List of Copyright Acts
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This is a list of copyright Acts, which are law
Law
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Copyright
Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time...

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  Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

 

  • A Copyright Law in Afghanistan is being prepared


See also: Afghanistan and copyright issues
Afghanistan and copyright issues
- International agreements :In 1958, Afghanistan ratified the Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials, with Annexes A to E and Protocol annexed...


  Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 

  • Article 17º Constitution of Argentina
    Constitution of Argentina
    The constitution of Argentina is one of the primary sources of existing law in Argentina. Its first version was written in 1853 by a Constitutional Assembly gathered in Santa Fe, and the doctrinal basis was taken in part from the United States Constitution...

    , 1853
  • National Law 9.141, 1913
  • National Law 11.723, 1933


See: Argentinian copyright law

  Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 

  • Australian Copyright Act 1968


See also: Australian copyright law
Australian copyright law
The copyright law of Australia defines the legally enforceable rights of creators of creative and artistic works under Australian law. The scope of copyright in Australia is defined in the Australian Copyright Act 1968 , which applies the national law throughout Australia...


  Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 

  • Urheberrechtsgesetz (Austria), the Copyright Act of Austria

  Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

 

  • Law on Copyright and Related Rights (Azerbaijan)


See also: Azerbaijani copyright law
Copyright law in Azerbaijan
Copyright Law in Azerbaijan governs copyright in Azerbaijan. It was enacted as Law on Copyright and Related Rights on June 5, 1996.A work is protected for 50 years pma, or from the date of disclosure for anonymous or pseudonymous works. Performer's property rights are protected for 50 years from...


  Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 

  • Copyright Act of Canada
    Copyright Act of Canada
    Copyright Act of Canada is Canada's federal statute governing copyright law in Canada. The Copyright Act of Canada which was first passed in 1921 and substantially amended in 1988 and 1997. In 2005 an attempt to amend the Canadian Copyright Act was made but Bill C-60 did not pass into law before...



See also: Canadian copyright law
Canadian copyright law
The copyright law of Canada governs the legally enforceable rights to creative and artistic works under the laws of Canada. Canada passed its first colonial copyright statute in 1832 but was subject to imperial copyright law established by Britain until 1921...


  People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

 

  • Copyright Law of the PRC


See also: People's Republic of China's copyright law

  Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 


  European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

 

  • Computer Programs Directive
  • Copyright Directive
    Copyright Directive
    The Copyright Directive , is a directive of the European Union enacted to implement the WIPO...

  • Copyright Duration Directive (93/98/EEC)
  • Copyright Term Directive (2006/116/EC)
  • Database Directive
  • Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
    Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property rights
    Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights is a European Union directive in the field of intellectual property law, made under the internal market provisions of the Treaty of Rome...

  • Rental Directive
  • Resale Rights Directive
  • Satellite and Cable Directive


See also: Copyright law of the European Union
Copyright law of the European Union
The copyright law of the European Union has arisen in an attempt to harmonise the differing copyright laws of European Union member states. It consists of a number of directives, which the member states are obliged to enact into their national laws, and by the judgments of the Court of Justice of...


  Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 

  • Copyright Act (Finland)
  • Lex Karpela, the 2005 amendment to the Finnish Copyright Act and Criminal Code
    Criminal Code of Finland
    The Criminal Code of Finland is the codification of the central legal source concerning criminal law in Finland.-References:*Note: English not being official language in Finland, the English translations of Finnish legislation at finlex.fi are unofficial, though used by the Finnish Ministry of...


  France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 

  • Code de la propriété intellectuelle, Intellectual Property Code
  • DADVSI
    DADVSI
    DADVSI is the abbreviation of the French Loi sur le Droit d’Auteur et les Droits Voisins dans la Société de l’Information...

    , law on authors' rights and related rights in the information society
  • HADOPI law
    HADOPI law
    The French HADOPI law or Creation and Internet law was introduced during 2009 as a means to control and regulate internet access and encourage compliance with copyright laws...

    , law promoting the distribution and protection of creative works on the internet


See also: French copyright law
French copyright law
The droit d'auteur developed in the 18th century at the same time as copyright developed in the United Kingdom. Based on the "right of the author" instead of on "copyright", its philosophy and terminology are different from those used in copyright law in common law jurisdictions...


  Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

 

  • The Copyright Ordinance


See also: Hong Kong copyright law
Hong Kong copyright law
Copyright law in Hong Kong to a great extent follows the English model. The Basic Law of Hong Kong, its constitutional document, guarantees a high degree of autonomy and continuation of laws previously in force after its reunification with Mainland China. Hong Kong therefore continues to maintain...


  Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 

  • Copyright and Related Rights Act


See also: Irish copyright law
Irish copyright law
Copyright law of the Republic of Ireland is applicable to most typical copyright situations and includes a provision for "fair dealing", similar to that used by other countries.-History:...


  Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

 

  • Copyright Act (Jordan)


See also: Jordanian copyright law
Jordanian copyright law
The Jordanian Copyright Law and its Amendment No. for the year 1992 is based on the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and does not contain a definition of copyright; however in Article it clearly states that the law offers legal protection to any kind of original...


  New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...



See also: Copyright law of New Zealand
Copyright law of New Zealand
The copyright law of New Zealand is covered by the Copyright Act 1994 and subsequent amendments. It is administered by Intellectual Property Policy Unit of the Ministry of Economic Development ....


  Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

  • Copyright legislation in Pakistan


See also: Copyright protection in Pakistan
Copyright protection in Pakistan
Copyright protection in Pakistan is a major economic, political and diplomatic issue.In a country like Pakistan where laws are very difficult to implement, copyright infringement has always been a concern, and the country has been on the Special 301 Watch List since 1989.-Legislative...


  Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

  • Part IV of the Civil Code of Russia


See also: Copyright in Russia
Copyright in Russia
Copyright in Russia developed originally along the same lines as in Western European countries. A first copyright statute dated back to 1828, and in 1857, a general copyright term of fifty years was instituted. The copyright law of 1911 was inspired by Western laws of the continental European...

, Russian copyright law, International copyright relations of Russia
International copyright relations of Russia
The international copyright relations of Russia were virtually non-existent in the Imperial Russia and during much of the history of the Soviet Union. Under the Tsars, only a few bilateral copyright treaties with other nations were concluded; these treaties moreover were weak and of short duration...

, Copyright law of the Soviet Union
Copyright law of the Soviet Union
The Copyright law of the Soviet Union went through several major revisions during its existence. The first Socialist copyright law was passed in 1925. Three years later, it was superseded by a second version that remained in force for more than three decades, until it was replaced in...


  South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

 

  • Copyright Act, 1978
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1983
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1984
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1986
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1988
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1989
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 1992
    • Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 1997
    • Copyright Amendment Act, 2002

  Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

  • Ley de Propriedad Intelectual


See also: Spanish copyright law
Spanish copyright law
Spanish copyright law governs copyright , that is the rightsof authors of literary, artistic or scientific works, in Spain. It wasfirst instituted by the Law of 10 January 1879, and, in its origins, was influenced by French copyright law...


  Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

  • Urheberrechtsgesetz (Switzerland), the Copyright Act of Switzerland


See also: Swiss copyright law

  Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

  • Law on Copyright and Related rights of Republic of Tajikistan


See also: Copyright law of Tajikistan

  Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

  • Law on Intellectual and Artistic Works


See also: Turkish copyright law
Turkish copyright law
Turkish copyright law is documented in the law number 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works .Turkey is revising its intellectual property rights laws in order to align them with WIPO standards. Turkey is a party to the Berne Convention, the Rome Convention and the TRIPS Agreement...


  Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...

  • Statute of Anne
    Statute of Anne
    The Statute of Anne was the first copyright law in the Kingdom of Great Britain , enacted in 1709 and entering into force on 10 April 1710...

     or Copyright Act 1709, the first copyright act of the United Kingdom
  • Copyright Act 1842
    Copyright Act 1842
    The Copyright Act 1842 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom, which received the Royal Assent on 1 July 1842 and was repealed in 1911...

  • Copyright Act 1911
    Copyright Act 1911
    The Copyright Act 1911, also known as the Imperial Copyright Act of 1911, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 16 December 1911. The act established copyright law in the UK and the British Empire...

  • Copyright Act 1956
    Copyright Act 1956
    The Copyright Act 1956 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received its Royal Assent on 5 November 1956. The Copyright Act 1956 expanded copyright law in the UK and was passed in order to bring UK copyright law in line with international copyright law and technological...

     (4 & 5 Eliz.2 c.52)
  • Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
    Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
    The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 , also known as the CDPA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received Royal Assent on 15 November 1988. It reformulates almost completely the statutory basis of copyright law in the United Kingdom, which had, until then, been...

    , current copyright law of the United Kingdom


See also: Copyright law of the United Kingdom
Copyright law of the United Kingdom
The modern concept of copyright originated in the United Kingdom, in the year 1710, with the Statute of Anne.The current copyright law of the United Kingdom is to be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 , as amended...


  United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 

  • Copyright Act of 1790
    Copyright Act of 1790
    The Copyright Act of 1790 was the first federal copyright act to be instituted in the United States, though most of the states had passed various legislation securing copyrights in the years immediately following the Revolutionary War...

  • International Copyright Act of 1891
  • Copyright Act of 1909
    Copyright Act of 1909
    The Copyright Act of 1909 was a landmark statute in United States statutory copyright law. It became Public Law number 60-349 on March 4, 1909 by the 60th United States Congress, and it went into effect on July 1, 1909...

  • Copyright Act of 1976
    Copyright Act of 1976
    The Copyright Act of 1976 is a United States copyright law and remains the primary basis of copyright law in the United States, as amended by several later enacted copyright provisions...

  • Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    Digital Millennium Copyright Act
    The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a United States copyright law that implements two 1996 treaties of the World Intellectual Property Organization . It criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services intended to circumvent measures that control access to...



See also: United States copyright law
United States copyright law
The copyright law of the United States governs the legally enforceable rights of creative and artistic works under the laws of the United States.Copyright law in the United States is part of federal law, and is authorized by the U.S. Constitution...


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