Copyrights Law in Oman
Here’s an overview of Copyright Law in Oman:
📜 Copyright Law in Oman
1. Legal Framework
Oman’s copyright law is governed primarily by Royal Decree No. 65/2008 on Copyright and Related Rights.
Oman is a member of several international copyright treaties, including:
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT)
Rome Convention (for related rights)
TRIPS Agreement (via WTO membership)
2. Protected Works
The law protects:
Literary works (books, articles, computer software)
Artistic works (paintings, drawings, sculptures)
Musical compositions and sound recordings
Audiovisual works (films, TV productions)
Photographs
Dramatic, choreographic works, pantomimes
Databases and other compilations (if creative)
3. Rights Granted
Economic Rights:
Reproduction
Distribution and sale
Public performance and communication to the public
Adaptation, translation, and other derivative works
Moral Rights:
Right to be acknowledged as the author
Right to object to distortion, mutilation, or modification
4. Duration of Protection
Life of the author + 70 years after death.
For anonymous or pseudonymous works, 70 years from publication.
Audiovisual works: 70 years from the death of the last surviving principal creator.
Photographs: protected for 25 years if not considered artistic works.
5. Limitations and Exceptions
Personal use (private copying) under certain conditions
Use for educational purposes with attribution
Quotations for criticism or review
Use in libraries and archives under strict terms
Temporary acts of reproduction for technical processes
6. Related Rights
Performers’ rights
Producers of sound recordings and broadcasts
Broadcasting organizations
7. Enforcement
Civil actions for injunctions, damages, and destruction of infringing copies.
Criminal penalties for commercial or willful infringement.
Customs measures to prevent import/export of infringing goods.
8. Digital Environment
Protection against circumvention of technological protection measures (TPMs or DRM).
Liability limitations for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) with compliance requirements.
Protection of rights management information in digital media.
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