The Copyright Term Directive''
2006/116/ECis a consolidated version of the former EU
Directive harmonising the term of copyright protection, including all amendments made up to and including 2006. It replaces the text of the older directive.
Contents
Article 1 states that a copyright "shall run for the life of the author and for 70 years after his death, irrespective of the date when the work is lawfully made available to the public", or for jointly made works, after the death of the last surviving author.
Article 3 states the rights of performers shall expire 50 years after the date of the performance.
See also
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European Union law
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EU intellectual property law
References
Copyright law of the European Union
European Union directives
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