LAWS AND TREATIES COPYRIGHT - MARCH 1992 ANGOLA Law on Authors' Rights (No. 4/90 of March 10, 1990) CHAPTER I Subject, Definition and Protected Works Subject and purpose (b) Article 1. The purpose of this Law is to protect authors'<rights and stimulate the production of in­ ipthe lit~I'aO',artisticoandoscien­ tific.fieldsby promoting their use by society witha view to edifying a culture corresponding to the new social order that is being established in the People's Republic of Angola. telleet~ cr~a.tiQ~s (c) Limitations Article 2. The copyright governed by this 'Law shall be exercised in' accordance with the objectives and superior interests of the People's Republic of Angola and with the socialist principles deriving therefrom, taking into account society's need for a broad dissemination of literary, artistic and scien­ tific productions. (d) (e) Definition and scope ofcopyright Article 3. (l) Copyright means the exclusive right of the authors of literary, artistic or scientific works to enjoy the benefit of those works and to use them or to authorize the use thereof, in whole or in part, within the limits and terms of this Law. (J) (2) Copyright comprises prerogatives of an eco­ nomic nature and of a moral nature. (3) The protection afforded by this Law shall not depend on any formality nor on the type, form of expression, content, value, purpose or mode of use of the works to which it applies. Other definitions Article 4. For the purposes of this Law: (g) (a) "published work" means a work published with the consent of its author, whatever the mode of manufacture of the copies, where, Source: Diario da Republica No. 14, of March 10, 1990. AO (h) taking into account the nature of the work, the number of copies made available to the public adequately satisfies the needs of the public; "work published for the first time" means a work whose first publication has taken place in the People's Republic of Angola or a work whose ..first.publication ..has . taken place abroad, but has been followed by publica­ tion within 30 days in the People's Republic of Angola; "work of joint authorship" means a work created by several persons, whether or not it is possible to distinguish between the indi­ vidual contributions of each person; "collective work" means a work organized at the initiative of a natural or legal person, and published under his name, in which it is possible to distinguish between the individ­ ual contributions of the various contribu­ tors; "cinematographic work" means a sequence of images recorded on any medium what­ soever, whether translucent or not, by means of which it is possible to obtain mov­ ing images or images intended to be re­ corded on some other medium enabling them to be projected; "folklore" means all literary, artistic and scientific works created on the national ter­ ritory by authors presumed to originate in certain regions or ethnic communities, passed from generation to generation­ anonymously or collectively or by other means-and constituting one of the basic elements of the traditional cultural heri­ tage; "intellectual creation" means any work bearing witness to the adequate knowledge and judgment of its author, of his choices, his contributions and his experience; "communication to the public"means the act by which a work is made available to the public; ANGOLA - Text 1-01, page 1