Article 10. Emergence of copyright. Presumption of authorship
On copyright and related rights (LRU-42-son) · Date: 20.07.2006 · In force
The copyright in a work of science, literature, and art shall arise by virtue of the fact of its creation. No any registration of a work or compliance with any other formalities shall be required for the occurrence and exercise of copyright.
The person indicated as the author on the original or a copy of a work shall be deemed to be its author, unless proven otherwise.
In the case of publication of work anonymously or under a pseudonym (except when the pseudonym of the author leaves no doubt about his/her identity), the publisher who has published the work and whose name is mentioned in the work shall — in the absence of proof to the contrary — be considered as the author's representative and shall be entitled to protect and enforce his/her rights. This provision shall remain in force until the author of such a work discloses his/her identity and claims his/her authorship.
