Morocco Copyrights

Member of Berne Convention:

Yes.

Registration:

Possible for nationals and residents only.

Filing Requirements:

1. Power of attorney, simply signed, with company seal.

2. 1 copy of the work of art.

Duration:

Duration in general is the author's life plus 70 years following the author's date of death.

Works Protected:

Works expressed in writing; Computer programs; Lectures, addresses, sermons and other works consisting of words or expressed orally; Musical works, irrespective of whether they contain accompanying texts; Dramatic and dramatico-musical works; Choreographic works and dumb shows; Audiovisual works including cinematographic works and videograms; Works of fine art, including drawings, paintings, engravings, lithographs, printing on leather and all other works of fine art; Works of architecture; Photographic works; Works of applied art; Illustrations, maps, plans, sketches and three-dimensional works relating to geography, topography, architecture or science; Expressions of folklore and works inspired by folklore; Drawings of garment industry designs.

Limitations on Protection:

Official texts of a legislative, administrative or judicial nature, nor to their official translations; Current events; Ideas, processes, systems, operating methods, concepts, principles, discoveries or simple data, even if these are stated, described, explained, illustrated or incorporated in a work.

Penalties:

Penalties include payment of fines of up to 600,000 Moroccan Dirham (around 70,000 US Dollars) as well as legal prosecution resulting in a maximum of 4-year imprisonment terms.