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| This page discusses variations in copyright law in different jurisdictions around the world, paying special attention to portions which may affect the applicability or scope of the GPL. | This page discusses variations in copyright law in different jurisdictions around the world, paying special attention to portions which may affect the applicability or scope of the GPL. | ||
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| + | Today most countries in the world are member to the Berne Convention. | ||
| + | This international treaty sets basic rules on copyright. Under this | ||
| + | treaty, a copyright is granted automatically when a work is created. | ||
| + | The treaty also states that copyright lasts for the duration of the | ||
| + | author's life plus at least 50 years. | ||
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| + | Countries are free to make additional rules, but those should not | ||
| + | violate the Berne Convention's rules. | ||
| If there is additional information about a country's copyright laws, please create a page. | If there is additional information about a country's copyright laws, please create a page. | ||
| + | * [http://www.law.cornell.edu/treaties/berne/overview.html Berne Convention] | ||
| + | * [http://www.iusmentis.com/copyright/crashcourse/ "Crash course" on Berne Convention-based copyright laws] | ||
| * [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html US Copyright Law] | * [http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode17/usc_sup_01_17.html US Copyright Law] | ||
| * [http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/UrhG.htm German Copyright Law] | * [http://www.iuscomp.org/gla/statutes/UrhG.htm German Copyright Law] | ||
| + | * [http://www.ivir.nl/wetten/nl/auteurswetgeconsjuli2004.html Dutch Copyright Law (in Dutch)] | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 16 January 2006
This page discusses variations in copyright law in different jurisdictions around the world, paying special attention to portions which may affect the applicability or scope of the GPL.
Today most countries in the world are member to the Berne Convention. This international treaty sets basic rules on copyright. Under this treaty, a copyright is granted automatically when a work is created. The treaty also states that copyright lasts for the duration of the author's life plus at least 50 years.
Countries are free to make additional rules, but those should not violate the Berne Convention's rules.
If there is additional information about a country's copyright laws, please create a page.
