Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Liechtenstein
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Copyright rules: Liechtenstein Shortcut: COM:LIECHTENSTEIN | |
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| Durations | |
|---|---|
| Standard | Life + 70 years |
| Anonymous | Create/publish + 70 years |
| Audiovisual | Life + 70 years |
| Other | |
| Freedom of panorama | Yes |
| Terms run to year end | Yes |
| Common licence tags |
{{PD-Liechtenstein-official}} {{PD-Liechtenstein-old-unknown}} |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | LIE |
| Treaties | |
| Berne convention | 30 July 1931 |
| WTO member | 1 September 1995 |
| URAA restoration date* | 1 January 1996 |
| WIPO treaty | 30 April 2007 |
| *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 Liechtenstein relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons. Note that any work originating in Liechtenstein must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.
Governing laws
Liechtenstein has been a member of the Berne Convention since 30 July 1931, the World Trade Organization since 1 September 1995 and the WIPO Copyright Treaty since 30 April 2007.[1]
As of 2018 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listed the Law of May 19, 1999, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (consolidated version of December 19, 2006) as the main IP law enacted by the legislature of Liechtenstein.[1] WIPO holds the machine-translatable German text of this law in their WIPO Lex database.[2] The Liechtenstein Law Gazette holds the text in German.[3]
General rules
Under the 1999 Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, amended 2006,
- A work is protected by copyright from the time it is created. The protection expires 70 years after the death of the author.[1999-2006 Art.32]
- If several people have participated in the creation of a work, protection expires 70 years after the death of the last surviving co-author.[1999-2006 Art.33.1]
- Where the individual contributions can be separated, each is protected for 70 years after the death of the author.[1999-2006 Art.33.2]
- The term of protection of cinematographic or other audiovisual works expires 70 years after the death of the last survivor of the main director, author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of the music made specifically for the film or audiovisual work in question.[1999-2006 Art.33.3]
- If the author of a work is unknown, protection expires 70 years after publication. If the author becomes known during this period, protection expires 70 years after their death.[1999-2006 Art.34]
- The term of protection lasts to 31 December of the year which it expires.[1999-2006 Art.35]
Not protected
See also: Commons:Unprotected works
Under the 1999 Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, amended 2006, the following are not protected: a) laws, regulations, international treaties and other official instruments; b) means of payment; c) decisions, records and reports of authorities and public administrations; d) patents, and published patent applications. Also not protected are official or legally required collections and translations of the above works.[1999-2006 Art.5]
Currency
See also: Commons:Currency
OK According to the Law of May 19, 1999, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, "Copyright protection shall not subsist in .. means of payment".[1999-2006 Art.5]
Please use {{PD-Liechtenstein-official}} for the corresponding currency images.
Freedom of panorama
See also: Commons:Freedom of panorama
The 1999 Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, amended 2006, says that works may be depicted when they are permanently located at or on public ground. The depiction may be offered, sold, sent or otherwise distributed. The depiction must not be three-dimensional and not be usable for the same purpose as the original.[1999-2006 Art.29]
Stamps
See also: Commons:Stamps
According to the Law of May 19, 1999, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, "Copyright protection shall not subsist in ... means of payment".[1999-2006 Art.5]
However, Liechtenstein generally emulates Swiss law, and Liechtenstein's Copyright Act is based on the Swiss text.
The majority of Swiss copyright law commentaries does not consider stamps "means of payment".[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
It is therefore likely that Liechtenstein stamps are protected by copyright as well.
In the past, {{PD-Liechtenstein}} was used for uploads of stamps from Liechtenstein, but this should not be done in the future, unless it's possible to produce evidence for the public domain claim.
See also
Citations
- ↑ a b Liechtenstein Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights). WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization (2018). Retrieved on 2018-11-04.
- ↑ Law of May 19, 1999, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (consolidated version of December 19, 2006). Liechtenstein (2006). Retrieved on 2018-11-04.
- ↑ Gesetz über das Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte (Urheberrechtsgesetz, URG), LGBl. 1999 Nr. 160 (The Liechtenstein copyright act) (in German). Liechtenstein Law Gazette. Retrieved on 2019-01-29.
- ↑ Cherpillod in Müller/Oertli, Urheberrechtsgesetz, 2nd ed. 2012, Art. 5 para. 3
- ↑ Barrelet/Egloff, Das neue Urheberrecht, 3rd ed. 2008, Art. 5 para. 5
- ↑ von Büren/Meer in von Büren/David, SIWR II/1, 3rd ed. 2014, para. 379
- ↑ Hilty, Urheberrecht, 2011, para. 130
- ↑ Dessemontet, Le droit d'auteur, 1999, para. 413
- ↑ Gilliéron in Werra/Gilliéron, Propriété intellectuelle, 2013, Art. 5 LDA para. 9
- ↑ von Büren, Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte, ZSR 1993, 193-222, 200
- ↑ disagreeing: Rehbinder/Viganò, URG, 3rd ed. 2008, Art. 5 para. 3 [included by analogy]