COPYRIGHT OVERVIEW IN SENEGAL

1       Copyright Subsistence

1.1           What are the requirements for copyright to subsist in a work?

Under Senegalese law, for copyright to subsist in work, the work must be a “work of mind” (“œuvre de l’esprit”) and it must be original.  Under the Copyright Act, “originality” is defined as the footprint of the personality of the author.

1.2           Are there any other works in which copyright can subsist and are there any works which are excluded from copyright protection?

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