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# Mozambique: New Copyright Act

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- 4 November 2022
[Copyright](https://spoor.com/tag/copyright/), [infringement](https://spoor.com/tag/infringement/), [Mozambique](https://spoor.com/tag/mozambique/),

A new Mozambique copyright law, the Copyright Law 9/2022, came into effect on 26 September 2022, revoking the previous law, Decree No. 4/2001. It’s worth noting that Mozambique is a signatory to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

**Some important features of the new legislation are as follows:**

- The creator of the work is the copyright owner

- No formality such as registration is required for copyright, although registration does confer the benefit of creating a legal presumption that the registrant is the owner

- Registration is done with the National Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries, IP (INICC, IP)

- The copyright term is 70 years for literary works, and 50 years for computer programmes and phonograms

- There is provision for free access to copyrighted works for disabled people

- There are civil and criminal remedies for infringement

Further details will be made available in due course.