Public Domain Calculators/Questions

= Questionnaire for National Correspondents on the Implementation of the Term Directive in EU Member States =


 * 1) How have the exceptions of Article 1 of the Term Directive (Directive 2006/116/EC) in relation to works of joint authorship, collective works, anonymous and pseudonymous works and works published in parts, instalments, issues or episodes been implemented in your national legislation? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 2) Is there a distinction made between works of joint authorship, collective works and compilations in your national legislation? If so, what is the definition for each of these categories and how is the term of protection for such works calculated? Are co-written musical works considered to be works of joint authorship or collective works? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 3) Are cinematographic or audiovisual works defined in your national legislation? Are other co-authors assigned to such a work, other than the principle director in accordance with Article 2 of the Term Directive? In whom is copyright in such a work vested in your national legislation?
 * 4) Has Article 3 of the Term Directive on the duration of related rights been implemented in your national legislation? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 5) Has Article 4 of the Term Directive on the protection of previously unpublished works been implemented in your national legislation? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 6) Has Article 5 of the Term Directive on critical and scientific publications been implemented in your national legislation and, if so, what is the term of protection? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 7) Has Article 6 of the Term Directive on the protection of photographs been implemented in your national legislation? Are non-original photographs protected under your national legislation in addition to original ones and if so, what is the term of protection? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 8) How has Article 7 of the Term Directive on protection vis-à-vis third countries been implemented in your national legislation? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act. Do you know of any international obligations undertaken by your country prior to the adoption of the Term Directive granting a longer term of protection to non-Community nationals than that foreseen by Article 7(1) and (2)?
 * 9) Are moral rights in your country perpetual? (Please see Article 9 Term Directive.) Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 10) Please give the dates at which your national copyright act was changed so as to bring it into conformity with the Term Directive. Were any transitional provisions introduced? Were there any cases of previously expired rights over works in which copyright or related rights subsist being resuscitated? If so, for how long? Did your national act take advantage of the latitude as to cinematographic or audiovisual works provided by Article 10 (4) Term Directive? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 11) Does the term of protection vary according to the class of the beneficiary to whom copyright or related rights pass after the death of the rightholder (surviving spouse/ issue and other blood relatives/ the State via escheat etc.) in your national jurisdiction? If so, could you please cite the relevant provisions of your national act?
 * 12) Can you think of any instances where the term of protection provided by your national legislation was longer than that provided by the Term Directive, in a manner similar to that foreseen in Article 10 (1) of the Term Directive? Was your national legislation then amended in accordance with the Term Directive in a way that affected works created before 1 July 1995 or not? Please cite the relevant provisions of your national act.
 * 13) Can you think of any other noteworthy divergence of your national act involving the term of protection of works of copyright and related rights from the standards set out in the Term Directive? If so, please elaborate, preferably citing the relevant provisions of your national act.