[22/July/2012]
SANA'A, July 22 (Saba)- The Law No. (15) for 2012 on the protection of copyright and related rights was issued on Sunday.

The law contained (91) articles distributed over twelve chapters as follows:

Chapter I: Naming and definitions.
Chapter II: Protected works.
Chapter III: Copyrights.
Chapter IV: The financial rights on the shared and collective works.
Chapter V: Owners of related rights (performers, producers of phonograms and broadcasting organizations).
Chapter VI: Term of Protection
Chapter VII: Exceptions and limitations on the financial rights.
Chapter VIII: Procedures for the deposit.
Chapter IX: the protection of folklore.
Chapter X: Managing the financial rights of copyright and related rights.
Chapter XI: the provisional measures and limitations.
Chapter XII: General and final provisions.

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