List of countries' copyright lengths

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This is a list of different countries and the length of their standard copyright in years. See copyright term.

Although they are not countries, the list also includes entries for the European Union, Berne Convention, and the Universal Copyright Convention, which set minimum terms for their member nations or signatories. The Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), though not included, requires a copyright length of at least 50 years after death.

Legend

  • ibid. = ibidem, "in the same place"
  • 0, no copyright = not copyrighted
  • Life + xx years = copyrighted for authors' lifetime plus xx years after their deaths
  • xx years after publication, creation, etc. = copyrighted for xx years since publication, creation, etc., of works
  • Until year end = copyrighted until the end of a calendar year, i.e. December 31

Table

Countries, areas, and entities Copyright terms based on authors' deaths Copyright terms based on publication and creation dates Until year end?
Afghanistan 0, no copyright. The first copyright law has yet to be passed.[1] 0, no copyright.
Albania Life + 70 years[2] 70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[3]


70 years from publication; 70 years from creation if unpublished (photographic or audiovisual work of joint authorship)[4]
25 years from production (works of applied art)[5]

Yes[6]
Algeria Life + 50 years (except posthumous work)[7] 50 years from publication; 50 years from creation if unpublished (collective work, anonymous or pseudonymous work, audiovisual work, posthumous work)[8]


50 years from creation (photographs or the work of applied art)[9]

Yes[10]
Andorra Life + 70 years[11][12] 70 years from publication; 70 years from creation if unpublished (collective work with unknown authorship)[13]


70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[14]

Yes[15]
Angola Life + 50 years[16]


Life + 25 years (photographic works or applied arts)[17]

Yes[17]
Anguilla Life + 50 years[18] 50 years from the death of the author, of the last surviving author for works with more than one author[18].
Antigua and Barbuda Life + 50 years[19][20] 50 years from publication; 50 years from creation if unpublished (anonymous or pseudonymous work, computer generated work, sound recording or film)[21]


50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years after programme included in a cable programme service[22]
25 years from publication (typographical arrangement of a published edition)[23]

Yes[24]
Argentina Life + 70 years[25] 50 years from publication (anonymous intellectual works belonging to institutions, corporations or legal persons)[26] Yes[27]
Armenia Life + 50 years (except posthumous work first published within 50 years after the author's death)[28] 50 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous works; posthumous work first published within 50 years after the author's death)[29] Yes[30]
Aruba unknown
Australia (including external territories) Life + 70 years[31]


[Life + 50 years (death before 1955)][32]

70 years from publication (sound recordings, cinematograph films)[33]


50 years after making (television broadcasts and sound broadcasts)[34]
[50 years from publication (photographs, no longer applicable since 1 January 2005)][32]

Yes[35]
Austria Life + 70 years[36][37] 70 years from publication; 70 years from creation if unpublished (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[38] Yes[39]
Azerbaijan Life + 50 years (except posthumous work published at first time during 30 years)[40] 50 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work; posthumous work published at first time during 30 years)[41] Yes[42]
Bahamas Berne
Bahrain Life + 50 calendar years (except posthumous work)[43] 50 calendar years from publication (cinematographic films, applied arts works and photographs; anonymous or pseudonymous works; corporate works; posthumous works)[44]


40 years from publication or 50 years from completion, whichever is earlier (computer software)[45]

Bangladesh Life + 50 years
Barbados Life + 50 years[46][47] 50 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous works)[48]


50 years from making (computer-generated work)[49]
50 years from publication; 50 years from creation if unpublished (sound recordings and films)[50]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years after programme included in a cable programme service[51]
25 years from publication (typographical arrangement of a published edition)[23]

Yes[52]
Belarus Life + 50 years[53] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (anonymous or pseudonymous works)[54]


50 years from fixation (performance)[55]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from fixation (phonogram)[56]
50 years from the first broadcast or cable transmission[57]

Yes[58]
Belgium Life + 70 years[59]
Belize Life + 50 years[60]
Benin Life + 50 years
Bermuda unknown
Berne Convention signatories Life + 50 years[61]


Signatories may grant longer terms.[62]

50 years from publication or if not shown 50 years from creation (cinematographic works)[63]


50 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous works)[64]
25 years from creation (photographic works)[65]
Signatories may grant longer terms.[62]

Yes[66]
Bhutan Life + 50 years[67]
Bolivia Life + 50 years[68]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Life + 70 years[69]
Botswana Berne, TRIPS, WCT[70]
Brazil Life + 70 years[71]
British Indian Ocean Territory unknown
British Virgin Islands unknown
Brunei Life + 50 years[72]
Bulgaria Life + 70 years (EU)[73]
Burkina Faso Life + 70 years[74]
Burundi Life + 50 years
Cambodia Life + 50 years[75]
Cameroon Life + 50 years[76]
Canada Life + 50 years[77]
Cape Verde Life + 50 years[78]
Cayman Islands unknown
Central African Republic Berne, TRIPS
Chad Berne, TRIPS
Chile Life + 70 years[79]
China, People's Republic of (Mainland only) Life + 50 years (citizens' works)[80] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (works of legal entities, cinematographic works, films or photographic works)[81] Yes[6]
Colombia Life + 80 years[82] 80 years from publication (cinematographic works)[30] Yes[83]
Comoros Berne
Congo (Democratic Republic) Berne, TRIPS
Congo (Republic) Berne, TRIPS
Costa Rica Life + 70 years[84]
Cote d'Ivoire Life + 99 years (except posthumous works published within this period)[85] 99 years from publication (photographic or audiovisual works or works of applied art; anonymous or pseudonymous works; posthumous works)[86] Yes[87]
Croatia Life + 70 years[88]
Cuba Life + 50 years
Cyprus Life + 50 years
(EU, WCT)[89]
Czech Republic Life + 70 years[90] 70 years from publication (anonymous works)[91] Yes[92]
Denmark Life + 70 years[93]
Djibouti Life + 25 years (Berne, TRIPS)[94] 25 years from publication or if unpublished 25 years from completion (film)[95]


25 years from completion (a photographic work or a work of applied art)[96]

Yes[97]
Dominica Life + 70 years[98]
Dominican Republic Life + 50 years[99]
Ecuador Life + 70 years[100]
Egypt Life + 50 years[101]
El Salvador Life + 50 years[102]
Equatorial Guinea Berne
Eritrea unknown
Estonia Life + 70 years (EU)[103] 70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous works)[104] Yes[105]
Ethiopia Life + 50 years[106]
European Union members Life + 70 years[107] 70 years from publication or if unpublished 70 years from creation (anonymous works)[108] Yes[26]
Fiji Life + 50 years[109]
Finland Life + 70 years[110] 50 years from publication (sound recordings, television broadcasts and sound broadcasts) [111]

50 years from creation (photographic works) [112]

Yes[113]
France Life + 70 years (except posthumous works published after this term)[114][115]


+ 6 years 152 days for musical work published through 1920[116]
+ 8 years and 120 days for musical work published through 1947[117]
+ 30 years if the author died on active service[118]

70 years from publication (pseudonymous, anonymous or collective works)[119]


25 years from publication (posthumous works published after Art. L123-1 term)[120]

Yes[121]
Gabon Berne, TRIPS, WCT
Gambia Life + 50 years[122]
Georgia Life + 70 years[123]
Germany[124] Life + 70 years[125]
Ghana Life + 70 years[126]
Greece Life + 70 years[127][128] 70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous works)[129] Yes[130]
Grenada Berne, TRIPS[131]
Guatemala Life + 75 years[132] 75 years from publication or if unpublished 75 years from creation (computer programs and collective works; anonymous or pseudonymous works; audiovisual works)[133] Yes[134]
Guinea TRIPS, WCT
Guinea-Bissau Berne, TRIPS
Guyana Life + 50 years[135]
Haiti Berne, TRIPS[136]
Honduras Life + 75 years[137] 70 years from publication or, if unpublished within 50 years, 70 years from creation (works of applied art and photographs)[138] Yes[17]
Hong Kong[139] Life + 50 years (literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works with known authorship)[140]


Life + 50 years (films)[141]

50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works with unknown authorship)[142]


50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (sound recordings)[143]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years after programme included in a cable programme service[144]
25 years from publication (typographical arrangement of published editions)[145]

Yes[146]
Hungary Life + 70 years[147]
Iceland Life + 70 years[148]
India[149] Life + 60 years (except posthumous works)[150][151] 60 years from publication (posthumous works, photographs, cinematograph films, sound recordings, works of public undertakings, and works of international organisations)[152] Yes[153]
Indonesia Life + 50 years[154]
Iran Life + 30 years[155] 30 years from publication (photographic or cinematographic works)[156]
Iraq Life + 50 years[157]
Ireland Life + 70 years[158]
Israel Life + 70 years[159] 50 years from publication (photographs created till May 2007)[160] Yes[161]
Italy Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][162] 		70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[163]


20 years from publication (copyright of State, the provinces, the communes, the academies or public cultural organizations, or to private legal entities of a non-profit making character)

Yes[164]
Jamaica Life + 50 years[165]
Japan Life + 50 years[166] 70 years from publication or if unpublished 70 years from creation (cinematographic works)[167]


50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (works of a legal person or other corporate body)[168]

Yes[169]
Jordan Life + 50 years[170]
Kazakhstan Life + 50 years[171]
Kenya Life + 50 years (literary, musical or artistic work other than photographs)[172] 50 years from the latest of creation or publication (audio-visual works and photographs)[173] Yes[174]
Kiribati Life + 50 years[122]
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North) Berne
Korea, Republic of (South) Life + 50 years[175] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (organizational works)[176] Yes[177]
Kuwait TRIPS[178]
Kyrgyzstan Life + 50 years[179]
Laos 0, no copyright. The first copyright law has yet to be passed.[180] 0, no copyright.
Latvia Life + 70 years[181]
[Life + 50 years][182] 		70 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[183] Yes[176]
Lebanon Life + 50 years[184]
Lesotho Life + 50 years[122]
Libya Life + 25 years with 50-year minimum (as of 1968; may have changed since)
Liechtenstein Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][185]
Lithuania Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][186]
Luxembourg Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][187]
Macau(b) Life + 50 years[188] 50 years from publication (anonymous works)[189]


50 years from publication (audiovisual works)[190]
25 years from completion (works of applied art and photographic works)[191]

Yes[192]
Macedonia Life + 70 years[193]
Madagascar Life + 70 years[194]
Malawi Life + 50 years[195]
Malaysia Life + 50 years[196]
Maldives TRIPS
Mali Life + 50 years[197]
Malta Life + 70 years[198]
Marshall Islands 0, no copyright. Copyright legislation is not known to exist.[199] 0, no copyright.
Mauritania Berne, TRIPS
Mauritius Life + 50 years[200]
Mexico Life + 100 years (effective 23 July 2003 non-retroactively)[201]


[Life + 75 years (before the law change on 23 July 2003, applicable for deaths before 23 July 1928)][202]

Micronesia Life + 50 years[203]
Moldova Life + 50 years[204]
Monaco WCT
Mongolia Life + 50 years[205]
Montenegro[206] Life + 70 years[207]
Morocco Life + 50 years[208]
Mozambique Life + 70 years[209]
Myanmar TRIPS
Namibia Life + 50 years (except posthumous works)[210] 50 years from publication (posthumous works)[211]


50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (cinematograph films, photographs and computer programs)[212]

Yes[213]
Nauru unknown
Nepal Life + 50 years[214]
Netherlands[215] Life + 70 years[216]
New Zealand Life + 50 years (literary, dramatic, musical, or artistic work)[217] 50 years from creation (computer-generated work)[218] Yes[219]
Nicaragua Life + 70 years[220]
Niger Life + 50 years[221]
Nigeria Life + 70 years (literary, musical or artistic works other than photographs)[222] 70 years from publication (literary, musical or non-photograph artistic works in the case of government or a body corporate)


50 years from publication (cinematograph films and photographs)
50 years from creation (sound recordings)
50 years from publication (broadcasts)[17]

Yes[17]
Norway Life + 70 years[223]
Oman Life + 50 years[224]
Pakistan Life + 50 years[225]
Palau Life + 50 years[226]
Panama Life + 50 years[227]
Papua New Guinea Life + 50 years[228]
Paraguay Life + 70 years[229]
Peru Life + 70 years[230]
Philippines Life + 50 years[231] 50 years from publication (photographic works)[232] Yes[233]
Poland Life + 70 years[234]
Portugal Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][235]
Qatar Life + 50 years[236]
Romania Life + 70 years[237]
Russia Life + 70 years starting July 28, 2004[238]
[Life + 50 years (death before 1953)][239]
Rwanda Berne, TRIPS
St. Kitts and Nevis Life + 50 years[122]
St. Lucia Life + 50 years[240]
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Life + 75 years (literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work)[241] 75 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (sound recording or film)[242]


50 years from creation (computer-generated work)[243]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years after programme included in a cable programme service[244]

Yes[245]
Samoa Berne
San Marino unknown
São Tomé and Príncipe unknown
Saudi Arabia Life + 50 years[246]
Senegal Berne, TRIPS
Serbia[247] Life + 70 years[207]
Seychelles Life + 25 years[248] 25 years from publication (photograph, film, or broadcast)[249]


25 years from creation (sound recording)[250]

Yes[242]
Singapore[251] Life + 70 years (except posthumous work)[252][253] 70 years from publication (posthumous work, photograph)[254]


70 years from publication (sound recordings and cinematograph films)[255]
50 years after making (television broadcasts, sound broadcasts, cable programmes)[256]
25 years from publication (published editions of works)[257]

Yes[258]
Slovakia Life + 70 years[259]
Slovenia Life + 70 years[260]
Solomon Islands Life + 50 years[261]
Somalia unknown
South Africa Life + 50 years (literary or musical works or artistic works, other than photographs)[262] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from creation (cinematograph films, photographs, computer programs)[212]


50 years from publication (sound recordings; broadcasts; programme-carrying signals; and published editions)[263]

Yes[213]
Spain Life + 70 years
[Life + 80 years(1879–1987), Life + 60 years(1987–1994)][264]
Sri Lanka Life + 50 years[265] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50 years from completion (cinematographic, radiophonic or audiovisual work)[266]


25 years from publication (photographic work or a work of applied art)[267]

Yes[268]
Sudan Life + 50 years[269] 25 years from publication (photographic pictures and cinematographic films and other audiovisual works; works published under unknown pseudonym or anonymously)[270]
Suriname Berne, TRIPS
Swaziland Life + 50 years[271]
Sweden Life + 70 years[272]
Switzerland Life + 70 years effective 1 July 1993 non-retroactively, but Life + 50 years for computer programs[273]


[Life + 50 years (before the law change on 1 July 1993, applicable for deaths through 1942)][274]

50 years after performance (performers' rights)[275] Yes[276]
Syria Life + 50 years[277] 10 years from production (photographic, fine arts or plastic arts)[278]
Taiwan, Republic of China (Chinese Taipei) Life + 50 years[279] 50 years from publication (photographic works, audiovisual works, sound recordings, and performances)[280] Yes[281]
Tajikistan Berne
Tanzania Life + 50 years[282]
Thailand Life + 50 years[283]
Timor Leste Life + 50 years[154]
Togo Life + 50 years[284]
Tonga Life + 50 years[285]
Trinidad and Tobago Life + 50 years[286]
Tunisia Life + 50 years[287]
Turkey Life + 70 years[288]
Turkmenistan unknown
Tuvalu Life + 50 years[122]
Uganda TRIPS
Ukraine Life + 70 years
[Life + 50 years][289]
United Arab Emirates Life + 50 years[290]
United Kingdom Life + 70 years[291] 50 years after release or if not released 50 years after making (sound recordings) [2][23] Yes[292]
United States of America[293] Life + 70 years (works published since 1978 or unpublished works)[294] 95 years from publication or 120 years from creation whichever is shorter (anonymous works, pseudonymous works, or works made for hire, published since 1978)[295]


95 years from publication for works published 1964-1977; 28 (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years from publication for works published 1923-1963 (Copyrights prior to 1923 have expired.)[296]

Yes[297]
Universal Copyright Convention minimum terms Life + 25 years (general works)[298] 25 years from publication (specific works not based on authors' deaths)[299]


10 years (photographic works or to works of applied art)[300]

Uruguay Life + 50 years[301]
Uzbekistan Life + 50 years[302]
Vanuatu unknown
Vatican City Life + 70 years[303]
Venezuela Life + 60 years[304] 60 years from publication; 60 years from creation if unpublished (an audiovisual work, a broadcast work or a computer program)[30]


60 years from publication (anonymous or pseudonymous work)[163]

Yes[305]
Vietnam Berne
Yemen Life + 30 years
Zambia Life + 50 years[306]
Zimbabwe Life + 50 years[307][308] 50 years from publication (photographs)[309]


50 years from creation (Sound recordings)[310]
50 years from publication (cinematograph films, broadcasts)[311]

Yes[312]

Table notes

Terms of protection were taken from a variety of sources, including WIPO, UNESCO and the University of Pennsylvania (see External links). Where no more specific information is available for a country, an indication of its probable minimum copyright term can be gained from its status as:

  • a signatory of the Berne Convention ("Berne"); minimum term of life + 50 years, except for photographs.
  • a member of the WTO ("TRIPS"); minimum term of life + 50 years.
  • a candidate for membership of the European Union ("EU"); term must be life + 70 years before accession.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.goodwinprocter.com/~/media/A5C66A80AB93408C857813C59512C1BA.ashx
  2. ^ Art. 17, Law no. 7564 of 19 April 1992, as modified by Law no. 7923 of 19 May 1995
  3. ^ Art. 18,, ibid.
  4. ^ Art. 19, ibid.
  5. ^ Art. 20, ibid.
  6. ^ a b Art. 21, ibid.
  7. ^ Art. 54, Ordonnance n° 03-05 du 19 Joumada El Oula 1424 correspondant au 19 juillet 2003 relative aux droits d’auteur et aux droits voisins
  8. ^ Arts. 56, 57, 58, 60, ibid.
  9. ^ Art. 59, ibid.
  10. ^ Arts. 54, 56, 57, 58, 60, ibid.
  11. ^ An audiovisual work is copyrighted in Andorra for the same term, computed from the last of the following persons to survive: the principal director, the author of the scenario, the author of the dialogue and the composer of music specifically created for the audiovisual work.
  12. ^ Art. 18(1), (4), Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 1999
  13. ^ Art. 18(3), ibid.
  14. ^ Art. 18(5), ibid.
  15. ^ Art. 18(8), ibid.
  16. ^ Art. 20(1), Copyright Law n° 4/90, March 1990
  17. ^ a b c d e ibid.
  18. ^ a b IP laws revised - Anguilla
  19. ^ Literary, dramatic, musical or copyright artistic work.
  20. ^ s. 10(1), Copyright Act, 2002
  21. ^ s. 10(2), (4), 11(1), ibid.
  22. ^ s. 12(1), ibid.
  23. ^ a b c s. 13, ibid.
  24. ^ s. 10(1), 10(2), (4), 11(1), 12(1), 13, ibid.
  25. ^ Art. 5, Ley 11.723 del 28 de septiembre de 1933, as modified by Ley 24.870 del 11 de septiembre de 1997
  26. ^ a b Art. 8, ibid.
  27. ^ Art. 5, ibid.
  28. ^ Art. 26, 1st paragraph, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 12 January 2000
  29. ^ Art. 26, 3rd and 7th paragraphs, ibid.
  30. ^ a b c Art. 26, ibid.
  31. ^ s. 33, Copyright Act 1968 (Australia)
  32. ^ a b Australian Copyright Council Information Sheets G023 (Duration)
  33. ^ s. 93, 94, Copyright Act 1968 (Australia)
  34. ^ s. 95, ibid.
  35. ^ All previous Australian references
  36. ^ A cinematographic work is copyrighted in Austria for the same term, computed from the last surviving person among the following: the principal director of the film and the authors of the screenplay, the dialogues and the musical work specially created for the cinematographic work.
  37. ^ § 60, 62, Urheberrechtsgesetz;
    § 1(2), Urheberrechtsgesetznovelle 1972 (Nr. 492, 1972-12-16)
  38. ^ § 61, Urheberrechtsgesetz
  39. ^ § 64, ibid.
  40. ^ Art. 25(1), (2), Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 5 June 1996
  41. ^ Arts. 25(2), 26(1), (3), ibid.
  42. ^ Art. 25(1), (2), 26(1), (3), ibid.
  43. ^ Art. 31(1), Legislative Decree no. 10 of 1993
  44. ^ Art. 31(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), ibid.
  45. ^ Art. 31(3), ibid.
  46. ^ Literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work.
  47. ^ s. 10(1), Copyright, Act, 05/03/1998, No. 4
  48. ^ s. 10(3), ibid.
  49. ^ s. 10(4), ibid.
  50. ^ s. 11, ibid.
  51. ^ s. 12, ibid.
  52. ^ s. 10, 11, 12, 13, ibid.
  53. ^ Art. 22(1), Law 194-3 of 11 August 1998
  54. ^ Art. 22(2), ibid.
  55. ^ Art. 38(1), ibid.
  56. ^ Art. 38(2), ibid.
  57. ^ Art. 38(3), ibid.
  58. ^ Arts. 22(4), 38(4), ibid.
  59. ^ Wet betreffende het auteursrecht en de naburige rechten van 30 juni 1994. (Hoofdstuk 1, afdeling 1, Art. 2)/Loi relative au droit d’auteur et aux droits voisins du 30 juin 1994.
  60. ^ s. 10, Copyright Act Ch. 252
  61. ^ Art. 7, Berne Convention(1)
  62. ^ a b Art. 7(6), ibid.
  63. ^ Art. 7(2), ibid.
  64. ^ Art. 7(3), ibid.
  65. ^ Art. 7(4), ibid.
  66. ^ Art. 7(5), ibid.
  67. ^ s. 18, Copyright Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2001
  68. ^ Art. 18, Ley No 1322 de 13 de abril de 1992
  69. ^ Art. 84, Law on Copyright and Related Rights (7/02)
  70. ^ Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, Act No. 8 of 2000
  71. ^ Art. 41, Law no 9610 of 19 February 1998
  72. ^ s. 14, Emergency (Copyright) Order 1999
  73. ^ Art. 27, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, last changed in 2007
  74. ^ Art. 34, Loi N°032-99AN portant protection de la propriété littéraire et artistique
  75. ^ Art. 30, Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 2003
  76. ^ Art. 37, Loi no 2000/011 du 19 décembre 2000
  77. ^ s. 6, Copyright Act ( R.S., 1985, c. C-42 );
    s. 7, S.C. 1997, c. 24
  78. ^ Art. 19, Lei no. 101/III/90 de 29 de dezembro de 1990
  79. ^ Art. 3, Law 19914 implementing free trade agreement with the US (2003)
  80. ^ Art. 21, first paragraph, Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China
  81. ^ Art. 21, second and third paragraphs, ibid.
  82. ^ Art. 21, Ley 23 de 1982
  83. ^ Art. 28, ibid.
  84. ^ Art. 58, Ley de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos modified by the Ley 7979 del 6 del enero del 2000
  85. ^ Art. 45(1), Loi no. 96-564 du 25 juillet 1996
  86. ^ Art. 45(3)(a), (b), (c), ibid.
  87. ^ Art. 45, ibid.
  88. ^ Art. 99, Copyright and Related Rights Act 197/2003
  89. ^ s. 4, Copyright Law 1976
  90. ^ Art. 27(1), Law No. 121/2000 Coll.
  91. ^ Art. 27(3), Law No. 121/2000 Coll.
  92. ^ Art. 27(7), ibid.
  93. ^ s. 63, Consolidated Act on Copyright 2006
  94. ^ Art. 59, Loi n°114/AN/96/3e L relatif à la protection du droit d'auteur
  95. ^ Art. 62, ibid.
  96. ^ Art. 63, ibid.
  97. ^ Art. 65, ibid.
  98. ^ s. 11, Copyright Act 2003
  99. ^ Art. 21, Ley sobre Derecho de Autor del 24 de julio de 2000
  100. ^ Art. 80, Ley No 83 de Propiedad Intelectual (1998)
  101. ^ Art. 160, Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
  102. ^ Art. 86, Decreto Legislativo No. 604 del 15 de julio de 1993
  103. ^ § 38(1), Edition of the Copyright Act effective since 01.01.2009 Template:Et icon; First enacted on 11.11.1992
  104. ^ § 40, ibid.
  105. ^ § 43, ibid.
  106. ^ Wondwossen Belete (2004), The Intellectual Property System in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office, Addis Ababa, December 2004; see also [1]
  107. ^ Art. 1 (1), Directive 2006/116/EC
  108. ^ Art. 1 (3), (6), ibid.
  109. ^ Copyright Act 1999
  110. ^ Art. 43, Law No. 404/1961, as amended by Law No. 1654/1995
  111. ^ Arts. 46, 48, Copyright, Act, 08/07/1961
  112. ^ Art. 49a, ibid.
  113. ^ Art. 43, ibid.
  114. ^ An audiovisual work is copyrighted in France for the same term, computed from the last surviving person among the following: the author of the scenario, the author of the dialogue, the author of the musical compositions, with or without words, specially composed for the work and the main director.
  115. ^ Arts. L123-1, L123-2, Code de la propriété intellectuelle
  116. ^ Art. L123-8, ibid.
  117. ^ Art. L123-9, ibid.
  118. ^ Art. L123-10, ibid.
  119. ^ Art. L123-3, ibid.
  120. ^ Art. L123-4, ibid.
  121. ^ Arts. L123-1, L123-3, L123-4, ibid., but not Arts. L123-8 or, L123-9,
  122. ^ a b c d e Copyright Act 1956 (p)
  123. ^ Art. 31, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 22 June 1999
  124. ^ The Federal Republic of Germany is the successor state to the German Democratic Republic and to the German Empire
  125. ^ § 64, Urheberrechtsgesetz, as amended by the Law of 23 June 1995
  126. ^ Art. 12, Copyright Act, 2005
  127. ^ An audiovisual work is copyrighted in Greece for the same term, computed from the last of the following persons to survive: the principal director, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of the music specifically created for use in the audiovisual work.
  128. ^ Arts. 29, 31(3), Law 2121/1993
  129. ^ Art. 31(1), ibid.
  130. ^ Arts. 29, 31, ibid.
  131. ^ Copyright Act, dated 3 February 1989
  132. ^ Art. 43, Decreto No. 33-98, as modified by Art. 13, Decreto No. 56-2000
  133. ^ Arts. 44, 45, 47, ibid.
  134. ^ Art. 48, ibid.
  135. ^ Copyright Act 1956
  136. ^ Decree of January 9, 1968, relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works
  137. ^ Art. 44, Law on Copyright and Related Rights
  138. ^ Art. 30, Decreto Ley 16 2006: Implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre la República Dominicana, Centroamérica y Estados Unidos
  139. ^ The Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau have their own status, distinct from that of the rest of China, under international copyright and trade law
  140. ^ s. 17(2), Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528)
  141. ^ s. 19, ibid. Computed from the last of the following persons with known identity to survive: (a) the principal director; (b) the author of the screenplay; (c) the author of the dialogue; or (d) the composer of music specially created for and used in the film.
  142. ^ s. 17(3), ibid.
  143. ^ s. 18, ibid.
  144. ^ s. 20, ibid.
  145. ^ s. 21, ibid.
  146. ^ s. 17, 18, 20, 21, ibid.
  147. ^ Art. 31, Act No. LXXVI of 1999
  148. ^ Art. 43, Act No. 73/1972, as amended by Art. 4, Act No. 145/1996
  149. ^ See also Copyright in India.
  150. ^ Literary, dramatic, musical, and non-photograph artistic works.
  151. ^ s. 22, Copyright Act, 1957
  152. ^ s. 24, s. 25, s. 26, s. 27, s. 28A, s. 29, ibid.
  153. ^ s. 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28A, 29, ibid.
  154. ^ a b Art. 29, Law No. 19 of 2002
  155. ^ Art. 12, Copyright Law of 12 January 1970
  156. ^ Art. 16, ibid.
  157. ^ s. 2(11), Coalition Provisional Authority Order No. 2004/83
  158. ^ s. 24, Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000
  159. ^ Art. 5(4), Copyright Ordinance 1924
  160. ^ Art. 21, Copyright, Act (Consolidation), 16/12/1911
  161. ^ Art. 5(3), Copyright Ordinance 1924
  162. ^ Art. 25, Law No. 633 of 22 April 1941, as amended by Art. 17, Law No. 52 of 6 February 1996
  163. ^ a b Art. 27, ibid.
  164. ^ s. 25, s. 32ter, ibid.
  165. ^ s. 10, Copyright Act 1993
  166. ^ Art. 51(2), Law No. 48 of 6 May 1970, as amended in 2006
  167. ^ Art. 54(1), ibid.
  168. ^ Art. 53(1), ibid.
  169. ^ Art. 57, ibid.
  170. ^ Art. 30, Law No. 22 of 1992, as amended
  171. ^ Art. 28, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 1996
  172. ^ s. 23(2)1, Copyright Act, 2001
  173. ^ s. 23(2), ibid.
  174. ^ s. 23, ibid.
  175. ^ Art. 36, Copyright Act of 30 December 1989
  176. ^ a b Art. 38, ibid.
  177. ^ Art. 40, ibid.
  178. ^ | Decree Law No. 64 of 1999 concerning Intellectual Property Rights
  179. ^ Art. 27, Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 16 December 1997
  180. ^ http://www.iipa.com/rbc/2007/2007SPEC301LAOS.pdf
  181. ^ Art. 36, Copyright Law of 6 April 2000
  182. ^ Art. 28, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 11 May 1993
  183. ^ Art. 37(2), Copyright Law of 6 April 2000
  184. ^ Art. 49, Loi sur la protection de la propriété littéraire et artistique (no. 75 du 3 avril 1999)
  185. ^ Art. 32, Law of 19 May 1999
    [Art. 36, Law of 26 October 1928
  186. ^ Art. 34, Law No. IX-1355 (2003)
    [Art. 536, Civil Code as modified by Law No. I-459 (1994)
  187. ^ Art. 9, Law of 18 April 2001
    [Art. 2, Law of 29 March 1972]
  188. ^ Art. 21(1), Decree-Law 43/99/M of August 16, 1999
  189. ^ Art. 23, ibid.
  190. ^ Art. 106, ibid.
  191. ^ Arts. 148 & 155, ibid.
  192. ^ Art. 21(3), ibid.
  193. ^ Art. 44, Law on Copyright and Related Rights No. 47/96 as amended
  194. ^ Art. 52, Loi no. 94-036 portant sur la propriété littéraire et artistique
  195. ^ s. 13, Copyright Act, 1989
  196. ^ s. 17, Copyright Act 1987
  197. ^ Art. 90, Loi No. 8426/AN-RM
  198. ^ s. 4(2), Copyright Act, 2000
  199. ^ UNESCO Culture Sector
  200. ^ s. 12, Copyright Act 1997
  201. ^ Art. 29, Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (2003)
  202. ^ Art. 29, Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (1996)
  203. ^ § 113, Federated States of Micronesia Code, Title 35
  204. ^ Art. 17, Law No. 293-XIII of 23 November 1994
  205. ^ Art. 17, Law on Copyright of 1993
  206. ^ Montenegro is assumed to have succeeded to the copyright obligations of Serbia and Montenegro. See Serbia also.
  207. ^ a b Art. 100, Law on Copyright and Related Rights
  208. ^ Art. 25, Loi no. 2-00 relative aux droits d’auteur et droits voisins
  209. ^ Art. 22, Law No. 4/2001
  210. ^ s. 3(2)(a), Copyright Act 98 of 1978, as amended by s. 3, Act 52 of 1984, s. 3, Act 125 of 1992 and by s. 52, Act 38 of 1997
  211. ^ s. 3(2)(a), ibid.
  212. ^ a b s. 3(2)(b), ibid.
  213. ^ a b s. 3, ibid.
  214. ^ Pustun Pradhan (2004). "Nepal's New Law on Copyright: Some Reflections", UNESCO e-Copyright Bulletin, January–March 2004.
  215. ^ Including the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba: although Dutch adhesion to the Berne convention only applies to the Kingdom in Europe, membership of the WTO includes the overseas territories
  216. ^ Art. 37, Copyright Act, 1912, as amended by the Acts of 21 December 1995
  217. ^ s. 22(1), Copyright Act 1994
  218. ^ s. 22(2), ibid.
  219. ^ s. 22, ibid.
  220. ^ Art. 27, Ley de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (No. 312)
  221. ^ Art. 22, Ordinance 93-027 of 30 March 1993 on copyright, related rights and expressions of folklore
  222. ^ Schedule I, Copyright Act (Cap. 68) 1990
  223. ^ s. 40, Act No. 2 of 12 May 1961
  224. ^ Art. 7, Royal Decree 37-2000
  225. ^ s. 18, Copyright Ordinance, 1962
  226. ^ s. 16, Republic of Palau Copyright Act of 2003
  227. ^ Art. 42, Ley No. 15 de 8 de agosto de 1994
  228. ^ s. 17, Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2000
  229. ^ Art. 47, Ley No. 1328/98 de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos
  230. ^ Art. 52, Decreto legislativo 822 del 23 de abril de 1996
  231. ^ s. 213.1, Intellectual Property Code
  232. ^ s. 213.5, ibid.
  233. ^ s. 214, ibid.
  234. ^ Art. 36, Law of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, as amended by the Law of 22 July 2000
  235. ^ Art. 31, Code of Copyright and Related Rights, as amended by Decree Law No. 334/97 of 27 November 1997
  236. ^ s. 15, Law No. 7 of 2002
  237. ^ Art. 27, Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996
  238. ^ Source
  239. ^ Art. 2, Law 72-FZ, 2004
  240. ^ s. 10, Copyright Act, 1995
  241. ^ Copyright Act, 2003
  242. ^ a b s. 9(1), ibid.
  243. ^ s. 8(4), ibid.
  244. ^ s. 10(1), ibid.
  245. ^ s. 8, 9, 10, ibid.
  246. ^ Royal Decree No: M/41 2nd Rajab 1424 H August 30, 2003
  247. ^ Serbia is deemed to be a successor state of Serbia and Montenegro, which itself was a successor state to Yugoslavia for international copyright treaties, notably the Berne Convention, effective 17 June 1930
  248. ^ s. 9(1)(i), Copyright Act, revised edition 1991
  249. ^ s. 9(1)(ii), (v), ibid.
  250. ^ s. 9(1)(iv), ibid.
  251. ^ See also the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore.
  252. ^ Literary, dramatic or musical work, or in an artistic work other than a photograph
  253. ^ s. 28(2), Copyright Act
  254. ^ s. 28(3), (6), ibid.
  255. ^ s. 92, 93, ibid.
  256. ^ s. 94, 95, ibid.
  257. ^ s. 96, ibid.
  258. ^ s. 28, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, ibid.
  259. ^ § 21, Law on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright (Copyright Act) No. 618/2003
  260. ^ Art. 59, Copyright and Related Rights Act of 30 March 1995
  261. ^ s. 3, Copyright Act (Ch. 138)
  262. ^ s. 3(2)(a), Copyright Act, 1978
  263. ^ s. 3(2)(c), (d), (e), (f), ibid.
  264. ^ Art. 23, Real Decreto 1/1996
  265. ^ s. 19(1), Code of Intellectual Property Act No. 52 of 1979
  266. ^ s. 19(4), ibid.
  267. ^ s. 19(5), ibid.
  268. ^ s. 19(6), ibid.
  269. ^ s. 13(2), Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Protection Act 1996
  270. ^ s. 13(3)(a), (c), ibid.
  271. ^ Copyright Act No. 36 of 1912
  272. ^ Art. 43, Act 1960:729, as modified by Act 1995:1273
  273. ^ Art. 29 Urheberrechtgesetz/ Loi sur le droit d’auteur par. 2
  274. ^ BGE 124 III 266
  275. ^ Art. 39, Urheberrechtgesetz/ Loi sur le droit d’auteur
  276. ^ Art. 32, ibid.
  277. ^ Art. 22, Law No. 12/2001
  278. ^ Art. 25, ibid.
  279. ^ Art. 30, Copyright Act
  280. ^ Art. 34, ibid.
  281. ^ Art. 35, ibid.
  282. ^ s. 14, Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 1999
  283. ^ s. 19, Copyright Act, B.E. 2537 (1994)
  284. ^ Art. 36, Loi no. 91-12 portant protection du droit d'auteur, du folklore et des droits voisins
  285. ^ s. 13, Copyright Act (Cap. 121)
  286. ^ s. 19, Copyright Act, 1997
  287. ^ Art. 18, Loi no. 94-36
  288. ^ Art. 27, Law No. 5846 of 5 December 1951
  289. ^ Art. 28, Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 2001
     
  290. ^ s. 20, Federal Law No. 7 of 2002
  291. ^ s. 12, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended by s. 5, Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995
  292. ^ s. 12, 13, ibid.
  293. ^ See also Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States by Peter B. Hirtle.
  294. ^ 17 U.S.C. § 302(a)
  295. ^ 17 U.S.C. § 302(c)
  296. ^ 17 U.S.C. § 304
  297. ^ 17 U.S.C. § 305
  298. ^ Article IV 2(a), Universal Copyright Convention
  299. ^ Article IV 2(a), ibid.
  300. ^ Article IV 3, ibid.
  301. ^ Art. 14, Law on Copyright No. 9.739 of 17 December 1937
  302. ^ Art. 38, Law No. 272-I of 30 August 1996
  303. ^ N. XII. Legge sil diritto di autore
  304. ^ Art. 25, Ley sobre el Dercho de Autor as modified by the Decreto del 14 de agosto de 1993
  305. ^ Arts. 25, 26, 27, ibid.
  306. ^ s. 12, Copyright and Performance Rights Act, 1994
  307. ^ Literary, dramatic, and musical works; non-photograph artistic works.
  308. ^ s. 5(3), 6(3)(a), Copyright Act (Chapter 26:1)
  309. ^ s. 6(3)(b), ibid.
  310. ^ s. 16(2), ibid.
  311. ^ s. 17(2), s. 18(2), ibid.
  312. ^ s. 6, 16, 17, 18, ibid.

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