Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Consolidated list O
This page gives overviews of copyright rules in different countries or territories. It is "transcluded" from individual pages giving the rules for each territory.
COM:Oman
Oman
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Copyright rules: Oman Shortcut: COM:OMAN | |
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| Durations | |
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| Standard | Life + 70 years |
| Anonymous | Publish + 95 years |
| Audiovisual | Publish + 95 years |
| Collective | Publish + 95 years |
| Applied art | Publish + 95 years |
| Other | |
| Terms run to year end | Yes |
| Common licence tags | {{PD-old-50}} |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | OMN |
| Treaties | |
| Berne convention | 14 July 1999 |
| WTO member | 9 November 2000 |
| URAA restoration date* | 14 July 1999 |
| WIPO treaty | 20 September 2005 |
| *A work is usually protected in the US if it is a type of work copyrightable in the US, published after 31 December 1928 and protected in the country of origin on the URAA date. | |
This page provides an overview of copyright rules of Oman relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons. Note that any work originating in Oman must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both Oman and the United States before it can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. If there is any doubt about the copyright status of a work from Oman, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.
Governing laws edit
Oman has been an independent state for centuries.
Oman has been a member of the Berne Convention since 14 July 1999, the World Trade Organization since 9 November 2000 and the WIPO Copyright Treaty since 20 September 2005.[1]
As of 2018 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listed Royal Decree No. 65/2008 promulgating the Law on Copyright and Related Rights as the main copyright law issued by the Executive of Oman.[1] WIPO holds the text of this law in their WIPO Lex database.[2]
General rules edit
Under Royal Decree No. 65/2008,
- Economic rights are protected for the author's life plus 70 years starting from the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year following the year of his death.[2008 Article 26]
- Economic rights of authors of joint works are protected for their life plus 70 years starting from the beginning of the Gregorian calendar year following the year of the death of the last surviving author.[2008 Article 26]
- A collective work is any work created by a group of authors under the supervision of a natural or legal person who undertakes to publish under his own liability and supervision.[2008 Article 1.6] The economic rights of audio-visual works and collective works are protected for 95 years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following the year during which these works were legally published the first time. If such works were not published during 25 years starting from the date they were completed, the economic rights of these works shall be protected for 120 years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following their creation.[2008 Article 28]
- The economic rights of works published anonymously or under a pseudonym are protected for 95 years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following the year during which these works were legally published for the first time. If such works were not published during 25 years starting from the date of completion, the economic rights of these works are protected for one hundred twenty years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following their creation.[2008 Article 29]
- The economic rights of works of applied arts are protected for 95 years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following the year during which these works were legally published for the first time. If such works were not published during twenty-five years starting from the date of completion, the economic rights of these works shall be protected for one hundred twenty years starting from the first day of the Gregorian calendar year following their creation.[2008 Article 29]
Currency edit
See also: Commons:Currency
Not OK
Freedom of panorama edit
Not OK Under Royal Decree No. 65/2008, protected works include "Works of drawing, painting, architecture, sculpture, lithography, printing on fabric, wood or metals, and any similar works in fine arts.[2008 Article 2(g)]
Article 20, which covers Free Uses of Works, makes no exemption for freedom of panorama.[2008 Article 20]
See also edit
Citations edit
- ↑ a b Oman Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights). WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization (2018). Retrieved on 2018-11-03.
- ↑ Royal Decree No. 65/2008 promulgating the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. Oman (2008). Retrieved on 2018-11-03.
COM:Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
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Copyright rules: the Ottoman Empire Shortcut: COM:Ottoman Empire | |
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| Durations | |
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| Standard | Life + 30 years |
| Other | |
| Common licence tags | {{PD-Ottoman}} |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | ~ |
| Treaties | |
This page provides an overview of copyright rules of the Ottoman Empire relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons. Note that any work originating in the Ottoman Empire must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both the country of origin and the United States before it can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. If there is any doubt about the copyright status of a work from the Ottoman Empire, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.
Background edit
The Ottoman Empire, based in Turkey, once covered large parts of the Balkans, Greece, the Middle East and North Africa. It slowly declined during the 19th century, sided with Germany during World War I and was defeated.
The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire began with the Treaty of London (1915) and continued with multiple agreements among the Allies. The partitioning of the Ottoman Empire was discussed during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919. The peace agreement, the Treaty of Sèvres, was eventually signed by the Ottoman Empire (not ratified) and the Allied administration.
States that were in part or whole within the Ottoman Empire in 1913 were Turkey, Armenia (soon part of the USSR), Iraq (British mandate), Syria and the Lebanon (French mandate), Palestine (British mandate), Jordan (British mandate), Hejaz (later part of Saudi Arabia) and Yemen.
General rules edit
The Ottoman Empire was dissolved in 1923, therefore all works published there are currently in the public domain in the United States. The Ottoman Empire refused to recognize international copyright, so works published there are not protected by copyright internationally.[1] Ottoman official documents are also not protected since the divans (which comprised a large variety of legal documents) were in the public domain in the Empire.[2] The empire's copyright code also explicitly stated that legislation could not be copyrighted.[3] The Empire required that copyright formalities be met (copyright notice, registration, and deposit). The copyright term was 30 years after the death of the author, sometimes less.[4]
Note that works in copyright when the Empire was dissolved may be subject to the copyright laws of successor countries. A precise date of publication must be provided, especially if the image was published circa 1920. Photographs claiming PD status on the basis of Ottoman origin must have been published in the Ottoman Empire, not merely taken there.
Copyright tags edit
- {{PD-Ottoman}} – for works published in the Ottoman Empire, all of which are currently in the public domain.
Stamps edit
use {{PD-Ottoman}}.
See also edit
Citations edit
- ↑ Intellectual Property Guide: Global Frameworks. Caslon Analytics. Archived from the original on 2008-02-10. Retrieved on 2009-01-26.
- ↑ Al-Qattan, Najwa (2007) "Inside the Ottoman courthouse: territorial law at the intersection of state and religion" in The Early Modern Ottomans, Cambridge University Press, pp. p. 207 Retrieved on 26 January 2009. ISBN: 9780521817646.
- ↑ Birnhack, Michael (2011). "Hebrew Authors and English Copyright Law in Mandate Palestine". Theoretical Inquiries in Law 12 (1): 201-240. CITED: p. 206. // which cited: "Authors’ Rights Act of 1910", Hakk-ı Telif Kanunu, 2 Düstour 273 (1910), 12 Jamad ul Awal 1328 / 22 May 1910, § 8
- ↑ United International Bureaux for the Protection of Intellectual Property (1910-11-15). "Turquie - Loi sur le Droit d'Auteur (Du 8 mai 1910.)". Le Droit d'Auteur 23 (11): 148-150.