2. Determine whether your data can be protected

2.1 Data protection under intellectual property law

Data can be protected as such, from the moment it is created, by copyright, if it is an original work of the mind, i.e. a work bearing "the imprint of the personality of its author".

This could be the case for literary, artistic or scientific writings, photographs or drawings, audiovisual or musical works.

Sound and audiovisual elements can also benefit from the protection of related rights, giving performers and producers of phonograms and videograms the exclusive right to authorize the reproduction...