Article 5 The provisions of this Law shall apply to the following: 1. Works of Qatari Authors published within or outside the State; 2. Works that are published for the first time inside the State; and 3. Works that are published for the first time in another State and then published in Qatar within thirty days of their first publication date, irrespective of the nationality or place of residence of their authors; 4. Audio-visual works the producer of which has his or her headquarters or place of residence in Qatar; 5. Architectural works constructed in Qatar, or any other artistic work incorporated in a building or any other construction situated in Qatar; The provisions of this Law shall also apply to works protected by an international agreement or a Court in which Qatar is a Party, and in accordance with the provisions of such agreement or Court. Article 6 No work of any kind shall be published, displayed or circulated unless accompanied by the following: 1. A certificate of origin indicating the name of the author or the person to whom the right of exploitation has been assigned; 2. A declaration, by the importer or the owner, regarding display or circulation, specifying the geographic area or place within which the display or circulation is authorized. Part 3 Author’s Financial and Moral Rights Chapter One Financial Rights Article 7 The Author or the owner of the copyright shall have the exclusive right to carry out or to authorize any of the following acts: 1. Reproduction of the work; 2. Translation of the work; 3. The making of excerpts, musical arrangements or other transformations of the work; 4. Distribution to the public of the work through sale; 5. Rental to the public of audio-visual works or computer programs. However, the right to rental shall not apply to the rental of computer programs where the program itself is not the essential object of the rental; 6. Public performance of the work; 7- Communication of the work to the public. Article 8 The author may transfer any of the financial rights provided to him or her by this Law to any other person or persons. The transfer of the financial rights shall be made in writing and shall specify explicitly and separately each right of disposal, indicating the duration of disposal or transfer, its manner and quantity, the purpose and the place.

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