Copyright Law

1. Copyrights provided for in this Law shall be transferable, in whole or in part, either through inheritance or by lawful disposal, which shall be recorded in writing and shall limit the scope of the transferred right in terms of both time and place. 2. The rights provided for in this Law shall be passed to the author’s heirs, with the exception of performing any amendment to or deletion from the work. 3. If the author instructs in his will that the publication of his work shall be barred or if he specifies a date for such publication, his will shall be carried out within its limits. 4. If the work is produced by an individual and its author dies, or it is a joint work and one of the authors dies with no heirs, his share shall be passed to those entitled to it according to the provisions of Sharia.