LEGAL PROTECTION OF MULTIMEDIA WORKS IN ALGERIAN LEGISLATION
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Abstract
This research aims to study the legal protection of multimedia works in Algerian legislation, given the seriousness of the infringements affecting these works in the digital environment. The research concludes that the protection established by the Algerian legislator in this field remains insufficient, as it does not take into account the digital specificity of these works. This requires the legislator to amend the intellectual property laws, in particular the Decree 03-05 on Copyright and Related Rights, in order to include mechanisms for the protection of multimedia works that are adapted to their digital nature.
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