Traditional Knowledge Laws: Nepal

Subject Matter of Protection

Article 4 - Non-availability of copyright protection:

Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 3, copyright protection under this Act shall not be extended to [...] folksong, folktale, proverb and general data despite the fact that such matters are expressed or explained or interpreted or included in any work.

Article 2 - Definitions

(l) "Performer" means any actor, singer, musician, dancer and other person who performs a literary or artistic work or folklore expression to the general public through acting, singing, music and dancing.

Article 3. Protection of copyright

(2) Any translation, arrangement, sequential arrangement of work or collection of works presented as original from view point of presentation, collection or expression, data or database readable with or without support of machine, any proverb, folktale, folk song falling under folk expression or any other derivate works based on folk expression shall be protected as original work, without prejudice to the copyright of the original work.