Member of Berne Convention:
Yes.
Registration:
Possible for nationals only.
Duration:
Duration in general is the author's life plus 50 years starting from the beginning of the calendar year following the author's date of death.
Works Protected:
Written literary works; All theatre plays, drama, musical and rhythmic works and pantomimic works; Musical works; Cinematographic works and other audio video works; Works of plastic and applied arts; Drawings, diagrams, architecture and technological installations; Charts, maps, and drawings related to topography, geography or sciences; Photographic works and works expressed in a manner similar to photography; Clothing innovations for fashionable wears and scarf; Translation and adaptation works, musical distributions, editing reviews, and other original alterations of literary or artistic works
Penalties:
Penalties include payment of fines of up to 1,000,000 Algerian Dinars (around 14,000 US Dollars) as well as legal prosecution resulting in a maximum of 3-year imprisonment terms.
