• Validity of the copyright protection period before expiry: for the author's life.
• Validity of the copyright protection period after the death of the author(s): 50 years.

The economic and moral rights of the author shall be protected during the life of the author and for 50 years after his death. In the case of a work of joint authorship, the economic and moral rights of the authors shall be protected during the life of the last surviving author and for 50 years after his death.