The “Copyright and the neighbouring rights” Law defines the rights and the obligations for the subjects participating in creative, productive or commercial activity as well as in any other mode of evaluation, exploitation, use or alienation of literary, artistic or scientific works.

Copyright is applied over natural or legal persons, both Albanian and foreign, who exercise creative, productive or commercial activity as well as any mode of evaluation, exploitation, use or alienation of literary, artistic or scientific works, covering the territory of the Republic of Albania.