Public Domain: Registry, Term
of Protection
New Zealand - Colombia
Jhonny Antonio Pabón Cadavid
Ph.D. Candidate, Victoria University of
Wellington, New Zealand.
[email protected]
• New Zealand: Copyright
• Colombia:
Derecho de Autor
Colombia
• 1834
First Latin-American Copyright Law
• Term of Protection:
15 years renewable for 15 years more
• Privileges granted by the President
Colombia
• 1886
Derecho de Autor
• Term of Protection:
Author’s life plus 80 years
• Register and Deposit Compulsory
Colombia
• 1982
• Term of Protection: Author’s life plus 80 years
• No formalities
• Register voluntary
• Berne Convention: 1987
Colombia (Current Register)
Colombia (Current Register)
Colombia (Current Register)
New Zealand
• 1842:
First Copyright Law
• No formalities
• Term of Protection: Author’s life or 28 years
after publication
New Zealand
• Copyright Office
• Registration voluntary: 1913-1962
• Registers 1944-1956: Average of 160 per year
• Registers 1956-1959: Average of 110 per year
• Mostly register of unpublished works
• Currently: Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP)
Final Remarks
Registry
Rights Clearance
Public Domain
Copyright Market