This crime consists of plagiarizing, reproducing, distributing, or publicly communicating a work without the authorization of the owner with the aim of harming the person and obtaining an economic benefit from it.

The crime against intellectual property is a patrimonial crime, it is regulated in articles 270 and ss of the Criminal Code, in them we can find from the requirements to qualify a crime of this type to the penalties established for committing it.

The Intellectual Property Law establishes that it is not necessary to register a literary or any other type of work to protect copyright, since these are recognized at the moment the work is created, which in turn implies that the crimes against intellectual property can be committed both on published works and on unpublished works.

However, in the legal field, it is always advisable to carry out this type of registration in order to protect our work in the best possible way, when it comes to proving that it is ours and to be able to demand or claim our property.

If you want to know your rights as an author to be able to report a fact like the one described, or you want to register your work or brand to protect it from possible interference and you want to present your case to us so that we can advise you legally, do not hesitate to contact us and our legal team. will be delighted to assist you.

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