Public Domain: Registry, Term of Protection

New Zealand - Colombia

Jhonny Antonio Pabón Cadavid

Ph.D. Candidate, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.pabonjhon@myvuw.ac.nz

• New Zealand: Copyright • Colombia: Derecho de Autor

Colombia

• 1834

First Latin-American Copyright Law • Term of Protection: 15 years renewable for 15 years more • Privileges granted by the President

Colombia

• 1886

Derecho de Autor

• Term of Protection: Author’s life plus 80 years • Register and Deposit Compulsory

Colombia• 1982

• Term of Protection: Author’s life plus 80 years • No formalities • Register voluntary • Berne Convention: 1987

Colombia (Current Register)

Colombia (Current Register)

Colombia (Current Register)

New Zealand

• 1842:

First Copyright Law • No formalities

• Term of Protection: Author’s life or 28 years after publication

New Zealand• Copyright Office

• Registration voluntary: 1913-1962 • Registers 1944-1956: Average of 160 per year• Registers 1956-1959: Average of 110 per year

• Mostly register of unpublished works • Currently: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)

Final Remarks

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