Procedure for Registration of Works and Contract
23.—(1) Application for registration of works in the Registrar’s office shall be
optional. It shall serve as a prime facie proof of creations and authorship of the work in case
of conflict or legal proceedings.
(2) Application for registration of contracts of transfer of author’s economic rights to a
user shall be obligatory. It shall be a prime facie proof of the lawfulness of exploitation of a
work in case of conflict or legal proceedings.
Application for Registration
24. Application for registration of a work and contract shall be addressed to the
Registrar at the head of the Corporation and such application shall contain the following:
(a) the registration application form according to the model specified by the rules;
(b) the full name and address of applicant and, where the applicant’s address is outside
the Sudan, the name and address of his agent in the Sudan;
(c) a duplicate, a photographic copy or a true copy of the work or contract;
(d) a statement ascribing the work to the applicant and such statement shall be
according to the model specified in the rules;
(e) the date of making or publication of the work or of making the contract;
(f) any other details or statement as may be specified by the rules.
General Register
25.—(1) For the purpose of this Act, the Registrar shall establish a general register
which shall contain the following:
(a) registration of a work and any contract relating to it;
(b) works and contracts that shall be distinguished by number according to the order of
registration and classification;
(c) a separate file for each application of a work or contract in addition to a duplicate,
true or photographic copy of the work or contract, the name and address of the author or his
agent and the user in the Sudan;
(d) the period of protection prescribed and the date on which such period starts to run
and the date of expiry thereof (if possible);
(e) any correspondence, contract or judicial decision concerning a work;
(f) any other information relating to the work.