– Law No. 154/AN/06 of July 23, 2006 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights.

– WTO's TRIPS Agreement, since May 31, 1995.
– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, since May 13, 2002.

Registration is not required for owners of an original work. Copyright protection is automatic and free from the moment a work is created. 

Duration: (a) during the lifetime of the author, plus 50 years after his death; (b) for cinematographic works 50 years from the date when the work was made lawfully accessible to the public with the author's consent; (c) for photographs and applied art for 25 years from the production of the work.

Authority name: Djibouti Office of Copyright and Related Rights, Ministry of Muslim Affairs, Culture and Property. 

Internet address: none.