federal Neganr Gezcta - Nu. 5S
19lh July. 2004
Federal Ncgarit Gazeta - No. 55
19th July, 2004 ...
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4. Derivative works
d) works of architecture erected in Ethiopia and
other artistic works incorporated in a building
or other structure located in Ethiopia.
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a)
b)
performers who are nationals of Ethiopia;
performers who are not nationals of Ethiopia
but whose performances:
i. take place in the territory of Ethiopia;
ii are incorporated in sound recordings that
are protected under this Proclamation; or
iii. have not been fixed in a sound recording
but are included in broadcasts qualifying
for protection under this Proclamation.
The provisions of this Proclamation on the
protection of sound recordings shall apply to:
sound recordings the producers of which
are national of Ethiopia;
b) sound recordings first fixed in Ethiopia;
and
c) sound recordings first published in
Ethiopia.
The provisions of this Proclamation on the
protection of broadcasts shall apply to:
a)
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a) broadcasts of broadcasting organizations
the headquarters of which are situated in
Ethiopia: and
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b) broadcasts transmitted from transmitters
situated in Ethiopia
The provisions of this: Proclamation shall also
apply to performers; producers of sound
recordings and broadcasting organizations that are
eligible for protection by virtue. of and in
accordance with any international convention or
.other international agreement to thich Ethiopia is
party.
7/ The provisions of this Proclamation concerning
copyright or neighboring rights shall not extend to
the ownership of the material object, which
constitutes the work.
6/
a) translation, adaptations, arrangements and other
transformations or modifications ofworks
b) collection of works such as encyclopedia or
anthologies or databases whether in machine
readable or other form provided that such
collections are original by reason of the
selection or arrangement of their contents.
The provisions of this Proclamation shall also
apply to works that are eligible for protection in
Ethiopia by virtue of and in accordance with any
international convention or other international
agreement to which Ethiopia is a party.
3/ the provisions of this Proclamation on the
protection of performers shall apply to:
4/
II The following shall be protected as works:
2/
The protection of any work referred to in Sub
Article (l) of this Article shall be without prejudice
to any protection of a preexisting work incorporated
in or utilized for the making of such a work.
5. SUbject Matter not protected
Notwithstanding the Provisions of Articles 2,3 and 4 of
this Proclamation the following matters shall not be
protected;
a) Any idea, procedures, system, method of operation.
concept, formula, numerical tables and forms of
general use, principle, discovery or mere date, even
if expressed, described, explained, illustrated or
embodied in a work; and
b) Any official text of a legislative, administrative or
of legal nature, as well as official translations
thereof.
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PART TWO
REQUIREMENT FQR PROTECTION, TYEP &
SCOPE OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
6. Requirements for protection
1/ The author ofa work shall, irrespective of the quality
of the work and the purpose for which the work may
have been created, be entitled to protection, for his
work without any formality and - upon creation
where it is:
a) Original; and
b) Fixed.
2/ Photographic works, in addition to the requirements
laid down in Sub-Article (l) of this Article, shall
be protected where they:
a)
form part of a collection or are published in a
book or;
b) bear the name and address of the author or
his agent.