Perguntas frequentes

Having unequivocal proof of the work's creation date and authorship is essential. Without registration, proof is more difficult to obtain, often making it impossible to determine the date. In the case of a dispute over authorship, the date is a determining factor.

Generally, artistic, scientific, and literary works. The list provided for in Article 7 of Law 9610/98 details:The texts of literary, artistic, or scientific works;the lectures, speeches, sermons and other works of the same nature;Dramatic and dramatic-musical works;Choreographic and pantomime works whose stage performance is fixed in writing or in any other form;musical compositions, whether or not they have lyrics;Audiovisual works, with or without sound, including cinematographic works;Photographic works and works produced by any process analogous to photography;Works of drawing, painting, engraving, sculpture, lithography and kinetic art;illustrations, geographical maps and other works of the same nature;The projects, sketches, and artistic works concerning geography, engineering, topography, architecture, landscaping, scenography, and science;Adaptations, translations, and other transformations of original works, presented as new intellectual creations;computer programs;Collections or compilations, anthologies, encyclopedias, dictionaries, databases, and other works that, by their selection, organization, or arrangement of their content, constitute an intellectual creation.

The transfer of copyright must be formal, that is, always through a written contract.

If the work is created in fulfillment of an employment contract, the right to exploit the work belongs to the company, although the employee retains the right to declare themselves the author for purposes such as citing the work in their portfolio.