List of copyright acts
This is a list of copyright acts, which are laws enacting the copyright.
Afghanistan
- The law on the support the right of authors, composers, artists and researchers enacted in 2008.
Argentina
- Article 17º Constitution of Argentina, 1853
- National Law 9.141, 1913
- National Law 11.723, 1933
Australia
Austria
- Urheberrechtsgesetz (Austria), the Copyright Act of Austria
Azerbaijan
Canada
People's Republic of China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Egypt
El Salvador
European Union
- Computer Programs Directive
- Conditional Access Directive
- Counterfeit goods regulation
- Copyright in the Digital Single Market
- Copyright Duration Directive
- Copyright Term Directive
- Database Directive
- Enforcement Directive
- Electronic Commerce Directive 2000
- Information Society Directive
- Resale Rights Directive
- Re-use of public sector information directive
- Rental Directive
- Satellite and Cable Directive
Finland
- Copyright Act (Finland)
- Lex Karpela, the 2005 amendment to the Finnish Copyright Act and Criminal Code
France
- Code de la propriété intellectuelle, Intellectual Property Code
- DADVSI, law on authors' rights and related rights in the information society
- HADOPI law, law promoting the distribution and protection of creative works on the internet
Germany
- Urheberrechtsgesetz, the Copyright Act of Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
India
Iran
*Ireland
Japan
Jordan
Malaysia
Nepal
- The Copyright Act, 2022 (1965)
- The Copyright Act, 2059 (2002), current copyright law of Nepal
- * Some Nepal Acts relating to Export and Import and Intellectual Property Act, 2063
Netherlands
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Russia
- Part IV of the Civil Code of Russia
Slovakia
Singapore
Serbia
South Africa
- Copyright Act, 1978
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1983
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1984
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1986
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1988
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1989
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 1992
- * Intellectual Property Laws Amendment Act, 1997
- * Copyright Amendment Act, 2002
Spain
Suriname
- Law of 22 March 1913 laying down new rules on Copyright, as it stands after the amendments thereto in G.B. 1915 No. 78, G.B. 1946 No. 2, G.B. 1946 No. 77, G.B. 1959 No. 76, S.B. 1980 No. 116, S.B. 23, 1981.
Switzerland
- Urheberrechtsgesetz (Switzerland), the Copyright Act of Switzerland
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
23, 1933Ukraine
*United Kingdom
- Statute of Anne or Copyright Act 1710, the first copyright act of the United Kingdom
- The Copyright Acts 1734 to 1888 is the collective title of the following acts:
- *The Engraving Copyright Act 1734
- *The Engraving Copyright Act 1766
- *The Copyright Act 1775
- *The Prints Copyright Act 1777
- *The Sculpture Copyright Act 1814
- *The Dramatic Copyright Act 1833
- *The Lectures Copyright Act 1835
- *The Prints and Engravings Copyright (Ireland) Act 1836
- *The Copyright Act 1836
- *The Copyright Act 1842
- *The Colonial Copyright Act 1847
- *The Fine Arts Copyright Act 1862
- *The Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act 1882
- *The Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act 1888
- Copyright Act 1911
- Copyright Act 1956
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, current copyright law of the United Kingdom