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ON COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS no. 293-XIII of November 23, 1994 (Amended by Law no. 1268-XV, of July 25, 2002) - full text (.pdf)

Article 7. Works Not Protected by Copyright

• (1) Copyright shall not extend to:
  • (a) Official documents (laws, court decisions, etc.) or to the official translations thereof;
  • (b) State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs, etc.);
  • (c) Folklore expressions;
  • (d) Daily news and facts of simple informational nature.
• (2) The mode of expression rather than ideas, processes, functioning methods or mathematical concepts as such shall be protected by copyright.

This applies to the United States, Australia, the European Union and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 70 years.

Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term.

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