- lectures, addresses and other oral works;
- audiovisual works and photographs;
- musical compositions with or without words;
- dramatic or dramatico-musical works;
- choreographic works and pantomimes;
- drawings, sculpture, engraving, ornamentation, weaving and lithography;
- illustrations and drawings related to architecture;
- computer programs whatever their language and including preliminary work;
- maps, plans, sketches and three-dimensional works relative to geography, topography, architecture or
science;
- any kind of plastic art work whether intended for industry or not.
3. The following derivative works shall be subject to the provisions of this Law and shall be protected as
original works without prejudice to the rights in the original work:
- translations, adaptations, transformations and arrangements of music;
- collections of literary or artistic works and compilations of data, whether in machine-readable or other form,
provided that they are authorized by the copyright holder or his public or private successors and that by
reason of the selection and arrangement of their contents they constitute intellectual creations.
4. The following shall be excluded from the protection provided by this Law:
- daily news;
- laws, legislative decrees, decrees and decisions issued by all public authorities and official translations
thereof;
- judicial decisions of all kinds and official translations thereof;
- speeches delivered in public assemblies and meetings. The authors of speeches and presentations shall
enjoy the sole right of collecting and publishing such lectures and presentations;
- ideas, data and abstract scientific facts;
- artistic folkloric works of all kinds. However, works inspired by folklore shall enjoy protection.
Chapter III
Copyright Holder and Terms of Protection
5. The author of any artistic or literary work shall, as a result of the creation of the work, have an absolute
property right over his work and shall reserve all his rights without having to follow any formalities.
6. In the case of a joint work in which each contribution consists of an integral part of the work as a whole, all
the contributors shall be considered coauthors and co-owners of copyright in the work. However, if it is