Determining Copyright of Authors in Their Musical Works

Type

Law

Date of the text

26/02/1946

Official Gazette

published in 1946

Status today

In force, amended as of 27/08/2026

Articles

4

What it provides

This law defines the copyright of authors in their musical works. It treats a sound film as an independent production held by its producer, and provides that a music author may not object to the exploitation of a work once the prescribed fee has been paid. Implementing details are left to a decree.

What has changed this text

• Amended by Law No. 0/1958 of 31/12/1957

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1946. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.