Decree-Law No. 10 of 1993 on the Protection of Copyrights
We Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Ami of the State of Bah ain
Having eviewed the Constitution,
And Ami i O de No. (4) of 1975,
And Legislative Dec ee No. (12) of 1971 with espect to P omulgating the Civil and
Comme cial P ocedu es Act, as amended,
And Legislative Dec ee No. (20) of 1975 with espect to the Legal Deposit of Intellectual
Wo ks,
And Dec ee No. (5) of 1986 with espect to the Setting up and O ganisation of the National
Council fo Cultu e, A ts and Lite atu e,
And Upon the submission of the Ministe of Cabinet Affai s and Info mation,
And with the app oval of the Council of Ministe s,
HEREBY DECREE THE FOLLOWING LAW:
Article (1)
An autho is a pe son who p oduces o invents a wo k in the fields of lite atu e, science, a ts
o who w ites any w itten wo k o p oduces any c eative wo k elating to any kind of knowledge, in
which case such intellectual wo k is att ibuted to him by way of clea ly displaying his name on50 it
o with the use of a pen-name o by any othe method unless the e is p oof to the cont a y.
Article (2)
(1) This Law shall p otect the autho s of c eative wo ks which a e of a lite a y, scientific,
a tistic and cultu al natu e in gene al ega dless of the natu e of such wo ks, o the type the eof, o
the method of exp ession used the ein, o the pu pose of w iting o c eation.
(2) The afo esaid p otection shall be applicable to the autho s of the following wo ks:
(a) Books, b ochu es, esea ch wo ks and all p inted mate ials.
(b) Speeches, semina s, and lite a y, scientific and a tistic lectu es.
(c) All wo ks of d ama and musicals.
(d) Songs, musical compositions and tunes of songs.
(e) Paintings, sculptu e, deco ative wo ks, eng aving and photog aphy.
(f) Photog aphs, maps, geog aphical cha ts, enginee ing and a chitectu al plans and
designs.
(g) Plastic a t wo ks and wo ks elating to topog aphy, a chitectu e and sciences.
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