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List of countries' copyright lengthThis 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 theUniversal Copyright Convention, which set minimum terms for their member nations or signatories. The Agreementon Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), though not included, requires a copyright lengthof 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• Berne = has signed the Berne Convention, see Berne in the "Countries, ..." column
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Countries, areas,and entities
Copyright terms based on authors' deaths Copyright terms based on publication andcreation dates
Untilyearend?
Afghanistan 0, no copyright.[1] 0, no copyright.
Albania Life + 70 years[2] 70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[3]
70 years from publication; 70 years from creationif unpublished (photographic or audiovisual workof joint authorship)[4]
25 years from production (works of appliedart)[5]
Yes[6]
Algeria Life + 50 years (except posthumous work)[7] 50 years from publication; 50 years from creationif unpublished (collective work, anonymous orpseudonymous work, audiovisual work,posthumous work)[8]
50 years from creation (photographs or the workof applied art)[9]
Yes[10]
Andorra Life + 70 years[11] [12] 70 years from publication; 70 years from creationif unpublished (collective work with unknownauthorship)[13]
70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[14]
Yes[15]
Angola Life + 50 years[16]
Life + 25 years (photographic works or applied arts)[16]Yes[16]
Anguilla Life + 50 years[17] 50 years from the death of the author, of the lastsurviving author for works with more than oneauthor.[17]
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Antigua and Barbuda Life + 50 years[18] [19] 50 years from publication; 50 years from creationif unpublished (anonymous or pseudonymouswork, computer generated work, sound recordingor film)[20]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years afterprogramme included in a cable programmeservice[21]
25 years from publication (typographicalarrangement of a published edition)[22]
Yes[23]
Argentina Life + 70 years[24] 50 years from publication (anonymous intellectualworks belonging to institutions, corporations orlegal persons)[25]
Yes[26]
Armenia Life + 50 years (except posthumous work first publishedwithin 50 years after the author's death)[27]
50 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous works; posthumous work firstpublished within 50 years after the author'sdeath)[28]
Yes[29]
Aruba Life + 50 years[30]
Australia (includingexternal 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 andsound broadcasts)[34]
[50 years from publication (photographs, nolonger applicable since 1 January 2005)][32]
Yes[35]
Austria Life + 70 years[36] [37] 70 years from publication; 70 years from creationif unpublished (anonymous or pseudonymouswork)[38]
Yes[39]
Azerbaijan Life + 50 years (except posthumous work published at firsttime during 30 years)[40]
50 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work; posthumous work publishedat 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 andphotographs; anonymous or pseudonymousworks; corporate works; posthumous works)[44]
40 years from publication or 50 years fromcompletion, whichever is earlier (computersoftware)[45]
Bangladesh Life + 50 years
Barbados Life + 50 years[46] [47] 50 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous works)[48]
50 years from making (computer-generatedwork)[49]
50 years from publication; 50 years from creationif unpublished (sound recordings and films)[50]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years afterprogramme included in a cable programmeservice[51]
25 years from publication (typographicalarrangement of a published edition)[22]
Yes[52]
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Belarus Life + 50 years[53] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (anonymous orpseudonymous works)[54]
50 years from fixation (performance)[55]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from fixation (phonogram)[56]
50 years from the first broadcast or cabletransmission[57]
Yes[58]
Belgium Life + 70 years[59]
Belize Life + 50 years[60]
Benin Life + 50 years
Bermuda Life + 50 years[61]
Berne Conventionsignatories
Life + 50 years[62]
Signatories may grant longer terms.[63]50 years from publication or if not shown 50years from creation (cinematographic works)[64]
50 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous works)[65]
25 years from creation (photographic works)[66]
Signatories may grant longer terms.[63]
Yes[67]
Bhutan Life + 50 years[68]
Bolivia Life + 50 years[69]
Bosnia andHerzegovina
Life + 70 years[70]
Botswana Berne, TRIPS, WCT[71]
Brazil Life + 70 years[72]
British Indian OceanTerritory
unknown
British Virgin Islands unknown
Brunei Life + 50 years[73]
Bulgaria Life + 70 years (EU)[74]
Burkina Faso Life + 70 years[75]
Burundi Life + 50 years
Cambodia Life + 50 years[76]
Cameroon Life + 50 years[77]
Canada Life + 50 years[78]
Cape Verde Life + 50 years[79]
Cayman Islands unknown
Central AfricanRepublic
Berne, TRIPS
Chad Berne, TRIPS
Chile Life + 70 years[80]
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China, People'sRepublic of(Mainland only)
Life + 50 years (citizens' works)[81] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (works of legal entities,cinematographic works, films or photographicworks)[82]
Yes[6]
Colombia Life + 80 years[83] 80 years from publication (cinematographicworks)[29]
Yes[84]
Comoros Berne
Congo (DemocraticRepublic)
Berne, TRIPS
Congo (Republic) Berne, TRIPS
Costa Rica Life + 70 years[85]
Côte d'Ivoire Life + 99 years (except posthumous works published withinthis period)[86]
99 years from publication (photographic oraudiovisual works or works of applied art;anonymous or pseudonymous works; posthumousworks)[87]
Yes[88]
Croatia Life + 70 years[89]
Cuba Life + 50 years
Cyprus Life + 50 years(EU, WCT)[90]
Czech Republic Life + 70 years[91] 70 years from publication (anonymous works)[92] Yes[93]
Denmark Life + 70 years[94]
Djibouti Life + 25 years (Berne, TRIPS)[95] 25 years from publication or if unpublished 25years from completion (film)[96]
25 years from completion (a photographic workor a work of applied art)[97]
Yes[98]
Dominica Life + 70 years[99]
Dominican Republic Life + 50 years[100]
Ecuador Life + 70 years[101]
Egypt Life + 50 years[102]
El Salvador Life + 50 years[103]
Equatorial Guinea Berne
Eritrea unknown
Estonia Life + 70 years (EU)[104] 70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous works)[105]
Yes[106]
Ethiopia Life + 50 years[107]
European Unionmembers
Life + 70 years[108] 70 years from publication or if unpublished 70years from creation (anonymous works)[109]
Yes[25]
Fiji Life + 50 years[110]
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Finland Life + 70 years[111] 50 years from publication (sound recordings,television broadcasts and sound broadcasts)[112]
50 years from creation (photographic works)[113]
Yes[114]
France Life + 70 years (except posthumous works published afterthis term)[115] [116]
The following additions to copyright term formerly appliedto all works, but the French Cour de Cassation has foundthem to be superseded by later copyright treaties, thuslimiting the copyright term to life + 70 years total, at leastfor non-musical works of authors who did not "die forFrance".[117]
+ 6 years 152 days for musical work published through1920[118]
+ 8 years and 120 days for musical work published through1947[119]
+ 30 years for all works if the author died on activeservice[120]
70 years from publication (pseudonymous,anonymous or collective works)[121]
25 years from publication (posthumous workspublished after Art. L123-1 term)[122]
Yes[123]
Gabon Berne, TRIPS, WCT
Gambia Life + 50 years[124]
Georgia Life + 70 years[125]
Germany Life + 70 years[126] 25 years from first publication or first publicperformance if copyright has expired before suchpublication or performance, or if the work hasnever been protected in Germany and the authordied more than 70 years before the firstpublication [127]
Yes[128]
Ghana Life + 70 years[129]
Greece Life + 70 years[130] [131] 70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous works)[132]
Yes[133]
Grenada Berne, TRIPS[134]
Guatemala Life + 75 years[135] 75 years from publication or if unpublished 75years from creation (computer programs andcollective works; anonymous or pseudonymousworks; audiovisual works)[136]
Yes[137]
Guinea TRIPS, WCT
Guinea-Bissau Berne, TRIPS
Guyana Life + 50 years[138]
Haiti Berne, TRIPS[139]
Honduras Life + 75 years[140] 70 years from publication or, if unpublishedwithin 50 years, 70 years from creation (works ofapplied art and photographs)[141]
Yes[141]
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Hong Kong[142] Life + 50 years (literary, dramatic, musical or artistic workswith known authorship)[143]
Life + 50 years (films)[144]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (literary, dramatic, musical orartistic works with unknown authorship)[145]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (sound recordings)[146]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years afterprogramme included in a cable programmeservice[147]
25 years from publication (typographicalarrangement of published editions)[148]
Yes[149]
Hungary Life + 70 years[150]
Iceland Life + 70 years[151]
India[152] Life + 60 years (except posthumous works)[153] [154] 60 years from publication (posthumous works,photographs, cinematograph films, soundrecordings, works of public undertakings, andworks of international organisations)[155]
Yes[156]
Indonesia Life + 50 years[157]
Iran Life + 30 years[158] 30 years from publication (photographic orcinematographic works)[159]
Iraq Life + 50 years[160]
Ireland Life + 70 years[161]
Israel Life + 70 years[162] 50 years from publication (photographs createdtill May 2007)[163]
Yes[164]
Italy Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][165]
70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[166]
20 years from publication (copyright of State, theprovinces, the communes, the academies or publiccultural organizations, or to private legal entitiesof a non-profit making character)
Yes[167]
Jamaica Life + 50 years[168]
Japan Life + 50 years[169] 70 years from publication or if unpublished 70years from creation (cinematographicworks)[170]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (works of a legal person orother corporate body)[171]
Yes[172]
Jordan Life + 50 years[173]
Kazakhstan Life + 50 years[174]
Kenya Life + 50 years (literary, musical or artistic work other thanphotographs)[175]
50 years from the latest of creation or publication(audio-visual works and photographs)[176]
Yes[177]
Kiribati Life + 50 years[124]
Korea, DemocraticPeople's Republic of(North)
Life + 50 years (Berne)[178] Works authored by "an institution, enterprise ororganization", 50 years from publication[178]
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Korea, Republic of(South)
Life + 50 years[179] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (organizational works)[180]
Yes[181]
Kuwait Life + 50 years[182]
Kyrgyzstan Life + 50 years[183]
Laos 0, no copyright.[184] 0, no copyright.
Latvia Life + 70 years[185]
[Life + 50 years][186]70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[187]
Yes[180]
Lebanon Life + 50 years[188]
Lesotho Life + 50 years[124]
Libya Life + 25 years with 50-year minimum (as of 1968; mayhave changed since)
Liechtenstein Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][189]
Lithuania Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][190]
Luxembourg Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][191]
Macau(b) Life + 50 years[192] 50 years from publication (anonymousworks)[193]
50 years from publication (audiovisualworks)[194]
25 years from completion (works of applied artand photographic works)[195]
Yes[196]
Macedonia Life + 70 years[197]
Madagascar Life + 70 years[198]
Malawi Life + 50 years[199]
Malaysia Life + 50 years[200]
Maldives Life + 50 years from death.
Mali Life + 50 years[201]
Malta Life + 70 years[202]
Marshall Islands 0, no copyright. Copyright legislation is not known toexist.[203]
0, no copyright.
Mauritania Berne, TRIPS
Mauritius Life + 50 years[204]
Mexico Life +100 years (effective 23 July 2003non-retroactively)[205]
[Life + 75 years (before the law change on 23 July 2003,applicable for deaths before 23 July 1928)][206]
Micronesia Life + 50 years[207]
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Moldova Life + 50 years[208]
Monaco WCT
Mongolia Life + 50 years[209]
Montenegro[210] Life + 70 years[211]
Morocco Life + 50 years[212]
Mozambique Life + 70 years[213]
Myanmar TRIPS
Namibia Life + 50 years (except posthumous works)[214] 50 years from publication (posthumousworks)[215]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (cinematograph films,photographs and computer programs)[216]
Yes[217]
Nauru unknown
Nepal Life + 50 years 25 years from creation (applied art andphotographic work)[218]
Netherlands[219] Life + 70 years[220] 70 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work, corporate works with nolisted natural author)[221]
New Zealand Life + 50 years (literary, dramatic, musical, or artisticwork)[222]
50 years from creation (computer-generatedwork)[223]
Yes[224]
Nicaragua Life + 70 years[225]
Niger Life + 50 years[226]
Nigeria Life + 70 years (literary, musical or artistic works otherthan photographs)[227]
70 years from publication (literary, musical ornon-photograph artistic works in the case ofgovernment or a body corporate)50 years from publication (cinematograph filmsand photographs)50 years from creation (sound recordings)50 years from publication (broadcasts)[227]
Yes[227]
Norway Life + 70 years[228]
Oman Life + 50 years[229]
Pakistan Life + 50 years[230]
Palau Life + 50 years[231]
Panama Life + 50 years[232]
Papua New Guinea Life + 50 years[233]
Paraguay Life + 70 years[234]
Peru Life + 70 years[235]
Philippines Life + 50 years[236] 50 years from publication (photographicworks)[237]
Yes[238]
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Poland Life + 70 years[239]
Portugal Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][240]
Qatar Life + 50 years[241]
Romania Life + 70 years[242]
Russia Life + 70 years[243]
Rehabilitation + 70 years (for repressed and rehabilitated)Life + 74 years (for those taking part or working during thewar 1941-1945)Life + 50 years (death before 1943)[244]
Rwanda Berne, TRIPS
St. Kitts and Nevis Life + 50 years[124]
St. Lucia Life + 50 years[245]
St. Vincent and theGrenadines
Life + 75 years (literary, dramatic, musical or artisticwork)[246]
75 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (sound recording orfilm)[247]
50 years from creation (computer-generatedwork)[248]
50 years from creation (broadcast); 50 years afterprogramme included in a cable programmeservice[249]
Yes[250]
Samoa Life + 75 years[251]
San Marino unknown
São Tomé andPríncipe
unknown
Saudi Arabia Life + 50 years[252]
Senegal Berne, TRIPS
Serbia[253] Life + 70 years[211]
Seychelles Life + 25 years[254] 25 years from publication (photograph, film, orbroadcast)[255]
25 years from creation (sound recording)[256]
Yes[247]
Singapore[257] Life + 70 years (except posthumous work)[258] [259] 70 years from publication (posthumous work,photograph)[260]
70 years from publication (sound recordings andcinematograph films)[261]
50 years after making (television broadcasts,sound broadcasts, cable programmes)[262]
25 years from publication (published editions ofworks)[263]
Yes[264]
Slovakia Life + 70 years[265]
Slovenia Life + 70 years[266]
Solomon Islands Life + 50 years[267]
Somalia unknown
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South Africa Life + 50 years (literary or musical works or artistic works,other than photographs)[268]
50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from creation (cinematography films,photographs, computer programs)[216]
50 years from publication (sound recordings;broadcasts; programme-carrying signals; andpublished editions)[269]
Yes[217]
Spain Life + 70 years[Life + 80 years(1879–1987), Life + 60years(1987–1994)][270]
Sri Lanka Life + 50 years[271] 50 years from publication or if unpublished 50years from completion (cinematographic,radiophonic or audiovisual work)[272]
25 years from publication (photographic work ora work of applied art)[273]
Yes[274]
Sudan Life + 50 years[275] 25 years from publication (photographic picturesand cinematographic films and other audiovisualworks; works published under unknownpseudonym or anonymously)[276]
Suriname Berne, TRIPS
Swaziland Life + 50 years[277]
Sweden Life + 70 years[278] Yes[278]
Switzerland Life + 70 years effective 1 July 1993 non-retroactively, butLife + 50 years for computer programs[279]
[Life + 50 years (before the law change on 1 July 1993,applicable for deaths through 1942)][280]
50 years after performance (performers'rights)[281]
Yes[282]
Syria Life + 50 years[283] 10 years from production (photographic, fine artsor plastic arts)[284]
Taiwan, Republic ofChina (ChineseTaipei)
Life + 50 years (except posthumous works first published40 to 50 years after death)[285]
50 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[282]
50 years from publication; 50 years from creationif unpublished (corporate works; photographicworks, audiovisual works, sound recordings, andperformances)[286]
10 years from publication (posthumous worksfirst published 40 to 50 years after death)[287]
Yes[288]
Tajikistan Berne
Tanzania Life + 50 years[289]
Thailand Life + 50 years[290] 50 years from publication or 50 years fromcreation if not published within 50 years fromcreation
Timor Leste Life + 50 years[157]
Togo Life + 50 years[291]
Tonga Life + 50 years[292]
Trinidad and Tobago Life + 50 years[293]
Tunisia Life + 50 years[294]
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Turkey Life + 70 years[295]
Turkmenistan Life + 50 years[296]
Tuvalu Life + 50 years[124]
Uganda TRIPS
Ukraine Life + 70 years[Life + 50 years][297]
United ArabEmirates
Life + 50 years[298]
United Kingdom Life + 70 years[299] 50 years after release or if not released 50 yearsafter making (sound recordings)[22] [300]
Yes[301]
United States[302] Life + 70 years (works published since 1978 or unpublishedworks)[303]
95 years from publication or 120 years fromcreation whichever is shorter (anonymous works,pseudonymous works, or works made for hire,published since 1978)[304]
95 years from publication for works published1964–1977; 28 (if copyright not renewed) or 95years from publication for works published1923–1963 (Copyrights prior to 1923 haveexpired.)[305]
Yes[306]
Universal CopyrightConventionminimum terms
Life + 25 years (general works)[307] 25 years from publication (specific works notbased on authors' deaths)[308]
10 years (photographic works or to works ofapplied art)[309]
Uruguay Life + 50 years[310]
Uzbekistan Life + 50 years[311]
Vanuatu unknown
Vatican City Life + 70 years[312]
Venezuela Life + 60 years[313] 60 years from publication; 60 years from creationif unpublished (an audiovisual work, a broadcastwork or a computer program)[29]
60 years from publication (anonymous orpseudonymous work)[166]
Yes[314]
Vietnam Berne
Yemen Life + 30 years
Zambia Life + 50 years[315]
Zimbabwe Life + 50 years[316] [317] 50 years from publication (photographs)[318]
50 years from creation (Sound recordings)[319]
50 years from publication (cinematograph films,broadcasts)[320]
Yes[321]
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Table notesTerms of protection were taken from a variety of sources, including WIPO, UNESCO and the University ofPennsylvania (see External links). Where no more specific information is available for a country, an indication of itsprobable 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.
Notes[1] http:/ / www. goodwinprocter. com/ ~/ media/ A5C66A80AB93408C857813C59512C1BA. ashx (PDF)[2] Art. 17, Law no. 7564 of 19 April 1992, as modified by Law no. 7923 of 19 May 1995 (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20080501103556/
http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ al/ al001en. html)[3] Art. 18,, ibid.[4] Art. 19, ibid.[5] Art. 20, ibid.[6] 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
(http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20080501103556/ http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ fr/ dz/ dz001fr. html)[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 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
ad_copyright_1999_en. pdf?URL_ID=30323& filename=11422451413ad_copyright_1999_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=93023& name=ad_copyright_1999_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[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 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ en/ files/ 37842/ 12215545751Angola_loi_da. pdf/
Angola_loi_da. pdf)[17] IP laws revised - Anguilla (http:/ / www. iprfirm. com/ anguilla/ introduction. htm)[18] Literary, dramatic, musical or copyright artistic work.[19] s. 10(1), Copyright Act, 2002 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ ag_copyright_2002_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30468& filename=11428561303ag_copyright_2002_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=1272593&name=ag_copyright_2002_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[20] s. 10(2), (4), 11(1), ibid.[21] s. 12(1), ibid.[22] s. 13, ibid.[23] s. 10(1), 10(2), (4), 11(1), 12(1), 13, ibid.[24] Art. 5, Ley 11.723 del 28 de septiembre de 1933, as modified by Ley 24.870 del 11 de septiembre de 1997 (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/
20050221010722/ http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ar/ ar012en. html)[25] Art. 8, ibid.[26] Art. 5, ibid.[27] Art. 26, 1st paragraph, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 12 January 2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ am/
am005en. html)[28] Art. 26, 3rd and 7th paragraphs, ibid.[29] Art. 26, ibid.[30] http:/ / www. lexmundi. com/ images/ lexmundi/ PDF/ GuidesToDoingBusiness/ Guide_Aruba. pdf p. 13[31] s. 33, Copyright Act 1968 (http:/ / www. austlii. edu. au/ au/ legis/ cth/ consol_act/ ca1968133/ ) (Australia)[32] Information Sheets (http:/ / www. copyright. org. au/ publications/ infosheets. htm) G023 (Duration), Australian Copyright Council[33] s. 93, 94, Copyright Act 1968 (http:/ / www. austlii. edu. au/ au/ legis/ cth/ consol_act/ ca1968133/ ) (Australia)[34] s. 95, ibid.[35] All previous Australian references
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[36] A cinematographic work is copyrighted in Austria for the same term, computed from the last surviving person among the following: theprincipal director of the film and the authors of the screenplay, the dialogues and the musical work specially created for the cinematographicwork.
[37] § 60, 62, Urheberrechtsgesetz (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ at/ at091en. html);§ 1(2), Urheberrechtsgesetznovelle 1972 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ at/ at004en. html) (Nr. 492, 1972-12-16)
[38] § 61, Urheberrechtsgesetz (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ at/ at091en. html)[39] § 64, ibid.[40] Art. 25(1), (2), Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 5 June 1996 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
az_copyright_1996_en. pdf?URL_ID=30319& filename=11422428463az_copyright_1996_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=421208& name=az_copyright_1996_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[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 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ bh/ bh001en. html)[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 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ en/ details. jsp?id=319)[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 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ by/ by003en. html)[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) (http:/ / www. juridat. be/
cgi_loi/ loi_N. pl?cn=1994063035)/Loi relative au droit d’auteur et aux droits voisins du 30 juin 1994.[60] s. 10, Copyright Act Ch. 252 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ bz/ bz019en. html)[61] How long does copyright last? (http:/ / www. gov. bm/ portal/ server. pt/ gateway/ PTARGS_0_0_1637_0_0_43/ http;/ ptpublisher. gov.
bm;7087/ publishedcontent/ publish/ ministry_of_labour_home_affairs_and_public_safety/ registry_general/dept___reg_gen___intellectual_property_registration_links/ articles/ copyright. html#How long does copyright last?) from BermudaGovernment website.
[62] Art. 7, Berne Convention(1)[63] Art. 7(6), ibid.[64] Art. 7(2), ibid.[65] Art. 7(3), ibid.[66] Art. 7(4), ibid.[67] Art. 7(5), ibid.[68] s. 18, Copyright Act of the Kingdom of Bhutan, 2001 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
bh_copyright_2001_en. pdf?URL_ID=30260& filename=11417457243bh_copyright_2001_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=276334& name=bh_copyright_2001_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[69] Art. 18, Ley No 1322 de 13 de abril de 1992 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ es/ bo/ bo005es. html)[70] Art. 84, Law on Copyright and Related Rights (7/02) (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
ba_copyright_2002_en. pdf?URL_ID=30314& filename=11420064663ba_copyright_2002_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=590098& name=ba_copyright_2002_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[71] Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, Act No. 8 of 2000[72] Art. 41, Law no 9610 of 19 February 1998 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ br/ br002en. html)[73] s. 14, Emergency (Copyright) Order 1999 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ bn_copyright_1999_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30258& filename=11417451633bn_copyright_1999_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=658383&name=bn_copyright_1999_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[74] Art. 27, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, last changed in 2007 (http:/ / lex. bg/ laws/ ldoc. php?IDNA=2133094401)[75] Art. 34, Loi N°032-99AN portant protection de la propriété littéraire et artistique (http:/ / www. culture. gov. bf/ Site_Ministere/ textes/
reglementation/ loi_bbda13. htm)[76] Art. 30, Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 2003 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
kh_copyright_2003_en. pdf?URL_ID=30386& filename=11424219213kh_copyright_2003_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=450733& name=kh_copyright_2003_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
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[77] Art. 37, Loi no 2000/011 du 19 décembre 2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cm/ cm001en. html)[78] s. 6, Copyright Act (R.S., 1985, c. C-42) (http:/ / laws. justice. gc. ca/ en/ showdoc/ cs/ C-42/ );
s. 7, S.C. 1997, c. 24[79] Art. 19, Lei no. 101/III/90 de 29 de dezembro de 1990 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
cv_copyright_1990_pt. pdf?URL_ID=30429& filename=11425222003cv_copyright_1990_pt. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=1428893& name=cv_copyright_1990_pt. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[80] Art. 3, Law 19914 implementing free trade agreement with the US (2003) (http:/ / www. aduana. cl/ prontus_aduana/ site/ artic/ 20070215/asocfile/ 20070215102245/ asocfile420050614180226. pdf)
[81] Art. 21, first paragraph, Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cn/ cn001en. html)[82] Art. 21, second and third paragraphs, ibid.[83] Art. 21, Ley 23 de 1982 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ co/ co012en. html)[84] Art. 28, ibid.[85] Art. 58, Ley de Derechos de Autor y Derechos Conexos (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cr/ cr001en. html) modified by the Ley
7979 del 6 del enero del 2000[86] Art. 45(1), Loi no. 96-564 du 25 juillet 1996 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ci/ ci001en. html)[87] Art. 45(3)(a), (b), (c), ibid.[88] Art. 45, ibid.[89] Art. 99, Copyright and Related Rights Act 197/2003 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ hr_copyright_2003_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30311& filename=11420042713hr_copyright_2003_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=1058674&name=hr_copyright_2003_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[90] s. 4, Copyright Law 1976 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cy/ cy001en. html)[91] Art. 27(1), Law No. 121/2000 Coll. (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cz/ cz029en. html)[92] Art. 27(3), Law No. 121/2000 Coll. (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ cz/ cz029en. html)[93] Art. 27(7), ibid.[94] s. 63, [----- (http:/ / www.
).dk/graphics/[-----]/downloads/Lovgivning/Lovgivning_Engelsk_site/Consolidated%20Act%20on%20Copyright%202006.pdf ConsolidatedAct on Copyright 2006]
[95] Art. 59, Loi n°114/AN/96/3e L relatif à la protection du droit d'auteur (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/dj_copyright_1996_fr. pdf?URL_ID=30424& filename=11425179913dj_copyright_1996_fr. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=190307& name=dj_copyright_1996_fr. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[96] Art. 62, ibid.[97] Art. 63, ibid.[98] Art. 65, ibid.[99] s. 11, Copyright Act 2003 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/ dm/ dm008en. pdf)[100] Art. 21, Ley sobre Derecho de Autor del 24 de julio de 2000 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
dm_copyright_2000_es. pdf?URL_ID=30446& filename=11425917653dm_copyright_2000_es. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=695287& name=dm_copyright_2000_es. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[101] Art. 80, Ley No 83 de Propiedad Intelectual (1998) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ec/ ec001en. html)[102] Art. 160, Law on the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/ eg/ eg001en. pdf)[103] Art. 86, Decreto Legislativo No. 604 del 15 de julio de 1993 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ sv/ sv001en. html)[104] § 38(1), Edition of the Copyright Act effective since 01.01.2009 (https:/ / www. riigiteataja. ee/ ert/ act. jsp?id=13107327) (Estonian);
First enacted on 11.11.1992 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ee/ ee001en. html)[105] § 40, ibid.[106] § 43, ibid.[107] Wondwossen Belete (2004), The Intellectual Property System in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office, Addis Ababa, December
2004; see also (http:/ / yacob. org/ papers/ DanielYacob-TALN2005. pdf)[108] Art. 1 (1), Directive 2006/116/EC (http:/ / eur-lex. europa. eu/ LexUriServ/ LexUriServ. do?uri=CELEX:32006L0116:EN:NOT)[109] Art. 1 (3), (6), ibid.[110] Copyright Act 1999 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ fj_copyright_1999_en. pdf?URL_ID=30383&
filename=11424205153fj_copyright_1999_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=572007& name=fj_copyright_1999_en. pdf&location=user-S/ )
[111] Art. 43, Law No. 404/1961, as amended by Law No. 1654/1995 (http:/ / web. archive. org/ web/ 20071220004644/ http:/ / www. wipo. int/clea/ docs_new/ en/ fi/ fi054en. html)
[112] Arts. 46, 48, Copyright, Act, 08/07/1961 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ en/ text_html. jsp?lang=EN& id=1512)[113] Art. 49a, ibid.[114] Art. 43, ibid.[115] 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 workand the main director.
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[116] Arts. L123-1, L123-2, Code de la propriété intellectuelle (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ fr/ fr062en. html)[117] Judgement No. 280 of February 27, 2007 Court of Cassation - First Civil Chamber 04-12138 (http:/ / translate. google. com/
translate?js=y& prev=_t& hl=en& ie=UTF-8& layout=1& eotf=1& u=http:/ / www. courdecassation. fr/ jurisprudence_2/premiere_chambre_civile_568/ arret_no_9940. html& sl=fr& tl=en)
[118] Art. L123-8, ibid.[119] Art. L123-9, ibid.[120] Art. L123-10, ibid.[121] Art. L123-3, ibid.[122] Art. L123-4, ibid.[123] Arts. L123-1, L123-3, L123-4, ibid., but not Arts. L123-8 or, L123-9,[124] Copyright Act 1956 (p)[125] Art. 31, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 22 June 1999 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ge/ ge001en. html)[126] § 64 Urheberrechtsgesetz (http:/ / www. gesetze-im-internet. de/ urhg/ __64. html), as amended by the Law of 17 December 2008[127] § 71 Urheberrechtsgesetz (http:/ / www. gesetze-im-internet. de/ urhg/ __71. html)[128] § 69 Urheberrechtsgesetz (http:/ / www. gesetze-im-internet. de/ urhg/ __69. html)[129] Art. 12, Copyright Act, 2005 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ gh_copyright_2005_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30226& filename=11416586343gh_copyright_2005_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=526153&name=gh_copyright_2005_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[130] An audiovisual work is copyrighted in Greece for the same term, computed from the last of the following persons to survive: the principaldirector, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of the music specifically created for use in the audiovisualwork.
[131] Arts. 29, 31(3), Law 2121/1993 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ en/ files/ 37873/ 122217373612121_93_english[1]. pdf/2121_93_english[1]. pdf)
[132] Art. 31(1), ibid.[133] Arts. 29, 31, ibid.[134] Copyright Act, dated 3 February 1989[135] Art. 43, Decreto No. 33-98 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ es/ gt/ gt002es. html), as modified by Art. 13, Decreto No. 56-2000[136] Arts. 44, 45, 47, ibid.[137] Art. 48, ibid.[138] Copyright Act 1956[139] Decree of January 9, 1968, relating to Copyright in Literary, Scientific and Artistic Works[140] Art. 44, Law on Copyright and Related Rights (http:/ / www. cerlalc. org/ derechoenlinea/ dar/ leyes_reglamentos/ Honduras/
Decreto_499E. htm)[141] Art. 30, Decreto Ley 16 2006: Implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre la República Dominicana, Centroamérica y Estados
Unidos (http:/ / www. cerlalc. org/ derechoenlinea/ dar/ leyes_reglamentos/ Honduras/ Ley_16. htm)[142] 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[143] s. 17(2), Copyright Ordinance (Cap. 528) (http:/ / www. legislation. gov. hk/ blis_ind. nsf/ e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/
8c9a7f494889b108482564dc002d834b?OpenDocument)[144] 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.[145] s. 17(3), ibid.[146] s. 18, ibid. (http:/ / www. legislation. gov. hk/ blis_ind. nsf/ e1bf50c09a33d3dc482564840019d2f4/
030b254b74b93f07482564dc002e0711?OpenDocument)[147] s. 20, ibid.[148] s. 21, ibid.[149] s. 17, 18, 20, 21, ibid.[150] Art. 31, Act No. LXXVI of 1999 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ hu/ hu035en. html)[151] Art. 43, Act No. 73/1972, as amended by Art. 4, Act No. 145/1996 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ is/ is047en. html)[152] See also Copyright in India (http:/ / copyright. gov. in/ handbook. htm).[153] Literary, dramatic, musical, and non-photograph artistic works.[154] s. 22, Copyright Act, 1957 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ in/ in007en. html)[155] s. 24, s. 25, s. 26, s. 27, s. 28A, s. 29, ibid.[156] s. 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28A, 29, ibid.[157] Art. 29, Law No. 19 of 2002 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ id_copyright_2002_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30382& filename=11424187703id_copyright_2002_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=162571&name=id_copyright_2002_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[158] Art. 12, Copyright Law of 12 January 1970 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ ir_copyright_1970_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30380& filename=11424169773ir_copyright_1970_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=21603&
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name=ir_copyright_1970_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )[159] Art. 16, ibid.[160] s. 2(11), Coalition Provisional Authority Order No. 2004/83 (http:/ / www. cpa-iraq. org/ regulations/
20040501_CPAORD_83_Amendment_to_the_Copyright_Law. pdf)[161] s. 24, Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ie/ ie098en. html)[162] Post-2007: Israeli Copyright Act of 2007 http:/ / www. tau. ac. il/ law/ members/ birnhack/ IsraeliCopyrightAct2007. pdf | Pre-2007:
Crown Law: Art. 5(4), Copyright Ordinance 1924 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ il/ il014en. html)[163] Post-2007: Israeli Copyright Act of 2007 http:/ / www. tau. ac. il/ law/ members/ birnhack/ IsraeliCopyrightAct2007. pdf | Pre-2007:
Crown Law: Art. 21, Copyright, Act (Consolidation), 16/12/1911 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ en/ details. jsp?id=2376)[164] Post-2007: Israeli Copyright Act of 2007 http:/ / www. tau. ac. il/ law/ members/ birnhack/ IsraeliCopyrightAct2007. pdf | Pre-2007:
Crown Law: Art. 5(3), Copyright Ordinance 1924 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ il/ il014en. html)[165] Art. 25, Law No. 633 of 22 April 1941 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ it/ it112en. html), as amended by Art. 17, Law No. 52
of 6 February 1996[166] Art. 27, ibid.[167] s. 25, s. 32ter, ibid.[168] s. 10, Copyright Act 1993 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ jm/ jm001en. html)[169] Art. 51(2), Law No. 48 of 6 May 1970 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ jp/ jp001en. html), as amended in 2006[170] Art. 54(1), ibid.[171] Art. 53(1), ibid.[172] Art. 57, ibid.[173] Art. 30, Law No. 22 of 1992 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ jo/ jo001en. html), as amended[174] Art. 28, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 1996 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
kz_copyright_1996_en. pdf?URL_ID=30379& filename=11424145143kz_copyright_1996_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=336085& name=kz_copyright_1996_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[175] s. 23(2)1, Copyright Act, 2001 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ ke_copyright_2001_en.pdf?URL_ID=30229& filename=11416612103ke_copyright_2001_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=428054&name=ke_copyright_2001_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[176] s. 23(2), ibid.[177] s. 23, ibid.[178] Copyright Law of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, discussed at: Paul Karl Lukacs (3 August 2007). "Everything You’ve Ever
Wanted To Know About the North Korean Copyright Act" (http:/ / nomadlaw. com/ 2007/ 08/everything-youve-ever-wanted-know-about-north-korean-copyright-act/ ). The Nomad Lawyer. . Retrieved 24 May 2011.
[179] Art. 36, Copyright Act of 30 December 1989 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ kr/ kr001en. html)[180] Art. 38, ibid.[181] Art. 40, ibid.[182] | Decree Law No. 64 of 1999 concerning Intellectual Property Rights[183] Art. 27, Law on Copyright and Related Rights of 16 December 1997 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ kg/ kg001en. html)[184] http:/ / www. iipa. com/ rbc/ 2007/ 2007SPEC301LAOS. pdf[185] Art. 36, Copyright Law of 6 April 2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ lv/ lv017en. html)[186] Art. 28, Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights of 11 May 1993[187] Art. 37(2), Copyright Law of 6 April 2000[188] Art. 49, Loi sur la protection de la propriété littéraire et artistique (no. 75 du 3 avril 1999) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ lb/
lb001en. html)[189] Art. 32, Law of 19 May 1999 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ li/ li037en. html)
[Art. 36, Law of 26 October 1928 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ fr/ li/ li001fr. html)[190] Art. 34, Law No. IX-1355 (2003) (http:/ / www. cipr. org/ legal_reference/ countries/ litva/ Lithuania_Copyright_ENG_2003. pdf)
[Art. 536, Civil Code as modified by Law No. I-459 (1994) (http:/ / www3. lrs. lt/ pls/ inter3/ dokpaieska. showdoc_l?p_id=24740)[191] Art. 9, Law of 18 April 2001 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ fr/ lu/ lu042fr. html)
[Art. 2, Law of 29 March 1972][192] Art. 21(1), Decree-Law 43/99/M of August 16, 1999 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ mo/ mo001en. html)[193] Art. 23, ibid.[194] Art. 106, ibid.[195] Arts. 148 & 155, ibid.[196] Art. 21(3), ibid.[197] Art. 44, Law on Copyright and Related Rights No. 47/96 (http:/ / www. mlrc. org. mk/ law/ l023. htm) as amended[198] Art. 52, Loi no. 94-036 portant sur la propriété littéraire et artistique (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
mg_copyright_1995_fr. pdf?URL_ID=30419& filename=11425161843mg_copyright_1995_fr. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=403839& name=mg_copyright_1995_fr. pdf& location=user-S/ )
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[199] s. 13, Copyright Act, 1989 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ mw_copyright_2001_en.htm?URL_ID=30230& filename=11416632193mw_copyright_2001_en. htm& filetype=text/ html& filesize=109150&name=mw_copyright_2001_en. htm& location=user-S/ )
[200] s. 17, Copyright Act 1987 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/ my/ my010en. pdf)[201] Art. 90, Loi No. 8426/AN-RM (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ ml_copyright_1984_fr.
pdf?URL_ID=30418& filename=11425158083ml_copyright_1984_fr. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=418083&name=ml_copyright_1984_fr. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[202] s. 4(2), Copyright Act, 2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ mt/ mt001en. html)[203] UNESCO Culture Sector (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ en/ ev. php-URL_ID=27765& URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&
URL_SECTION=201. html)[204] s. 12, Copyright Act 1997 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/ mu/ mu005en. pdf)[205] Art. 29, Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (2003) (http:/ / www. diputados. gob. mx/ LeyesBiblio/ pdf/ 122. pdf)[206] Art. 29, Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor (1996) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ mx/ mx003en. html)[207] § 113, Federated States of Micronesia Code, Title 35 (http:/ / www. fsmlaw. org/ fsm/ code/ title35/ T35_Ch01. htm)[208] Art. 17, Law No. 293-XIII of 23 November 1994 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ md_copyright_2004_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30270& filename=11418326533md_copyright_2004_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=477609&name=md_copyright_2004_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[209] Art. 17, Law on Copyright of 1993 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ mn/ mn003en. html)[210] Montenegro is assumed to have succeeded to the copyright obligations of Serbia and Montenegro. See Serbia also.[211] Art. 100, Law on Copyright and Related Rights (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ cs_copyright_2005_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30269& filename=11418322263cs_copyright_2005_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=212474&name=cs_copyright_2005_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[212] Art. 25, Loi no. 2-00 relative aux droits d’auteur et droits voisins (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ma/ ma003en. html)[213] Art. 22, Law No. 4/2001 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ mz/ mz002en. html)[214] 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 (http:/ / portal.
unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ na_copyright_1997_en. pdf?URL_ID=30232&filename=11417290793na_copyright_1997_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=166426& name=na_copyright_1997_en. pdf&location=user-S/ )
[215] s. 3(2)(a), ibid.[216] s. 3(2)(b), ibid.[217] s. 3, ibid.[218] "The Copyright Act, 2059 (2002)" (http:/ / www. nepalcopyright. gov. np/ pdf/ The Copyright Act. pdf). Government of Nepal, Ministry of
Federal Affairs, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs and Culture. . Retrieved 25 April 2011.[219] 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[220] Art. 37, Copyright Act, 1912 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ nl/ nl001en. html), as amended by the Acts of 21 December
1995[221] Art. 38, Copyright Act, 1912 (http:/ / www. ivir. nl/ legislation/ nl/ copyrightact. html), as amended by the Acts of 21 December 1995[222] s. 22(1), Copyright Act 1994 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ nz/ nz015en. html)[223] s. 22(2), ibid.[224] s. 22, ibid.[225] Art. 27, Ley de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (No. 312) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ es/ ni/ ni001es. html)[226] Art. 22, Ordinance 93-027 of 30 March 1993 on copyright, related rights and expressions of folklore[227] Schedule I, Copyright Act (Cap. 68) 1990 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ng/ ng001en. html)[228] s. 40, Act No. 2 of 12 May 1961 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ no/ no005en. html)[229] Art. 7, Royal Decree 37-2000 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ om/ om001en. html)[230] s. 18, Copyright Ordinance, 1962 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ pk/ pk005en. html)[231] s. 16, Republic of Palau Copyright Act of 2003 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ pw_copyright_2003_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30344& filename=11422608793pw_copyright_2003_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=231005&name=pw_copyright_2003_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[232] Art. 42, Ley No. 15 de 8 de agosto de 1994 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ pa/ pa001en. html)[233] s. 17, Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2000 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
pg_copyright_2002_en. pdf?URL_ID=30337& filename=11422589723pg_copyright_2002_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=391605& name=pg_copyright_2002_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[234] Art. 47, Ley No. 1328/98 de Derecho de Autor y Derechos Conexos (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ py/ py001en. html)[235] Art. 52, Decreto legislativo 822 del 23 de abril de 1996 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ pe/ pe003en. html)[236] s. 213.1, Intellectual Property Code (http:/ / www. congress. gov. ph/ download/ ra_10/ RA08293. pdf)[237] s. 213.5, ibid.[238] s. 214, ibid.
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[239] Art. 36, Law of February 4, 1994, on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (http:/ / www. mkidn. gov. pl/ cps/ rde/ xbcr/ mkid/act_on_copyright. pdf), as amended by the Law of 22 July 2000
[240] Art. 31, Code of Copyright and Related Rights (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ pt/ pt001en. html), as amended by Decree LawNo. 334/97 of 27 November 1997
[241] s. 15, Law No. 7 of 2002 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ qa/ qa001en. html)[242] Art. 27, Law No. 8 of March 14, 1996 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ro/ ro007en. html)[243] Article 1281 of Civil Code (http:/ / www. consultant. ru/ popular/ gkrf4/ )[244] Article 6 of Federal Law 231, (http:/ / base. garant. ru/ 12151067/ #6)[245] s. 10, Copyright Act, 1995 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/ lc/ lc002en. pdf)[246] Copyright Act, 2003 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ vc_copyright_2003_en. PDF?URL_ID=30444&
filename=11425886943vc_copyright_2003_en. PDF& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=333544& name=vc_copyright_2003_en. PDF&location=user-S/ )
[247] s. 9(1), ibid.[248] s. 8(4), ibid.[249] s. 10(1), ibid.[250] s. 8, 9, 10, ibid.[251] Copyright Act 1998 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ wipolex/ en/ text. jsp?file_id=179610)[252] Royal Decree No: M/41 2nd Rajab 1424 H August 30, 2003 (http:/ / www. sagia. gov. sa/ english/ uploads/ Reports / Copyright Law_2. 3.
5. pdf)[253] 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[254] s. 9(1)(i), Copyright Act, revised edition 1991 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ sc_copyright_1991_en.
pdf?URL_ID=30416& filename=11425090543sc_copyright_1991_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=466060&name=sc_copyright_1991_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[255] s. 9(1)(ii), (v), ibid.[256] s. 9(1)(iv), ibid.[257] See also the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (http:/ / www. ipos. gov. sg/ leftNav/ cop/ Ownership+ and+ Rights. htm).[258] Literary, dramatic or musical work, or in an artistic work other than a photograph[259] s. 28(2), Copyright Act (http:/ / statutes. agc. gov. sg/ )[260] s. 28(3), (6), ibid.[261] s. 92, 93, ibid.[262] s. 94, 95, ibid.[263] s. 96, ibid.[264] s. 28, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, ibid.[265] § 21, Law on Copyright and Rights Related to Copyright (Copyright Act) No. 618/2003 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ en/ details.
jsp?id=3752)[266] Art. 59, Copyright and Related Rights Act of 30 March 1995 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ si/ si001en. html)[267] s. 3, Copyright Act (Ch. 138) (http:/ / www. paclii. org/ sb/ legis/ consol_act/ ca133/ )[268] s. 3(2)(a), Copyright Act, 1978 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ wipolex/ en/ details. jsp?id=4067)[269] s. 3(2)(c), (d), (e), (f), ibid.[270] Art. 26, (http:/ / www. mcu. es/ propiedadInt/ docs/ RDLegislativo_1_1996. pdf)[271] s. 19(1), Code of Intellectual Property Act No. 52 of 1979 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ lk/ lk001en. html)[272] s. 19(4), ibid.[273] s. 19(5), ibid.[274] s. 19(6), ibid.[275] s. 13(2), Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Protection Act 1996 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ sd/ sd001en. html)[276] s. 13(3)(a), (c), ibid.[277] Copyright Act No. 36 of 1912[278] Art. 43, Act 1960:729 (https:/ / lagen. nu/ 1960:729), as modified by Act 1995:1273[279] Art. 29 Urheberrechtgesetz (http:/ / www. admin. ch/ ch/ d/ sr/ c231_1. html)/ Loi sur le droit d’auteur (http:/ / www. admin. ch/ ch/ f/ rs/
c231_1. html) par. 2[280] BGE 124 III 266 (http:/ / www. servat. unibe. ch/ dfr/ c3124266. html)[281] Art. 39, Urheberrechtgesetz (http:/ / www. admin. ch/ ch/ d/ sr/ c231_1. html)/ Loi sur le droit d’auteur (http:/ / www. admin. ch/ ch/ f/ rs/
c231_1. html)[282] Art. 32, ibid.[283] Art. 22, Law No. 12/2001 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ sy_copyright_2001_en. pdf?URL_ID=30397&
filename=11424371293sy_copyright_2001_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=68822& name=sy_copyright_2001_en. pdf&location=user-S/ )
[284] Art. 25, ibid.
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[285] Art. 30, Copyright Act (http:/ / law. moj. gov. tw/ Eng/ LawClass/ LawAll. aspx?PCode=J0070017)[286] Arts. 33, 34, ibid.[287] Art. 30, ibid.[288] Art. 35, ibid.[289] s. 14, Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act, 1999 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
tz_copyright_1999_en. pdf?URL_ID=30235& filename=11417323283tz_copyright_1999_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=590164& name=tz_copyright_1999_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[290] s. 19, Copyright Act, B.E. 2537 (1994) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ th/ th001en. html)[291] Art. 36, Loi no. 91-12 portant protection du droit d'auteur, du folklore et des droits voisins (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/
file_download. php/ tg_copyright_1991_fr. pdf?URL_ID=30414& filename=11425072893tg_copyright_1991_fr. pdf& filetype=application/pdf& filesize=406706& name=tg_copyright_1991_fr. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[292] s. 13, Copyright Act (Cap. 121) (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ to_copyright_1988_en.pdf?URL_ID=30403& filename=11424990073to_copyright_1988_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=464691&name=to_copyright_1988_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[293] s. 19, Copyright Act, 1997 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ tt/ tt0032en. html)[294] Art. 18, Loi no. 94-36 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ fr/ tn/ tn022fr. html)[295] Art. 27, Law No. 5846 of 5 December 1951 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ tr/ tr001en. html)[296] Art. 1094, Civil Code of Turkmenistan (http:/ / www. medialaw. ru/ publications/ books/ book46/ 11. html)[297] Art. 28, Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related Rights, 1993 with amendments 2004 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ pdf/ en/
ua/ ua005en. pdf)[298] s. 20, Federal Law No. 7 of 2002 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ ae/ ae001en. html)[299] s. 12, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (http:/ / www. hmso. gov. uk/ acts/ acts1988/ Ukpga_19880048_en_1. htm), as amended by
s. 5, Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995 (http:/ / www. opsi. gov. uk/ si/ si1995/ Uksi_19953297_en_1. htm)[300] http:/ / www. macworld. co. uk/ news/ index. cfm?RSS& newsID=16577[301] s. 12, 13, ibid.[302] See also Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States (http:/ / www. copyright. cornell. edu/ public_domain/ ) by Peter B.
Hirtle.[303] 17 U.S.C. § 302 (http:/ / www. law. cornell. edu/ uscode/ 17/ 302. html)(a)[304] 17 U.S.C. § 302 (http:/ / www. law. cornell. edu/ uscode/ 17/ 302. html)(c)[305] 17 U.S.C. § 304 (http:/ / www. law. cornell. edu/ uscode/ 17/ 304. html)[306] 17 U.S.C. § 305 (http:/ / www. law. cornell. edu/ uscode/ 17/ 305. html)[307] Article IV 2(a), Universal Copyright Convention[308] Article IV 2(a), ibid.[309] Article IV 3, ibid.[310] Art. 14, Law on Copyright No. 9.739 of 17 December 1937 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
uy_copyright_2003_es. pdf?URL_ID=30443& filename=11425879563uy_copyright_2003_es. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=323157& name=uy_copyright_2003_es. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[311] Art. 38, Law No. 272-I of 30 August 1996[312] N. XII. Legge sil diritto di autore (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/ va_copyright_1960_it.
pdf?URL_ID=30483& filename=11430217273va_copyright_1960_it. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf& filesize=85982&name=va_copyright_1960_it. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[313] Art. 25, Ley sobre el Dercho de Autor as modified by the Decreto del 14 de agosto de 1993 (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ve/ ve010en. html)
[314] Arts. 25, 26, 27, ibid.[315] s. 12, Copyright and Performance Rights Act, 1994 (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ admin/ file_download. php/
zm_copyright_1994_en. pdf?URL_ID=30413& filename=11425068613zm_copyright_1994_en. pdf& filetype=application/ pdf&filesize=339255& name=zm_copyright_1994_en. pdf& location=user-S/ )
[316] Literary, dramatic, and musical works; non-photograph artistic works.[317] s. 5(3), 6(3)(a), Copyright Act (Chapter 26:1) (http:/ / www. wipo. int/ clea/ docs_new/ en/ zw/ zw001en. html)[318] s. 6(3)(b), ibid.[319] s. 16(2), ibid.[320] s. 17(2), s. 18(2), ibid.[321] s. 6, 16, 17, 18, ibid.
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External links• Summary of copyright terms (http:/ / onlinebooks. library. upenn. edu/ okbooks. html#whatpd) in various
countries, with links to summaries or copies of national laws• UNESCO Collection of National Copyright Laws (http:/ / portal. unesco. org/ culture/ en/ ev.
php-URL_ID=14076& URL_DO=DO_TOPIC& URL_SECTION=201. html) with links to the officialdocumentation for most listed countries
• The duration of copyright in various countries (http:/ / www. caslon. com. au/ durationprofile. htm)
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