OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE TOGOLESE REPUBLIC
August 2, 1991
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Art. 34 Copyright in a composite work shall belong to the person who created it, subject to the
copyright for the preexisting work.
Art. 35 The authors of translations, adaptations, transformations or arrangements of works of
the mind shall enjoy the copyright protection conferred by this Law, without prejudice to the
rights of the author of the original work as defined in section IV above.
The same shall apply to the authors of anthologies or collections of miscellaneous works that, by
reason of the selection and arrangement of their contents, constitute new intellectual creations.
SECTION IX
TERM OF PROTECTION
Art. 36 – Copyright shall exist for the lifetime of the author and 50 calendar years from the end
of the year of his death.
In the case of a collaborative work, the only date taken into account to calculate the term shall be
the date of death of the last surviving collaborator.
Art. 37 – Copyright shall exist:
(a) for 50 calendar years from the end of the year during which the work was lawfully made
available to the public in the case of:
(1) anonymous or pseudonymous works, unless the identity of the author of the wok is revealed
before the end of the period provided for in this Article, in which case the period provided for in
Article 36 shall apply;
(2) cinematographic works;
(3) posthumous works;