Copyrights Protection is the protection of authorship rights which includes all kinds of arts such as: literature writing, musical compositions, plays writing, lyrics writing, sound recordings, performance arts, movies, dramatic works, drawings, motion pictures, graphic designs, three-dimensional works, publications, computer programs, domains and websites. Copyrights protection grants you ownership over the things you create or perform. A copyright holder shall have the right to prevent others from copying, performing or using his own work without his consent. In addition, when a copyright is granted, the copyright holder works shall be protected for the lifetime of the copyright holder plus 50 years following his death.
Filing Requirements of a Copyright Application:
- A Power of Attorney legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.
Download file - A copy from the passport/ID of the applicant and the agent.
- Filing the respective form for registration purposes.
- A certificate indicating the registration of the work of art in any other country and the registration data, if any.
- An original and two copies of the work of art.