There is no official register for copyright. It is an unregistered intellectual property right (unlike patents, utility models, trade marks or registered designs). Consequently, there is no official action to take (no application to make, forms to fill in or fees to pay). Copyright comes into effect immediately, as soon as a protectable work can be protected is created and "fixed" in some way, eg. on paper, on film, via sound recording, as an electronic record on the Internet, etc.

Copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (including a photograph) lasts until 70 years after the death of the author.

Copyright does not require renewal.