Member of Berne Convention:

Yes.

Registration:

Possible for nationals as well as foreigners.

Filing Requirements:

1. Power of attorney, simply signed.

2. 1 copy of the work of art.

Duration:

Duration in general is the author's life plus 50 years starting from the beginning of the calendar year following the author’s date of death.

Works Protected:

Written or printed works such as books, pamphlets and other written or printed works; Works created for the theater or for broadcasting (sound or visual), whether dramatic, choreographic or of dumb-show; Musical compositions with or without words; Photographic works; Cinematographic works; Works executed by painting, drawing, lithography, etching or woodcutting and other works of like nature; Sculpture of all kinds; Works of architecture, comprising also designs, models and the mode of construction; Tapestries and articles of artistic handwork, including both the drawings or models and the work itself; Maps, as also drawings and graphic and three-dimensional reproductions of a scientific or artistic nature; Lectures; Works inspired by folklore; Software; Translations and arrangements or adaptations of the aforementioned works.

Penalties:

Penalties include payment of fines of up to 5,000 Dinars (around 4,000 US Dollars) as well as legal prosecution resulting in a maximum of 6-months imprisonment terms.