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Government Statistics > countries' copyright length > Usual term of copyright protection (most recent) by country
Showing latest available data.
| Countries (A to Z) |
Description |
| Afghanistan |
unknown |
| Albania |
70 pma |
| Algeria |
50 pma;
photographs 50 pr |
| American Samoa |
unknown |
| Andorra |
70 pma |
| Angola |
50 pma |
| Anguilla |
unknown |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
50 pma;
computer 50 pr |
| Argentina |
70 pma |
| Armenia |
50 pma |
| Aruba |
unknown |
| Australia |
70 pma;
50 pma (death before 1955)
photographs 50 pd |
| Austria |
70 pma |
| Azerbaijan |
50 pma |
| Bahamas, The |
Berne |
| Bahrain |
50 pma |
| Baker Island |
unknown |
| Bangladesh |
50 pma |
| Barbados |
50 pma |
| Bassas da India |
unknown |
| Belarus |
50 pma |
| Belgium |
70 pma |
| Belize |
50 pma |
| Benin |
50 pma |
| Bermuda |
unknown |
| Bhutan |
50 pma |
| Bolivia |
50 pma |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
70 pma |
| Botswana |
Berne, TRIPS, WCT |
| Bouvet Island |
unknown |
| Brazil |
70 pma |
| British Indian Ocean Territory |
unknown |
| British Virgin Islands |
unknown |
| Brunei |
50 pma |
| Bulgaria |
50 pma (EU) |
| Burkina Faso |
70 pma |
| Burma |
TRIPS |
| Burundi |
50 pma |
| Cambodia |
50 pma |
| Cameroon |
50 pma |
| Canada |
50 pma |
| Cape Verde |
50 pma |
| Cayman Islands |
unknown |
| Central African Republic |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Chad |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Chile |
50 pma |
| China |
50 pma |
| Colombia |
80 pma |
| Comoros |
Berne |
| Costa Rica |
70 pma |
| Croatia |
70 pma |
| Cuba |
50 pma |
| Cyprus |
50 pma
(EU, WCT) |
| Czech Republic |
70 pma |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
99 pma |
| Denmark |
70 pma |
| Djibouti |
25 pma
(Berne, TRIPS) |
| Dominica |
70 pma |
| Dominican Republic |
50 pma |
| East Timor |
50 pma |
| Ecuador |
70 pma |
| Egypt |
50 pma |
| El Salvador |
50 pma |
| Equatorial Guinea |
Berne |
| Eritrea |
unknown |
| Estonia |
50 pma (EU) |
| Ethiopia |
unknown |
| Fiji |
50 pma |
| Finland |
70 pma |
| France |
70 pma |
| Gabon |
Berne, TRIPS, WCT |
| Gambia, The |
50 pma |
| Georgia |
70 pma |
| Germany |
70 pma |
| Ghana |
70 pma |
| Greece |
70 pma |
| Grenada |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Guatemala |
75 pma |
| Guinea |
TRIPS, WCT |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Guyana |
50 pma |
| Haiti |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Holy See (Vatican City) |
70 pma |
| Honduras |
75 pma |
| Hong Kong |
50 pma |
| Hungary |
70 pma |
| Iceland |
70 pma |
| India |
60 pma (literary or musical works or artistic works)
photographs 60 pd (http://copyright.gov.in/handbook.htm)(http://ezinearticles.com/?Copyright-in-India:-Law-and-Procedure&id=73309) |
| Indonesia |
50 pma |
| Iran |
30 pma;
photographs 30 pd |
| Iraq |
50 pma |
| Ireland |
70 pma |
| Israel |
70 pma |
| Italy |
70 pma |
| Jamaica |
50 pma |
| Japan |
50 pma (Only the Motion pictures is 70 years) |
| Jordan |
50 pma |
| Kazakhstan |
50 pma |
| Kenya |
50 pma;
photographs 50 pd |
| Kiribati |
50 pma |
| Korea, North |
Berne |
| Korea, South |
50 pma |
| Kuwait |
TRIPS |
| Kyrgyzstan |
50 pma |
| Laos |
unknown |
| Latvia |
70 pma |
| Lebanon |
50 pma |
| Lesotho |
50 pma |
| Libya |
25 pma with 50-year minimum (as of 1968; may have changed since) |
| Liechtenstein |
70 pma |
| Lithuania |
70 pma |
| Luxembourg |
70 pma |
| Macau |
50 pma |
| Macedonia, Republic of |
70 pma |
| Madagascar |
70 pma |
| Malawi |
50 pma |
| Malaysia |
50 pma |
| Maldives |
TRIPS |
| Mali |
50 pma |
| Malta |
70 pma |
| Mauritania |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Mauritius |
50 pma |
| Mexico |
75 pma (100 pma since July 2003) |
| Micronesia, Federated States of |
50 pma |
| Moldova |
50 pma |
| Monaco |
WCT |
| Mongolia |
50 pma |
| Morocco |
50 pma |
| Mozambique |
70 pma |
| Namibia |
50 pma;
photographs 50 pd |
| Nauru |
unknown |
| Nepal |
50 pma |
| Netherlands |
70 pma |
| New Zealand |
50 pma;
computer 50 pr |
| Nicaragua |
70 pma |
| Niger |
50 pma |
| Nigeria |
70 pma
photographs 50 pd |
| Norway |
70 pma |
| Oman |
50 pma |
| Pakistan |
50 pma |
| Palau |
50 pma |
| Panama |
50 pma |
| Papua New Guinea |
50 pma |
| Paraguay |
70 pma |
| Peru |
70 pma |
| Philippines |
50 pma;
photographs 50 pd |
| Poland |
50 pma (EU) |
| Portugal |
70 pma |
| Qatar |
50 pma |
| Romania |
70 pma |
| Russia |
50 pma (death before 1953); 70 pma starting July 28, 2004 |
| Rwanda |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Saint Lucia |
50 pma |
| Samoa |
Berne |
| San Marino |
unknown |
| Saudi Arabia |
50 pma |
| Senegal |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Serbia and Montenegro |
70 pma |
| Seychelles |
25 pma;
photographs 25 pd |
| Singapore |
70 pma |
| Slovakia |
70 pma |
| Slovenia |
70 pma |
| Solomon Islands |
50 pma |
| Somalia |
unknown |
| South Africa |
50 pma |
| Spain |
70 pma |
| Sri Lanka |
50 pma |
| Sudan |
50 pma
photographs 25 pd |
| Suriname |
Berne, TRIPS |
| Swaziland |
50 pma |
| Sweden |
70 pma |
| Switzerland |
70 pma |
| Syria |
50 pma |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
unknown |
| Taiwan |
TRIPS |
| Tajikistan |
Berne |
| Tanzania |
50 pma |
| Thailand |
50 pma |
| Togo |
50 pma |
| Tonga |
50 pma |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
50 pma |
| Tunisia |
50 pma |
| Turkey |
70 pma |
| Turkmenistan |
unknown |
| Tuvalu |
50 pma |
| Uganda |
TRIPS |
| Ukraine |
70 pma |
| United Arab Emirates |
50 pma |
| United Kingdom |
70 pma |
| United States |
28 (if copyright not renewed) or 95 years for works copyrighted 1923-1963; 95 years for works copyrighted 1964-1977; thereafter life plus 70 years. (Copyrights prior to 1923 have expired.) |
| Uruguay |
50 pma |
| Uzbekistan |
50 pma |
| Vanuatu |
unknown |
| Venezuela |
60 pma |
| Vietnam |
Berne |
| Yemen |
30 pma |
| Zambia |
50 pma |
| Zimbabwe |
50 pma |
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