Article 971. Works protected by copyright (objects of copyright) of the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan

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1. Copyright extends to works of science, literature and art that are the result of creative activity, regardless of their purpose, content and dignity, as well as the method and form of their expression.

2. Copyright applies to both published (published, published, published, publicly performed, publicly shown) and unpublished works existing in any objective form.:

1) written (manuscript, typescript, musical notation, etc.);

2) oral (public utterance, public performance, etc.);

3) sound or video recordings (mechanical, digital, magnetic, optical, etc.);

4) images (drawing, sketch, painting, plan, drawing, film, television, video or photo frame, etc.);

5) three-dimensional (sculpture, model, layout, structure, etc.);

6) other forms.

3. A part of a work (including its title, names of characters) that has the characteristics specified in paragraph 1 of this article and can be used independently is an object of copyright.

4. Copyright does not apply to the actual ideas, concepts, principles, methods, systems, processes, discoveries, facts.

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