For anyone in need of copyright (derecho de autor) here is what I did: I called 3 different lawyers for prices and they were all around $5000 pesos and was told it was a complicated process. I looked at the website for ONDA and the only fees were $100 for the paperwork, $175 for stamps, so I decided to go myself. I was expecting the normal Dominican government office where you wait for hours. 5 minutes and $275 pesos later my papers were deposited. You get copyrights the same day you deposit the papers but receive the official certificate 2 months later. Here is what you need to have copyrights on a drawing:
- Copy of the drawing
- Copy of Cedula or passport
- Fill out the application (available online)
- Description of drawing
- Stamps that you buy in the same office
To say the least, I was very impress with how fast the process was and how ?ladrones? are the lawyers!
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