The protection is available to works of fine arts, drawings, photography, paintings, engravings, sculptures, decorations, musical works, dramatic works, phonographic, cinematography and television films in addition to maps, manuscripts relating to geography, topography or science.
The term of protection is the lifetime of the author plus 25 years following his/her death.
Infringements are prosecuted before Khartoum Commercial and Intellectual Property Rights Court and infringers will be penalized by a fine or an imprisonment.
Sudan is a member of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.