Commons:Government works/Europe

Government works
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This page gives overviews of rules for government works in different countries or territories of Europe. These are works made by or for a national or sub-national government, or works whose copyright is held by a national or sub-national government. The rules are "transcluded" from individual page sections giving the rules for each territory.

Countries of Europe

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COM:GVT Albania

Albania

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COM:GVT Andorra

Andorra

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COM:GVT Armenia

Armenia

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COM:GVT Austria

Austria

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COM:GVT Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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COM:GVT Belarus

Belarus

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COM:GVT Belgium

Belgium

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COM:GVT Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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COM:GVT Bulgaria

Bulgaria

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COM:GVT Croatia

Croatia

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COM:GVT Cyprus

Cyprus

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COM:GVT Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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COM:GVT Denmark

Denmark

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COM:GVT Estonia

Estonia

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COM:GVT Finland

Finland

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COM:GVT France

France

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COM:GVT Georgia

Georgia

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COM:GVT Germany

Germany

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COM:GVT Greece

Greece

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COM:GVT Hungary

Hungary

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COM:GVT Iceland

Iceland

Acts, regulations, administrative provisions, court rulings and similar official documents, as well as official translation of such documents, are not copyrighted.^{[73/1972-2018 Art.9]}
In addition, unless prohibited by court order, it is permissible to print, make an audio recording, or otherwise copy and present proceedings of public meetings of official representatives and documents publicly submitted during such meetings which concern such representatives, and "debates on questions concerning the public good which take place at gatherings to which the public has access or are broadcast".^{[73/1972-2018 Art.22]}

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COM:GVT Ireland

Ireland

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COM:GVT Italy

Italy

Works created by or on behalf of either the government, the former national Fascist Party, an academy, or private legal entities of a non-profit-making character of Italy, have 20 years of duration of the rights ^{[633/1941 art. 11, 29]}

Therefore, the theory that a 70-year rule applies to works of the Italian government is unproven and has been disputed. See Commons:Deletion requests/Category:PD Italy.

According to the discussion at Commons:Village pump/Copyright/Archive/2023/10#Italy FOP again and artwork copyrights supposedly held by city councils of Italy, buildings and monuments commissioned and paid for by the Italian state (including regions, cities etc.) are also official works (government works), and the copyright in these cases is held by the state or its respective subdivision. This interpretation is backed up by legal guides and verdicts by italian courts.^[1]

According to article 52, paragraph 2 of the Digital Administration Code, data and documents published by Italian public administrations without any explicit license are considered "open by default" (with exception of personal data). In this case, data and documents without explicit license can be used for free, also for commercial purpose, like CC-BY license or with attribution.^[2]

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COM:GVT Kazakhstan

Databases and literary, musical or artistic works are protected for 70 years from publication.^{[415/2000-2011 Art. 6(2)]}
Audiovisual works are protected for 70 years after the death of the last survivor of the principal director, the author of the screenplay, the author of the dialogue and the composer of music specifically created for use in the audiovisual work.^{[415/2000-2011 Art. 6(3)]}
When an unpublished work whose copyright has expired is published, the work is protected for 25 years from publication.^{[415/2000-2011 Art. 6(4)]}

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COM:GVT Moldova

Specific status

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COM:GVT Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Limited recognition

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COM:GVT Abkhazia

partly located in Europe

Government works
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Commons:Government works/Europe

Countries of Europe

Specific status

Limited recognition

partly located in Europe

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