– Copyright Act, 2007, in force since May 25, 2008, as amended.

– Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
– Phonograms Convention.
– Universal Copyright Convention (Geneva).
– Universal Copyright Convention (Paris).
– WIPO Copyright Treaty.
– WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
– WTO's TRIPS Agreement, since April 21, 1995.
– Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations, since December 20, 2002.
– Marrakesh Treaty, since September 30, 2016.

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 70 years after his death; (b) for state-owned works, the protection period is 50 years from the date of the work's creation; (c) for music recordings, the protection period is 70 years from the date of its creation, however, if the recording's creator has not produced sufficient copies to be made available to the public, the period is 50 years.

Authority name: there is no official Copyright Register in Israel, however, the following organizations manage joint rights: ACUM (a non-profit organization administering the rights assigned to it by its members: authors, composers, lyricists, poets, arrangers and music publishers. The rights administered by ACUM include performing rights, mechanical rights (audio and audio-visual reproductions) and reprint rights) - https://acum.org.il/en/; The Federation of Records (the Israeli branch of the international organization IFPI which promotes and protects copyright of record companies) - www.ifpi.co.il; The Federation of Israeli and Mediterranean Music is an organization which promotes and protects copyright of Israeli and Mediterranean record companies; TALI (the Collecting Society of Film and Television Creators in Israel, represents the copyrights of the Israeli screenwriters and directors); ESHKOLOT (the Society for the Performing Rights of Israeli Artists, representing, all performing artists in Israel, including actors, singers, entertainers and dancers); EILAM (the collecting society of the Israeli performing musicians - represents the musicians in Israel).