State Act
Section 577. Rights of foreign author
Article 577 – Rights of foreign author - In the rights of the author, referred to in the preceding article, the right of translation is also included. But, if the author is a foreigner, he will not enjoy such right in Portugal beyond 10 years, counted from the date of publication of the work and once the use of such work starts before the expiry of third year from the date of publication. § 1 - In case of transfer, all the copyrights stand transferred to the translator, save as otherwise provided. § 2 - The translator, either Portuguese or foreigner, of a work which has come into public domain, enjoys for a period of 30 years, the exclusive right to reproduce its translation, except if right is given to any other individual to translate again the same work.