The author of a work of the mind shall have, on the work he created, by the mere fact of his creation, an incorporeal property right of ownership.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
This is the 2015 English-language edition attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force. Nine passages are incomplete in the available scan and are identified where they occur.
Article 1157
Attribution of the Right · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
He shall have such right regardless of the nature, form of expression, merit or purpose of the work.
He shall have such right notwithstanding that he executed the work in pursuance of a contract of employment or a contract for the performance of a project entered into with a third party.