Below, you will find a chart of the 27 countries of the EU and their respective copyright terms.
| Flag |
Country
|
Term of Copyright Protection |
|---|---|---|
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Austria | 70 years after death |
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Belgium | 70 years after death |
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Bulgaria | 70 years after death |
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Cyprus | 50 years after death(EU, WCT) |
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Czech Republic | 70 years after death(70 years after publication for anonymous works) |
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Denmark | 70 years after death |
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Estonia | 50 years after death (EU) |
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Finland | 70 years after death |
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France | 70 years after death + 14 years and 272 days for the two World Wars[+ 30 years if the author died on active service] |
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Germany | 70 years after death |
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Greece | 70 years after death |
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Hungary | 70 years after death |
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Ireland | 70 years after death |
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Italy | 70 years after death[50 years after death] |
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Latvia | 70 years after death[50 years after death] |
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Lithuania | 70 years after death[50 years after death] |
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Luxembourg | 70 years after death[50 years after death] |
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Malta | 70 years after death |
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Netherlands | 70 years after death |
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Poland | 50 years after death (EU) |
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Portugal | 70 years after death |
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Romania | 70 years after death |
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Slovakia | 70 years after death |
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Slovenia | 70 years after death |
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Spain | 70 years after death[80 years after death(1879 - 1987)60 years after death(1987 - 1994)] |
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Sweden | 70 years after death |
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United Kingdom | 70 years after death |
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1 US Copyright - Another Tax | EU Copyright // Apr 21, 2008 at 11:09 pm
[...] (nobody does) can enjoy a 3 month effective copyright term in the USA. Compare this to the various time-frames in the EU – where creators of intellectual property enjoy copyright protection which lasts a guaranteed [...]
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