§9.19. Compulsory Licensing
a) The Intellectual Property Office shall have the power to grant compulsory licenses in accordance
with the provisions of Schedule One to this Act and may make regulations providing further for
the procedure and requirements for the exercise of the provisions of the said Schedule.
b) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Intellectual Property Office by virtue of this section
shall have a right of appeal to the Court.
§ 9.20. Duration of Copyright and Related Rights
a) The economic and moral rights in literary, musical and artistic works, other than photographic
work, shall be protected during the life of the author and for fifty years after the end of the year in
which the author dies.
b) In the case of a work of joint authorship, the economic and moral rights shall be protected during
the life of the last surviving author and for fifty years after the end of the year in which that author
dies.
c) In the case of an audiovisual work and sound recordings, the economic and moral rights shall be
protected for fifty years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made or first
made available to the public by authorized publication or by any other means, whichever date is
the latest.
d) In the case of a broadcast, the economic and moral rights shall be protected for fifty years from the
end of the calendar year in which the broadcast took place.
e) In the case of a work published anonymously or under a pseudonym, the economic and moral
rights shall be protected for fifty years from the end of the calendar year in which the work was
made or first made available to the public, by authorized publication, whichever date is the latest,
provided that where the author‟s identity is revealed or is no longer in doubt before the expiration
of the period, the provisions of subsection (a) or subsection (b) shall apply, as the case may be.
f) In the case of a work of applied art, the economic and moral rights shall be protected for fifty years
from the end of the calendar year in which the work was made.
g) In the case of a photograph, the economic and moral rights shall be protected for fifty years from
the end of the calendar year in which the work was made or first made available to the public by
publication, whichever date is the latest.
§9.21. First Ownership of Copyright
a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) to (d) of this section, the first owner of any copyright
granted under this Act shall be the author of the work.
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