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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