Federal Law on Authors Rights Relevant Pages: · http://www.cddhcu.gob.mx/leyinfo/ Authors Rights Authors rights is a set of rules governing principles, moral and economic rights that the law grants authors for the creation of a literary, artistic or scientific work both published and unpublished. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights issued by the UN, in its article 27 provides that: everyone has the right to protect their moral and material interests resulting from any reproduction scientific, literary or artistic production of which he is an author. The concept of Author's Rights which includes the estate of copyright expires with the death of the author. The work or works are then passed into the public domain, which implies that they can be used freely while respecting moral rights, ie. acknowledges that the work is an expression of the author's person. The Author's Rights and Copyrights are two different conceptions of literary and artistic property, but the concepts are based on the same idea, both are aimed at protecting the assets and rights of the author.

Historical Background Application of Authors Rights The Authors Rights Regulation of the Authors Rights 
Regulation of the Authors Rights The copyright law changes from one country to another. The laws of each country differ especially on the following points: Deadline for protection. In most countries, Authors Rights expire no later than 70 years after the author's death. Status of the State's works. In many countries (but not all), the documents issued by the State for official use are in the public domain. Type of material subject to Authors Rights.
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