Copyright Law in your nation?

[United Layfet]

Simple. What is your nations laws regarding copyright?

For Layfet, The Layfetian Constitution prorvides only 3 clauses on Copyright.
1. The concept of Copyright shall be upheld in the Democratic Republic and secure to creators of their own works the rights and uses that belong to such works for a limited time not extending unreasonably past due their lifetime.
2. No individual state or other government entities outside of Federal jurisdiction shall grant copyrights. The states and and all other government entities must recognize the same status to copy rights as the Federal Government.*
3. Congress shall direct a copyright office to manage a list of granted copyrights and direct copyrights to authors.

Congress has passed several laws regarding copyright since then and the law states now that:
1-Copyright for individuals is the entire rest of their life from the moment of creation plus 50 years.
2- Copyrights granted to corporations/organizations only lasts as long as the company/organization exists.
3- Goverment creations are in the "National Domain" meaning only citizens of Layfet can use them.
4- Anything created by a non-human is in the public domain.
5- Any film or book placed in the National Film Archive and Registry or the National Written Works Archive only retains copyright as long as the original creator is alive, including if the copyright was given to a corporation/organization.
6- all works made on the Layfetian islands between to 1791 and 1798 AF (date between their independence and the current constitution) have to be recorded on the National List of Copyrighted Works.

*this has been amended, beacuse prior to the amendment made in 1935 AF, Layfet's Constitution prohibited them from recognizing copyrights from other nations and international copyrights. The amendment merely added that "the Federal Government is required to recognize copyrighted works of other foreign states and copyright laws thereof as well as Copyrights given out by consensus of the international community" Prior to 1935 AF, Layfet didn't recognize World Assembly copyrights. International and foreign Copyrights in Layfet are recognized according to their home nation's copyright laws. However Layfet does not recognize any international or foreign copyright still in use that were made prior to 1798 AF. It also does not recognize other nations perpetual Copyrights and treats those according to the Layfetian law.

[The Federal Kingdom Of Zuhi]

Their is no copyright law in our nation. When a producer produces a product, they agree on a contract stating that their products will be open source, Free to use for everyone. However, as we see our much effort our citizens put into their products. We give compensation to these producers. the payment varies from product to product.

[Aurensia]

Copyright law extends only to an actual product in the case of their specific product. Ideas, chemicals, naturally occurring elements, nonphysical property, etc. cannot be copyrighted as it is the view of the Superior Court in Lawrence v. Welk that no one may own the mind of another, and thus ideas are not possible to be considered property.

This has resulted in many so-called "knock-offs" and similar products and a thriving, competitive marketplace when coupled with Aurensia's laissez-faire system.

[Chinese Peoples]

Copyright in China is limited to published works that have been registered at the Department of Publications. All media under copyright must be submitted to the Central Library for public viewing.

If an author does not publish his work at a recognized publisher, the work is not protected by copyright; this happened when an author was found to be selling advanced proofs of his work before the book was officially published, and the Department decided the advanced proofs were not protected by copyright.

Other kinds of works must also be published to receive protection. Paintings must be shown in galleries; movies must be shown in cinemas; music and software must be distributed. In particular, software must be filed at the Department in the form of punched cards and produce a meaningful result, as of 2017.

The concept of fair use applies in Chinese law. Works under copyright protection may be used for criticism, comment, and education purposes; violation of copyright is a civil matter in this jurisdiction.

Copyright extends for 51 years after the work's initial publication; however, copyright is voided if the publisher stops printing/showing/distributing the work. Hence, in China, it is common to see only one copy of a book being printed each year, one showing of a film to a random member of the public, and fleeting exhibitions at art galleries, to satisfy legal requirements.

Copyrights are distinct from patents, which protect innovation. A work need not be innovative to receive copyright protection, but only original.

[Albaireu]

Copyright has more or less existed in the nation since 1667 when King Luther XIII proclaimed that painters who were directly licensed by the Acadimiá di Cûturo (Academy of Culture) had the right to legally prohibit persons from sharing their artwork without their explicit consent. The protection was extended to authors and sculptors in 1750 by Luther XIII grandson, Luther XV.

Copyright is recognized and respected in Albaireu with laws that protect against infringement. That being said, while it is the responsibility of the citizen to respect one's original content, it does not become a legal requirement if the work is not registered as copyright by an author or content creator in the Copyright Catalog of the Institat Résé di Cultivatos-Balien, or the Royal Institute of Creative Works. Only then does it become infringement.

To have your work be placed on the Catalog, you must either submit an online or mail a petition to the Royal Institute and pay a fee of around 50 Éspirés, or about $13. Once the Royal Institute deems that your work is original, they will add the work to the Catalog and attach a number to it. This will usually happen in the span of a week to three weeks. Upon having the creative work in the Catalog, the creator has the right to publish and determine the use of said creative work. Some companies, especially those with a large audience of independent creators, can have purchasing members have their works filed for them.

It should be noted that putting the © on a piece of work does not satisfy copyright protection. Since the Catalog is for public viewing, the creator must have the © followed by the identification number of the work and then the year of when the work was submitted into the Catalog (e.g. © B18421C19, 2017). Albaireu does recognize foreign copyright, which must be marked with © and the words FOREIGN COPYRIGHT LICENSE. It should be noted that for foreign copyright to be accepted it must be registered by a foreign governments copyright office. The government advises foreign authors to play it safe and also apply to register in the Catalog, this is required for movies in movie theatres.

Copyright is recognized for 55 years with the only exception being franchises which can have copyright extended for a maximum of 75 years. Once a creative work is off the Catalog it is in the public domain and is for the public's use. Foreign Copyrights last as long as the governments who license them allow it.

Copyright infringement is a civil wrong but can be punished as a criminal act if serious enough. But, as mentioned, only those who have their works in the Catalog or are licensed by foreign governments can seek damages in civil court.

[North Isseggggnignigsegigisegggg Islands]

We do not have copyright in North Isseggggnignigsegigisegggg Islands: All ideas and designs are open-source and in the public domain. Industry must create and sell actual products to make money, not sit on the designs. We have no patent system because it would cost money to run and has no real benefit.

[Nortainland]

His Majesty's Government

Copyright law in Great Nortend is founded on the Right of Copy Act, 2013, which was passed to clarify the copyright law which had at that time been based on interpretations of Sack's Act from 1712 and the Right of Copy Act, 1723.

Under the Act, which did not repeal either Sack's Act or the Right of Copy Act, 1723, but merely clarified, exclusive rights to copy are afforded to the authors and creators in general of literature which is registered by the author or an agent of the author with the relevant authority.

Only creative works that are published and registered with the Noble Company of Stationers and Publishers or any other incorporated body are copyrighted by statute. Copyright is shewn by the printing of the coat of arms of the company or body. Copyright last for the duration of the author's life, the rest of the calender year, and forty-two years thereafter if a person, or for fifty years after publication otherwise. Perpetual copyright is afforded to the universities and certain other chartered bodies under the terms of their Royal Charters.

All other works, including non-registered works are copyrighted for the artist's life only under common law.

Crown copyright also exists for certain works, such as the Vulgate King James version of the Bible, the Book of Liturgy, Acts and statutes of Parliament &c. in perpetuity.

[The Islands of Versilia]

Copyright only exists when we're talking about products.

Copyright law extends only to an actual product in the case of their specific product. Ideas, chemicals, naturally occurring elements, nonphysical property, etc. cannot be copyrighted as it is the view of the Superior Court in Lawrence v. Welk that no one may own the mind of another, and thus ideas are not possible to be considered property.

This has resulted in many so-called "knock-offs" and similar products and a thriving, competitive marketplace when coupled with Aurensia's laissez-faire system.

It's pretty much this, though we're not very laissez-faire.

[Gandoor]

Copyright law in Gandoor is fairly simple. All works that are to be copyrighted must be registered at the Copyright Office of Gandoor and must have some form of public availability or else they risk having their copyright made invalidated.

The length of time before copyright expires varies depending on the type of work.

Films last for 40 years following copyrighting.

Books last for the life of the author, plus 15 years. In the event of a book with multiple authors, the 15 years lasts once all authors have died. In works published anonymously, the copyright lasts 75 years.

Songs last 25 years.

Television programs last until the series ceases production plus twenty years. (Revival of a series does not 'reset' the copyright term, but revival episodes are operate under a new copyright term. Example - The Gandoor Show is on the air for seven years. Ten years later, it is revived and runs for five more years. Five years after the revival goes off the air, then the episodes from the original run are now public domain, as it has been twenty years since production on those ceased. The revival episodes won't be made public domain for fifteen years after the original episodes became public domain)

Anything else lasts for 50 years following publication.

it should be noted, however, than any material created by the Gandoor Broadcasting Corporation, the state-funded broadcaster, does not fall into the public domain.

Copyrights may be extended if the current copyright holder has a valid justification for doing so, but it may only be extended three times with each renewal term being five years, so a copyright on a work can be extended by fifteen years as a maximum.

[Meme boyz]

Copyright law doesn't exist here, everyone can YouTube poop anything.

[Karamiko]

There are no copyright laws in Karamiko.

[Populi-Terrae]

Populi-Terrae has a fair use law in which reviewers or filmmakers on the Internet may use copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holders for reviews, parodies, political expression, etc. Unlike said law in the US, this fair use law is stringently protected.

[Lisianski]

In Lisianski copyright is automatically applied to all works except for simple works and all government works witch are in the public domain
However copyright registration is available and can help a copyright owner in a lawsuit as the copyright office can defend for the company or person if they sue for a copyright violation or are sued over the copyrighted item
Copyright lasts for the life of the author plus 200 years after the death of the author however if a company made the copyrighted work it lasts 300 years from the time of publication regardless of the life of the author.
however stamps are copyrighted for 100 years after publication even through stamps are an government work in order to prevent counterfeiting
Also paper money is copyrighted until the money becomes illegal tender even through its a government work in order to prevent counterfeiting however coins are not copyrighted
Also there is a fair use law that is very similar to the US law but it does not apply to stamps or paper money
Also all works whomes author died before 1910 is in the public domain

[Trovidia]

Copyright Law is included in Trovidia Manifesto which is inspired by GNU Manifesto (more) than Communism Manifesto. In Trovidia Community, Copyright Law is called Creationright.

In Trovidia Manifesto, there is called Commons. In this section, there are some point like this.
4. Commons
..........
10) Any exclusivism things which can reduce other rights of society are not allowed (Include right to copy, share, remake). Except for Classic Creationright called Copyright and non-commercial clause.
11) Creationright (Trovidian term of Copyright) duration must not be more than 1 generation. 1 generation here means 3 decades (30 years). This also applied to Copyright or Classic Creationright. It will ensure that connoisseurs of such generation given chance to enjoy reuse or right without permission for works which is expired for 30 years from now.
12) Creationright duration must not beyond author life or even as same as author life. It ensure that generation can enjoy reusing or rearrangement of the works without needed to lengthen their (connoisseurs) lifespan even immortal of their generation.
13) No patent or secrecy is allowed.
14) Trovidia does recognize works outside Trovidia Civilization (Ex: Earth Civilization) but will be converted to Trovidian Creationright law for duration for proprietary/copyrighted works. But, it's still be under Classic Copyright. For some open licensed works (Like some Creative Commons licenses), it will be converted into Creationright if compatible.
15) For lobbying creationright law or any kind of Intellectual Property or Commons law, it must be approved by Founder (Supreme Leader of Trovidia Civilization) even if lobbying through and accepted other than Founder.

It will ensure the society and connoisseurs will enjoy social and cultural advancements without getting sued by the Authors/Publishers. As Authors/Publishers must respect society and culture. As Trovidia is not in WTO/WIPO because Trovidia is not exist on Earth, but live on distant world called Setropis. Trovidia is not afraid to United States of America.

[New Goldman]

There exists a copyright act through the Fair Product Copy Act of 2015. It's pretty much like any other copyright act and regulation, and would require someone to only use a certain copyrighted product at the permission and approval of the original owner of the product. This is to ensure that plagiarism is limited and that the hard works of people would be claimed by someone else.