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Copyright law of Zambia: Difference between revisions
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The Zambian copyright law protects "original works of authorship," fixed in a tangible medium including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and other intellectual works. | The Zambian copyright law protects "original works of authorship," fixed in a tangible medium including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and other intellectual works. | ||
==Duration of copyright== | ==Duration of copyright== | ||
Copyright protection generally lasts for a period of '''fifty years''' from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies. If the work is of unknown authorship, the copyright in the work shall expire at the | Copyright protection generally lasts for a period of '''fifty years''' from the end of the calendar year in which the author dies. If the work is of unknown authorship, the copyright in the work shall expire at the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the calendar year in which the work is first | ||
published, unless the identity of the author of the work becomes known before that date. | published, unless the identity of the author of the work becomes known before that date. | ||
