ISRAEL Law and Practice Contributed by: Ronit Barzik-Soffer, Luiz Blanc and Rakefet Peled, Reinhold Cohn Group
• reproduction; • publication – with respect to a work not yet published; • public performance – with respect to a liter - ary work, dramatic work, musical work and sound recording; • broadcasting; • rental with respect to sound recording, cin - ematographic work or a computer program. Moral Rights • making it available to the public; • making a derivative work; and The Act recognises moral rights. Accordingly, the author of a work (excluding computer pro - grams) will have moral rights during the entire period of copyright protection. The moral right is personal, non-transferable and will be available to the author even if they do not have copyright in the work or if they have assigned the copyright in the work. The moral right includes the right of paternity, namely the right of the author to have their name identified with their work in the man - ner appropriate under the circumstances; and the right that no distortion will be made to the work, no mutilation, other modification, or any other derogatory act will be made in relation to the work, where any of the aforesaid acts would be prejudicial to the author’s honour or reputa - tion. 3.5 Term of Protection and Termination The duration of copyright protection in a work is for the duration of the life of its author and 70 years after the author’s death. Copyright in a typeface (font) will be for a period of 70 years from the date of publication thereof. Copyright in a work of which the state is the first owner will be for a period of 50 years from the date of its creation.
The rights in a copyrighted work are not eligible for termination. 3.6 Collective Rights Management Systems Collective rights management systems are regu - lated in Israel under the Commercial Competi - tion Law rather than under the Copyright Act and include the following organisations: • ACUM – an organisation administering the rights assigned to it by its members: authors, composers, lyricists, poets, and music pub - lishers. • The Federation of Records – the Israeli branch of the international organisation IFPI, which promotes and protects the copyright of record companies. • The Federation of Israeli and Mediterranean Music – the organisation that promotes and protects the copyright of Israeli and Mediter - ranean record companies. • TALI – the Collecting Society of Film and Tel - evision Creators in Israel represents the copy - rights of Israeli screenwriters and directors. • ESHKOLOT – the Society for the Performing Rights of Israeli Artists represents all perform - ing artists in Israel. • EILAM – the collecting society of Israeli per - forming musicians represents musicians in Israel. 3.7 Copyright Registration There is no copyright register in Israel and reg - istration is not required for owners of an original work. Copyright protection is automatic and free from the moment a work is created. However, from a practical aspect, it is advisable to use the copyright symbol © or the word “Cop - yright” to deter acts of copyright infringement.
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