[1] Copyright is acquired irrespective of formalities, and normally belongs to the natural person/s who created the protected work.
[3] In addition, the author of a graphic, plastic art or photographic work has a resale right, which entitles him or her to receive a percentage of the price when the work makes the object of a reselling operation in which an art dealer participates as seller, buyer or agent.
The copyright of the joint work belongs to its co-authors, one of which may be the principal author, under the terms of this law.
8/1996 on authors rights and related rights,[4] any original works (creation of human mind) in the literary, artistic or scientific fields, whatever the mode of creation, mode or form of expression, and regardless of their value and purpose, are protected by copyright.
If there are no heirs, the exercise of these rights rests with the collective management body mandated during the lifetime by the author or, in the absence of a mandate, by the collective management body with the largest number of members in the field of creation.