Copyrights
Bryn Aarflot offers legal advice and assistance in copyright related matters.
The Norwegian Copyright Act, section 1 states: “Any person who creates a literary, scientific or artistic work shall have the copyright therein”. In other words, copyright protection is granted eo ipso the creation of a work.
No central register for copyright protected works exists in Norway, and whether a work meets the requirement of originality is therefore decisive as to whether protection is obtained.
Norway is member to the Berne Convention. Consequently, citizens of other Convention member countries can claim copyright protection according to the Norwegian Copyright Act to the same degree that Norwegian citizens can, regardless of whether this protection is broader or narrower than awarded in their own country. However, the period of protection is limited in accordance with the period of protection obtained in the originator’s home country.
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