Traditional Knowledge Laws :
Emiratos Árabes Unidos
Subject Matter
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Article 1 - Definitions
"Derived Work" The work that derives its origin from a previously existing work such as translations.
The literary, artistic and folkloric expressions as long as they are innovated in a way of selecting and arranging their contents.
"National Folklore" Every expression of people heritage either oral, musical, dynamic, or tangible in distinct elements reflects the artistic traditional inheritance, developed or survived in the State and which cannot be attributed to an author.