Article 1263. Audiovisual Work

1. An audiovisual work is a work made up of a fixed series of interrelated images (accompanied or not accompanied by sound) and intended for visual and audio (if accompanied by sound) perception by the relevant technical apparatus. Audiovisual works include cinematographic works, and also all works expressed by means similar to cinematographic ones (television and video films and other similar works), irrespective of the method whereby they are initially or subsequently fixed.

2. The following are the authors of an audiovisual work:
1) director;
2) the author of the script;
3) the composer being the author of a musical work (with or without a text) specifically created for the audiovisual work.

3. In the event of a public performance or broadcasting or cable transmission of an audiovisual work the composer being the author of a musical work (with or without a text) used in the audiovisual work shall retain a right to a fee for the said types of use of his musical work.

4. The rights of the manufacturer of an audiovisual work, i.e. the person that has organised the creation of the work (producer) shall be defined in accordance with Article 1240 of the present Code.
Every time the audiovisual work is used the manufacturer is entitled to have his/its name indicated or to demand that it be indicated. Unless otherwise proven, the manufacturer of an audiovisual work is the person whose name is indicated on the work in an ordinary manner.

5. Each author of a work that is incorporated in an audiovisual work, either existing before (the author of the work that underlies the script, and others) or created in the course of working on it (photography director, art director and others) shall retain an exclusive right to his work, except for cases when this exclusive right has been assigned to the manufacture or other persons or has been transferred to the manufacture or other persons on the other grounds set out by law.

Article 1264. Draft Official Documents, Draft Designs of Symbols and Signs

1. The right of attribution in a draft official document, including a draft official translation of such document, and also a draft design of an official symbol or sign shall be owned by the person that has created the draft (designer/author).
The designer/author of a draft official document or a draft design of a symbol or sign is entitled to promulgate the draft, unless it is prohibited by the state body or the local self-government body of a municipal formation or the international organisation on whose order the draft has been elaborated. When the draft is promulgated the designer/author is entitled to indicate his/its name.

2. A draft official document or a draft design of a symbol or sign may be used by the state body or local self-government body or international organisation for the preparation of a relevant official document, elaboration of the symbol or sign without the designer's/author's consent if the draft has been promulgated by the designer/author for being used by the body or organisation or has been sent by the designer/author to the relevant body or organisation.
When an official document or an official symbol or sign is being elaborated on the basis of the relevant draft amendments may be made thereto at the discretion of the state body or local self-government body or international organisation that prepares the official document or elaborates the official symbol or sign.
After the draft has been formally accepted for consideration by the state body or local self-government body or international organisation the draft may be used without mentioning the name of the designer/author.

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