is filed whether it is established or not by a medium that allows its notification to the public. Article 4: The following shall be in particular categorized as protected literary or artistic works: a. Written literary works such as: literary attempts, scientific and technical research, novels, stories, poems, computer software, oral works such as lectures, speeches and sermons and the like, b. All theatre plays, drama, musical and rhythmic works and pantomimic works, c. Musical works, chanted or silently acted, d. Cinematographic works and other audio video works whether accompanied or not with sounds, e. Works of plastic and applied arts such as: drawing, oil painting, sculpture, carving, lithography and Zaraby art, f. Drawings, diagrams, mini-geometrical models of art, architecture and technological installations, g. Charts, maps, and drawings related to topography, geography or sciences,