Agreement on Copyright and Related Rights
关于著作权及相关权利协议
ຂໍ້ຕົກລົງວ່າດ້ວຍ ລິຂະສິດ ແລະ ສິດກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບລິຂະສິດ
Summary
This regulation governs copyright and related rights for literary, artistic, and scientific works in Laos, defining rights holders, protecting original expressions, and clarifying the scope of protected and unprotected works.
Articles
Article ມາດຕາ 1
Article 2 Copyright and Related Rights
Copyright is the right of an individual, legal entity or organization over works of authorship in the fields of art, literature or science;
Related rights are the rights of an individual, legal entity or organization over performances, sound recordings and broadcasts transmitted through encrypted or unencrypted signals.
Article ມາດຕາ 2
Article 2 Interpretation of Terms
The terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
1. "Copyright applicant" means a natural person, legal entity, organization, or successor in interest of such person who has filed an application for registration of copyright and related rights as an owner or holder of rights;
2. "Creator" means a person or group of persons who have created works of literature, art, and science expressed in any form or manner, including all persons who participated in the creation and production of the work, unless otherwise agreed;
3. "Application" means the document filed for registration of copyright and related rights;
4. "Copyright owner" means the creator or a person who has acquired rights through transfer, succession in interest, inheritance, or other means, as specified in Article 98 of the Law on Intellectual Property;
5. "Owner of related rights" means a performer, producer of sound recordings, broadcasting organization, or a person who has acquired rights through transfer, succession in interest, inheritance, or other means in accordance with the law;
6. "License" means the grant of permission to a natural person, legal entity, or organization to use copyright and related rights under the terms of a contract;
7. "Licensee" means a natural person, legal entity, or organization that has obtained the right to use from the owner of copyright and related rights;
8. "Deed of transfer" means a written document concerning the transfer of rights;
9. "Power of attorney" means a written document by which the owner of rights delegates his or her rights to one or more persons to act on his or her behalf;
10. "Principal" means the owner of copyright and related rights who delegates his or her rights to one or more persons to act on his or her behalf or to carry out other actions in the registration of copyright or related rights;
11. "Representative" means a natural person or legal entity authorized by the owner of copyright or related rights to register copyright or to carry out other actions concerning the registration of copyright and related rights.
Article ມາດຕາ 3
Article 4 Scope of Application
This agreement applies to individuals, legal entities, and organizations, both domestic and foreign, involved in copyright and related rights work in the Lao PDR.
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