• 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): 70 years.

The author enjoys copyright protection from the time of creation of the work; protection ends 70 years after his/her death. Upon expiry of the term of protection, the work is free for general use and can be freely exploited. It is not necessary to obtain the authorisation of the author's successors in title.