COPYRIGHT - MARCH 1992
LAWS AND TREATIES
(i) "reproduction" means the making of one or
more copies of a literary, artistic or scien
tific work in any material form whatsoever
including any sound or visual recording;
(j) "performance" means the public presenta
tion, execution or recitation of a work by
any means whatsoever;
(k) "broadcasting" means the transmitting, for
reception by the public, by wireless means
or by wire, of sounds or of images and
sounds.
Titles
Article 5. The protection afforded to literary,
artistic and scientfic works shall extend to their
title, on condition that it is original, that it cannot
be confused with that of a previously disclosed
work and does not consist of a necessary or usual
generic designation of the subject matter of such
works or is not constituted by the names of histori
cal, literary or mythological persons.
Derivative works
Article 7. Notwithstanding the rights of their au
thors, whose authorization remains necessary in all
cases, the following works are protected as deriva
tive works:
(a) translations, adaptations, transpositions, ar
rangements or other transformations of lit
erary, artistic and scientific works;
(b) compilations of such works, such as anthol
ogies, encyclopedias or selected passages,
which, by reason of the selection and ar
rangement of their contents, constitute intel
lectual creations.
Works offolklore
Article 8. This Law also protects works of folk
lore together with collections, transcriptions and
arrangements of such works, where they respect the
authenticity of the works and show originality.
Original works
Non-protected works
Article 6. For the purposes of this Law, the
following, in particular, are considered original
works:
(a) books, pamphlets, newspapers, reviews and
other writings;
(b) lectures, lessons and similar works, whether
written or oral;
(c) dramatic and dramatico-musical works;
(d) musical works, with or without words,
whether or not in written form, once they
are recorded;
(e) choreographic works and pantomimes;
(j) cinematographic works or works produced
by processes analogous to cinematography;
(g) television works and audiovisual works in
general;
(h) radiophonic works;
(i) works of drawing, painting, sculpture, en
graving, lithography, tapestry and architec
ture;
(j) photographic works or works produced by
processes analogous to photography;
(k) works of applied art, whether handicraft or
produced on an industrial scale;
(I) illustrations, maps, plans, sketches and
three-dimensional works relative to geogra
phy, topography, architecture or science;
(m) works of folklore in accordance with the
provisions of Article 8 and Article I 5 of this
Law;
(n) computer programs.
Article 9. Shall not be considered to enjoy the
protection afforded by this Law:
(a) laws and decisions by judicial and adminis
trative organs;
(b) speeches and addresses pronounced in pub
lic, except where compiled in a collection by
their authors;
(c) the news of the day published by the press or
broadcast.
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Scope of the Law
Article 10. This Law shall apply to:
all literary, artistic and scientific works
whose authors are Angolan nationals or per
sons habitually resident on the territory of
the People's Republic of Angola;
(b) works published for the first time on the ter
ritory of the People's Republic of Angola,
whatever the nationality or place of resi
dence of their authors;
(c) works of foreign authors not residing on the
territory of the People's Republic of Angola,
that have been created or published after its
entry into force, in accordance with the obli
gations deriving from the international con
ventions to which the People's Republic of
Angola has acceded, or if it is ascertained
that the works of Angolan authors enjoy
reciprocal protection in the countries con
cerned.
(a)
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