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Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China (2001-10-27)

(Adopted at the Fifteenth Session of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on 7 September 1990, and revised in accordance with the Decision on the Amendment of the Copyright Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 24th Session of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on 27 October 2001.)

COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE (Hong Kong, 2007-07-06)

Chapter: 528 COPYRIGHT ORDINANCE( Version Date 06/07/2007)

Table of contents of enactment:

- Long title - 06/07/2007

Section 1 - Short title and interpretation - 13/07/2001

Copyright in Macao (1999-08-16)

DECREE-LAW 43/99/M of August 16, 1999

Copyright in Macao has hitherto been regulated essentially by Decree-Law No. 46980 of April 27, 1966, published in the Official Bulletin of January 8, 1972.  Although the 1966 Code provides a generous basic framework of legal protection for authors, it is the result of a draft written to a large extent in the 1950s and is showing clear signs of its advancing years.

Law on Copyright and Related Rights (2004-07-20, Russia)

(No. 5351-I of July 9, 1993 as amended July 20, 2004)

Part I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Subject of the Law

The present Law shall regulate the relations arising from the creation and exploitation of scientific, literary and artistic works (copyright) and of phonograms, performances and the programs of broadcasting or cable distribution organizations (related rights).

Article 2. Legislation of the Russian Federation on Copyright

and Related Rights

Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (1998-07-16, Germany)

Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (Germany Copyright Law) of September 9, 1965, as last amended by the Law of July 16, 1998

Copyright Act (2007-07011, Taiwan )

1. 40 Articles adopted and promulgated in full on 14 May 1928 by Order No. 212 of the National Government.
2. 37 Articles amended and promulgated in full on 27 April 1944 by Order Yu-Wen-Zih No. 251 of the National Government.
3. Articles 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 amended and promulgated by Presidential order on 13 January 1949.

Regulations for the Implementation of the Copyright Law of the People’s Republic of China (2002-08-02)

(Promulgated by Decree No. 359 of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on August 2, 2002, and effective as of September 15, 2002)

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