today for literary, dramatic, musical and artistic
works, computer programs and databases,
begins with the date of creation by the author
and expires 70 years after his death.
It is the protection granted by the
State to the creator of literary or
artistic works from the moment of
its creation and for a certain time.
It has an application called ULRICH,
which allows you to locate works,
phonograms, acts and contracts,
through different search characters
The National Copyright Directorate is the
institutional body which is responsible for the
design, direction, administration and execution
of government policies regarding copyright
corresponds the administration of the
National Copyright Registry, which has
by purpose the inscription of all types
of works in the literary and artistic field
The National Copyright
Directorate is an organism of the
Colombian State
registration requirements
must complete the formats
developed for this purpose by the
Special Administrative Unit -
National Copyright Directorate
The name
nationality
identification and residence
document habitual of the author
or authors of the work
as well as the date of death
and pseudonym if applicable.
The time to respond to the request for
registration is 15 business days in accordance
with the provisions of article 6 of the Colombian
Administrative Contentious Code
According to the Colombian Civil Procedure
Code, any document issued by a public entity
of a foreign country must be in accordance
with the postulates the Hague Convention
The procedure is carried out before the
National Copyright Office, Registration
Office and is completely free.