Cyprus House of Representatives

“ In an action for infringement of copyright—
(a) copyright shall be presumed to subsist in the work, unless the defendant puts the question in issue; (b) where the subsistence of copyright is not in issue, the plaintiff is presumed to be the owner of the right claimed, unless the defendant puts his ownership in issue; (c) the work in question shall be presumed to be original, and, in the case of a publication, the date and place alleged by the plaintiff shall be presumed to be correct, unless, in either case, the contrary is proved. ”

“ Copyright in a scientific, literary, musical or artistic work, in a cinematograph film or photograph includes the right of the author, during his lifetime, to claim authorship of the work and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other alteration thereof which would be prejudicial to his honour or reputation:
Provided that an author who authorizes the use of his work in a cinematograph film or a television broadcast may not oppose modifications which are absolutely required on technical grounds or for the purpose of commercial exploitation of the work. ”

“ No copyright shall subsist in a scientific or artistic work if at the time when the work is made it is intended by the author to be used as a model or pattern to be multiplied by any industrial process.
(4) A work shall not be ineligible for copyright by reason only that the making of the work, or the doing of any act in relation to the work, involves an infringement of copyright in some other work. ”