Definition of Copyright | Works Protected by Copyright | Requirements for Deposit of Copyright

1. Literary works - during the lifetime of the author and for fifty (50) years after his death
2. Applied art - twenty five (25) years from the date of making the work
3. Photographic work - fifty (50) years from the publication of the work and for unpublished work, fifty (50) years from the date of the making of the work
4. Audio-Visual work - fifty (50) years from the publication and if unpublished, from the date of making of the work
5. Sound recording - fifty (50) years from the end of the year in which the recording took place
6. Broadcast recording - twenty (20) years from the date the broadcast took place