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Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the… Article 2

Cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article 2

1.   The principal director of a cinematographic or audiovisual work shall be considered as its author or one of its authors. Member States shall be free to designate other co-authors. 2.   The term of protection of cinematographic or audiovisual works shall expire 70 years after the death of the last of the following persons to survive, whether or not these persons are designated as co-authors: the principal director, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of music specifically created for use in the cinematographic or audiovisual work.

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