Copyright rules: Madagascar Shortcut: COM:MADAGASCAR | |
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| Durations | |
|---|---|
| Standard | Life + 70 years |
| Anonymous | Publish + 70 years |
| Posthumous | Publish + 70 years |
| Other | |
| Freedom of panorama | No |
| Terms run to year end | Yes |
| Common licence tags | {{PD-Madagascar}} |
| ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 | MDG |
| Treaties | |
| Berne convention | 1 January 1966 |
| WTO member | 17 November 1995 |
| URAA restoration date* | 1 January 1996 |
| WIPO treaty | 24 February 2015 |
| *A work is usually protected in the US if it is a type of work copyrightable in the US, published after 31 December 1929 and protected in the country of origin on the URAA date. | |
This page provides an overview ofcopyright rules of Madagascar relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons.Note that any work originating inMadagascar must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both Madagascar 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 Madagascar, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.
Madagascar became a French colony in 1897.The country regained independence in 1960.
Madagascar has been a member of theBerne Convention since 1 January 1966, theWorld Trade Organization since 17 November 1995 and the WIPO treaty since 24 February 2015.[1]
As of 2018 theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listedLaw No. 94-036 of September 18, 1995, on Literary and Artistic Property as the main copyright law enacted by the legislature of Madagascar.[1]WIPO holds the text of this law in theirWIPO Lex database.[2]The law repealedLaw No. 57-298 of March 11, 1957, on Literary and Artistic Property.
UnderLaw No. 94-036 of 18 September 1995 on Literary and Artistic Property,
See also:Commons:Freedom of panorama
Not OK, noncommercial only and/or if the architecture or public art is not the main subject.
There is no Commons-usable freedom of panorama in Madagascar, as perLaw No. 94-036 of 18 September 1995 on Literary and Artistic Property:"... it shall be permitted, without authorization from the author and without payment of remuneration, to reproduce, ... or to communicate by cable to the public an image of a work of architecture, a work of fine art, a photographic work and a work of applied art that is permanently located in a place open to the public, save where the image of the work is the main subject of this reproduction, broadcast or communication and where it is not used for commercial purposes".[94-036/1995 Article 48]