Commons:Threshold of originality/Africa

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Countries of Africa

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Algeria

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Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

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Burkina Faso

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Burundi

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Cameroon

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Cape Verde

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COM:TOO Chad

Chad

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Comoros

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Djibouti

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Egypt

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Eritrea

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Eswatini

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Ethiopia

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Gabon

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The Gambia

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Ivory Coast

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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COM:TOO Liberia

Liberia

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COM:TOO Libya

Libya

For photographic and cinematic works which are limited to the mere mechanical transmission of scenery, rights expire 5 years from the date of first publication.[9/1968 Article 20]

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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COM:TOO Morocco

Morocco

Moroccan copyright law defines a work as an "original intellectual creations in the literary and artistic field".[1-00-20 Art.3] The law also specifies that protection is "independent from the mode or form of expression, nor the quality or purpose of the work".[1-00-20 Art.3] This implies that, while present, the TOO in Morocco would be somewhat low.

See also some previous discussions:

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Niger

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Nigeria

Under the Copyright Act of 1988 (Chapter C.28, as codified 2004), A literary, musical or artistic work shall not be eligible for copyright unless (a) sufficient effort has been expended on making the work to give it an original character;...[C28/2004 Section 1(2)]

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Rwanda

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Senegal

Works of the mind may enjoy protection only if they are original. "Originality" means the work bears the stamp of the author's personality.[2008-09 Article 7]

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Seychelles

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Sierra Leone

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Somalia

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South Africa

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South Sudan

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Sudan

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tunisia

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zimbabwe

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Limited recognition

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Ambazonia

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Azawad

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Puntland

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Somaliland

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Other areas

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Bir Tawil

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Ceuta

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Madeira

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Mayotte

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Melilla

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Réunion

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partly located in Africa

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