Traditional Knowledge Laws: the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Subject Matter of Protection

Article 14 - Collections of copyright works

(1) A collection of copyright works, of expressions of folklore, of data or of other material, which, by reason of the selection and arrangement of its component parts, constitutes an individual and intellectual creation, such as: encyclopedia, anthology, book of papers, music collection, collection of photographs, maps, exhibition, exposition, collection of documents, and other collections, shall be considered as a copyright work.

Article 38 - Adaptation

(1) Adaptation within the meaning of this Law, shall mean translation, modification, including audiovisual adaptation, musical arrangement or other alteration of a copyright work or of an expression of folklore, as well as other written materials, such as translations of official texts, which are not made for official use. 

Article 101 - Notion of performers

(1) Performers, within the meaning of this Law, shall be actors, singers, musicians, ballet dancers and other persons who by acting, singing, dancing, declaiming, reciting, or in any other way perform works of literature and art or expressions of folklore;
(2) Within the meaning of this Law, directors of stage performances, orchestra and choir conductors, editors of sound (masters) or of sound fixation shall be also considered as performers.

Scope of Protection

Article 53 - Use of expressions of folklore

(1) The use of an expression of folklore shall be without remuneration.
(2) Expressions of folklore shall be used in a respectable manner, without distortion and provided that the source and the origin of the work are indicated.
(3) The public and scientific institution - Folklore Institute "Marko Cepenkov" in Skopje shall carry out the administration of rights from paragraph 2 of this Article.