The Rules of Copyright and Related Rights under Qatari Law
Dr. Salah Zaineddin
Associate Professor of Commercial Law College of Law – Qatar University
Abstract:
This study deals with the legal provisions of Law No. 7 of 2002 on the Protection of Copyright and Related Rights. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the extent of the aforesaid law in covering those rights, and then identify the suitability of these provisions to regulate and protect the copyright and neighboring rights.
This study is divided into two parts. Part one deals with copyright and in particularly it defines the author and the work. It highlights the conditions of copyright protection, discusses the scope of the legal protection for the works, addresses the moral and financial rights pursuant to copyright and disposing of the financial rights of the author. In short, this part of the article examines all aspects of the legal protection of copyright. Part two provides a definition of the neighboring rights and it addresses the rights and legal protection of owners of these kinds of rights. In conclusion, the study provides a number of findings and recommendations.