höfundarréttur
Höfundarréttur, or copyright, is the legal regime that protects original works of authorship and the rights of their creators. It covers a broad range of works, including literature, music, visual arts, film, software, databases, architecture, and choreography. The protection applies to the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves, and not unrelated facts or procedures.
The rights under Höfundarréttur are typically divided into two main categories: moral rights and economic rights.
Protection arises automatically when a work is created and fixed in a tangible form; no registration is
Limitations and exceptions exist to balance authors’ rights with public interest and other uses. These include
Internationally, Iceland is bound by major copyright instruments, such as the Berne Convention and WIPO treaties,