Article 217: Duration of economic rights protection
Subject to contrary provisions of this Law, the economic rights shall be protected during the
life of the author and for fifty years (50) after his or her death.
For the purposes of the provisions of this Law, every period provided concerning the duration
of protection of copyrights shall run to the end of the calendar year in which it would
otherwise expire.
Article 218: Duration of protection of a work of joint authorship
In the case of a work of joint authorship, the economic rights shall be protected during the life
of the last surviving author and for fifty (50) years after his or her death.
Article 219: Duration of protection of an anonymous work or under a pseudonym
In the case of a work published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the economic rights
shall be protected:
1° for a period of fifty (50) years from the date on which the work was first lawfully
published;
2° for a period fifty (50) years from the date on which the work was made;
3° for a period of fifty (50) years from the latest date of the year in which the work was
lawfully made available to the public.
However, if the author’s identity is revealed or is no longer in doubt before the expiration of
the said period, the provisions of article 216 or 217 shall apply.
Article 220: Duration of protection of collective work, audiovisual work or work
published after death of the author
In the case of a collective work, audiovisual work or work published after death of the author,
the economic rights shall be protected:
1° for a period of fifty (50) years from the end of the year in which the work was first
lawfully published;
2° for a period fifty (50) years from the date on which the work was made;
3° for a period of fifty (50) years from the end of the year in which the work was lawfully
made available to the public.
Article 221: Duration of protection of a work of applied art
In the case of a work of applied art, the economic rights shall be protected for a period twenty
five (25) years from the end of the year in which the work was made.
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