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| − | The anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in public domain in the following countries: | + | The anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] in the following countries: |
* laws of Japan: the copyrights for an anonymous work expire 50 years after its first publication<REF> [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/cl2_2.html#cl2_2+S4 Copyright law of Japan] (from the [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/index.html CRIC website]), chapter II, section 4. </REF> | * laws of Japan: the copyrights for an anonymous work expire 50 years after its first publication<REF> [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/cl2_2.html#cl2_2+S4 Copyright law of Japan] (from the [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/index.html CRIC website]), chapter II, section 4. </REF> | ||
* laws of the European Union: the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and foreign documents which are already in public domain in their home country are not protected in the European Union<REF> [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0098:EN:HTML Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights], art.7. </REF> | * laws of the European Union: the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and foreign documents which are already in public domain in their home country are not protected in the European Union<REF> [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0098:EN:HTML Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights], art.7. </REF> | ||
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The advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as anonymous documents, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claimed to be the original author. | The advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as anonymous documents, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claimed to be the original author. | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 26 October 2007
The anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in public domain in the following countries:
- laws of Japan: the copyrights for an anonymous work expire 50 years after its first publication[1]
- laws of the European Union: the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and foreign documents which are already in public domain in their home country are not protected in the European Union[2]
- laws of the United States: the foreign works which were already in public domain in their home country as of January 1st, 1996 are not protected in the United States[3]
The advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as anonymous documents, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claimed to be the original author.
- ↑ Copyright law of Japan (from the CRIC website), chapter II, section 4.
- ↑ Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights, art.7.
- ↑ Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, 1 January 2007, by Peter B. Hirtle.
