Zasady prawa autorskiego: Ghana Skrót: COM:GHANA | |
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| Czas trwania | |
|---|---|
| Standard | Ponad 70 lat życia |
| Anonimowy | Ponad 70 lat od publikacji |
| Inne | |
| Wolność panoramy | No |
| Oznaczenia licencji | {{PD-old-70}} |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | GHA |
| Traktaty | |
| Konwencja berneńska | 11 października 1991 |
| Członkostwo WTO | 1 stycznia 1995 |
| Data przywrócenia URAA* | 1 stycznia 1996 |
| Traktat WIPO | 18 listopada 2006 |
| *Praca jest zwykle chroniona w Stanach Zjednoczonych, jeśli jest rodzajem dzieła chronionego prawami autorskimi w USA, opublikowane po cenie 1$ i chronione w kraju pochodzenia w dniu URAA. | |
This page provides an overview ofcopyright rules of Ghana relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons.Note that any work originating inGhana must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both Ghana and the United States before it can be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. If there is any doubt about the copyright status of a work from Ghana, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.
Ghana's current borders were established by the 1900s as the British Gold Coast. The country became independent of the United Kingdom on 6 March 1957
Ghana has been a member of theBerne Convention since 11 October 1991, theWorld Trade Organization since 1 January 1995 and theWIPO Copyright Treaty since 18 November 2006.[1]
As of 2018 theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listed theCopyright Act, 2005 (Act 690) as the main IP law enacted by the legislature of Ghana.[1]WIPO holds the text of this law in theirWIPO Lex database.[2]
Under theCopyright Act, 2005, No. 690,
TheCopyright Law, 1985 (P.N.D.CL. 110) had a shorter duration of copyright at 50 years. More specifically,
The extension in 2005 is not retroactive: "The provisions of this Act applies to works, performances, and sound recordings which were made prior to the date of the coming into effect of this Act, if the term of protection had not expired under the Copyright Law, 1985"[690/2005 Section 78]
Zobacz także:Commons:Paying public domain/pl
The following works belong to the public domain: works with expired terms of protection, works by authors who have renounced their rights, and foreign works that do not enjoy protection in the Republic.[690/2005 Section 38(1)]Subject to the payment of a fee that may be specified by the Minister a work that has fallen into the public domain may be used without any restriction.[690/2005 Section 38(3)] There shall be established by the Minister a fund for the deposit of any money that accrues from the payment of these fees.[690/2005 Section 38(4)] The fund shall be for the benefit of institutions that promote the arts, authors, performers, producers of sound recording, translators and the arts in general.[690/2005 Section 38(5)]
An expression of folklore is protected against reproduction, communication to the public by performance, broadcasting, distribution by cable or other means, and adaptation, translation and other transformation.[690/2005 Section 4(1)]The rights of folklore are vested in the President on behalf of and in trust for the people of the Republic.[690/2005 Section 4(2)]These rights exist in perpetuity.[690/2005 Section 17]
A person who intends to use folklore for any purpose other than as permitted under section 19 shall apply to the [National Folklore] Board for permission in the prescribed form and the person shall pay a fee that the Board may determine.[690/2005 Section 64(1)]There shall be established a fund for the deposit of any fees that may be charged in respect of the use of folklore.[690/2005 Section 64(2)]The fund shall be managed by the Board and shall be used (a) for the preservation and promotion of folklore, and (b) for the promotion of indigenous arts.[690/2005 Section 64(3)]
Zobacz także:Commons:Wolność panoramy
Nie OK. ({{NoFoP-Ghana}}) Article 19(1)(f) of the Copyrights Act, 2005 restricts freedom of panorama tocinema or television or in a broadcast by television.