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.infobox-copyright-rules-header{background-color:#ccf}</style> <table class="infobox infobox-copyright-rules" lang="en" dir="ltr" style="width:22em;width:280px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <div class="infobox-copyright-rules-title">Copyright rules: India</div><div class="infobox-copyright-rules-shortcut">Shortcut: COM:INDIA</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_India.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Flag of India" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/100px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/150px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/200px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600"/></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"> <figure class="mw-halign-none" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_on_the_globe_(India_centered).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Map of India" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg/260px-India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg/390px-India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg/520px-India_on_the_globe_%28India_centered%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="792" data-file-height="792"/></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-copyright-rules-header" style="text-align:center"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries%27_copyright_lengths" class="extiw" title="en:List of countries' copyright lengths">Durations</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Standard</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Life + 60 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Photograph</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Create + 50 years (before 1958) <br/> Publish + 60 years (after 1957)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Anonymous</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Publish + 60 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Audiovisual</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Publish + 60 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Posthumous</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Publish + 60 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Government</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Publish + 60 years (sometimes GODL applies)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-copyright-rules-header" style="text-align:center">Other</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Freedom_of_panorama" class="extiw" title="w:en:Freedom of panorama">Freedom of panorama</a></th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> For 3D works</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Terms run to year end</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;">Common licence tags</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> <a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India" title="Template:PD-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India-URAA" title="Template:PD-India-URAA"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India-URAA}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-old-auto" title="Template:PD-old-auto"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-old-auto}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-anon-auto-1996" title="Template:PD-anon-auto-1996"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-anon-auto-1996}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India-photo-1958" title="Template:PD-India-photo-1958"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India-photo-1958}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:FoP-India" title="Template:FoP-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{FoP-India}}</span></a><br/><a href="/wiki/Template:GODL-India" title="Template:GODL-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{GODL-India}}</span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3" class="extiw" title="en:ISO 3166-1 alpha-3">ISO 3166-1 alpha-3</a></th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> IND</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-copyright-rules-header" style="text-align:center">Treaties</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Berne_Convention" class="extiw" title="w:en:Berne Convention">Berne convention</a></th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> 1 April 1928</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:World_Trade_Organization" class="extiw" title="w:en:World Trade Organization">WTO member</a></th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> 1 January 1995</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="/wiki/Commons:URAA-restored_copyrights" title="Commons:URAA-restored copyrights">URAA restoration date</a>*</th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> 1 January 1996</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="background:#ddf;text-align:start;font-weight:bold;font-size:smaller;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:WIPO_Copyright_Treaty" class="extiw" title="w:en:WIPO Copyright Treaty">WIPO treaty</a></th><td style="font-size:smaller;"> 25 December 2018</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;font-size:x-small; text-align:initial;"> *A work is usually protected in the US if it is a type of work copyrightable in the US, published after 31 December 1928 and protected in the country of origin on the URAA date.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:right"><div class="plainlinks hlist navbar mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Infobox_copyright_rules" title="Template:Infobox copyright rules"><span title="View this template">v</span></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Infobox_copyright_rules" title="Template talk:Infobox copyright rules"><span title="Discuss this template">t</span></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Infobox_copyright_rules&action=edit"><span title="Edit this template">e</span></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This page provides an overview of <b>copyright rules of India</b> relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons. Note that any work originating in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:India" class="extiw" title="w:en:India">India</a> must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both India 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 India, refer to the relevant laws for clarification. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Background"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Background</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Durations"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Durations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Copyright_tags"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Copyright tags</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Currency"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Currency</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Freedom_of_panorama"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Freedom of panorama</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Stamps"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Stamps</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Threshold_of_originality"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Threshold of originality</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#Citations"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Citations</span></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Background" data-mw-thread-id="h-Background"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Background"></span>Background<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Background"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Background","replies":[]}}--></div> <p>In the 19th century most of India came under direct or indirect British rule apart from small French and Portuguese enclaves. The country gained independence in 1947, partitioned between modern India and Pakistan. The princely states were quickly absorbed. French India was transferred to India between 1950 and 1954, and Portuguese India was annexed in 1961. </p><p>India has been a member of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Berne_Convention" class="extiw" title="w:en:Berne Convention">Berne Convention</a> since 1 April 1928, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:World_Trade_Organization" class="extiw" title="w:en:World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a> since 1 January 1995 and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:WIPO_Copyright_Treaty" class="extiw" title="w:en:WIPO Copyright Treaty">WIPO Copyright Treaty</a> effective 25 December 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-India-WIPO_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India-WIPO-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i>Copyright Act, 1957 (Act No. 14 of 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012)</i> repealed the <i> The Indian Copyright Act, 1914</i>, which was based on the <i>Copyright Act of 1911</i> of the United Kingdom.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 79(1)]</sup></span> It was not retroactive, so did not reinstate copyright in any work in which copyright did not subsist when it commenced.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 79(3)]</sup></span> </p><p>As of 2018 the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:World_Intellectual_Property_Organization" class="extiw" title="w:en:World Intellectual Property Organization">World Intellectual Property Organization</a> (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listed the <i>Copyright Act, 1957 (Act No. 14 of 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012)</i> as the main IP law enacted by the legislature of India.<sup id="cite_ref-India-WIPO_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-India-WIPO-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> WIPO holds the text of this law in their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:WIPO_Lex" class="extiw" title="w:en:WIPO Lex">WIPO Lex</a> database.<sup id="cite_ref-Act2012_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act2012-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Act1957_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Act1957-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>A Hand Book of Copyright Law</i>, published by the Government of India, is also relevant.<sup id="cite_ref-Handbook_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Handbook-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Durations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Durations"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Durations"></span>Durations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Durations"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Durations","replies":[]}}--></div> <p>Under the <i>Copyright Act, 1957 (Act No. 14 of 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012)</i>, </p> <ul><li>All durations are calculated from the start of the calendar year that follows the event on which the duration is calculated (e.g. from the beginning of the calendar year next following the year in which the author dies or the work is first published.)</li> <li>Except as otherwise provided, copyright subsists in any literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work published within the lifetime of the author until 60 years after the author's death.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 22]</sup></span> <ul><li>Works by authors who died before 1941 entered the public domain after 50 years and copyright has not been restored.</li> <li>The reference to the author shall, in the case of a work of joint authorship, be construed as a reference to the author who dies last.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 22]</sup></span></li></ul></li> <li>With a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work (other than a photograph) which is published anonymously or pseudonymously, copyright subsists for 60 years from the year in which the work is first published: Provided that where the identity of the author is disclosed before the expiry of the said period, copyright shall subsist until 60 years from the year in which the author dies.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 23(1)]</sup></span></li> <li>With a literary, dramatic or musical work or an engraving in which copyright subsists at the date of the death of the author ... but which ... has not been published before that date, copyright shall subsist until 60 years from the year in which the work is first published...<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 24(1)]</sup></span></li> <li>The term of copyright in photographs was omitted by the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 (No. 027 of 2012).<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 25]</sup></span> A photograph is considered an artistic work in this version of the Act.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 2(c)(i)]</sup></span> <ul><li>Photographs were formerly protected for 50 years after creation (for creation before 1958), and for 60 years after publication (for publication after 1957).</li></ul></li> <li>With a cinematograph film, copyright subsists until 60 years from the year in which the film is published.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 26]</sup></span></li> <li>With a sound recording copyright subsists until 60 years from the year in which the sound recording is published.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 27]</sup></span></li> <li>With a Government work, where Government is the first owner of the copyright, copyright subsists until 60 years from the year in which the work is first published.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 28]</sup></span> A work is a Government work if it is made or published by or under the direction or control of (1) the Government or any of its departments, (2) any Legislature in India; or (3) any court, tribunal or other judicial authority in India.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 2(k)]</sup></span></li> <li>With a work where a public undertaking is the first owner of the copyright therein, copyright subsists until 60 years from the year in which the work is first published.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 28A]</sup></span> A public undertaking is (1) an undertaking owned or controlled by the Government, (2) a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act 1956 of India, or (3) a body corporate established by or under any Central, Provincial or State Act.<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 17(dd)]</sup></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Copyright_tags" data-mw-thread-id="h-Copyright_tags"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Copyright_tags"></span>Copyright tags<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Copyright_tags"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Copyright_tags","replies":[]}}--></div> <p><span id="TAG"></span> </p> <div class="shortcut2" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); color:var(--color-base, #202122);"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r927745239">.mw-parser-output .shortcut2{float:right;margin:0.4em;border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle,#c8ccd1);background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);padding:0 1em;text-align:center;font-size:85%;border-radius:4px}</style><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r574572692">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none none;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:TAG_India&redirect=no">COM:TAG India</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p><span dir="ltr">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_tags" title="Commons:Copyright tags">Commons:Copyright tags</a></span> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India" title="Template:PD-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India}}</span></a> – India public domain images and sounds, 60 years after the end of the year of first publication for anonymous and government works and a few other categories, provided that the subject matter of the photo or recording is also not protected by copyright. Otherwise public domain 60 years after the author's death.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India-photo-1958" title="Template:PD-India-photo-1958"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India-photo-1958}}</span></a> – Photographs created before 1958 are in the public domain 50 years after creation.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India-URAA" title="Template:PD-India-URAA"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-India-URAA}}</span></a> – For work that is public domain in the United States because it was first published in India (and not published in the U.S. within 30 days) and it was first published before 1978 without complying with U.S. copyright formalities or after 1978 without copyright notice and it was in the public domain in its home country India on the URAA date January 1, 1996.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:EdictGov-India" title="Template:EdictGov-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{EdictGov-India}}</span></a> – For edicts of the Government of India whose copyright have not expired. Subject to restrictions, these include laws, judgements, and Reports on the Table of the Legislature.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Indian_navy" title="Template:Indian navy"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Indian navy}}</span></a> – For works from the Indian Navy.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:Indian_Army" title="Template:Indian Army"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{Indian Army}}</span></a> – For works from the Indian Army.</li> <li>Works by the Government of India can be uploaded under <a href="/wiki/Template:GODL-India" title="Template:GODL-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{GODL-India}}</span></a> (central government only, not state governments). (under discussion, see template talk page).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Template:PD-TamilGov" title="Template:PD-TamilGov"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{PD-TamilGov}}</span></a> – Work in the public domain because it was nationalized by Tamil Nadu Government and released into the Public Domain.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Currency" data-mw-thread-id="h-Currency"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Currency"></span>Currency<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Currency"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Currency","replies":[]}}--></div> <p><span id="CUR"></span> </p> <div class="shortcut2" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); color:var(--color-base, #202122);"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r927745239"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r574572692"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:CUR_India&redirect=no">COM:CUR India</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p><span dir="ltr">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Currency" title="Commons:Currency">Commons:Currency</a></span> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <b><bdi>OK</bdi></b> The Indian government holds the copyright of the images of most denominations of Indian currency, including the ₹1 note, but reproduction is permitted. Please use <a href="/wiki/Template:GODL-India" title="Template:GODL-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{GODL-India}}</span></a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Freedom_of_panorama" data-mw-thread-id="h-Freedom_of_panorama"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Freedom_of_panorama"></span>Freedom of panorama<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Freedom_of_panorama"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Freedom_of_panorama","replies":[]}}--></div> <p><span id="FOP"></span> </p> <div class="shortcut2" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); color:var(--color-base, #202122);"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r927745239"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r574572692"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:FOP_India&redirect=no">COM:FOP India</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p><span dir="ltr">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Freedom_of_panorama" title="Commons:Freedom of panorama">Commons:Freedom of panorama</a></span> </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_check-constructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <b>OK</b>. For 3D (architecture and sculptures) <a href="/wiki/Template:FoP-India" title="Template:FoP-India"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace;">{{FoP-India}}</span></a>,</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/30px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg/40px-OOjs_UI_icon_close-ltr-destructive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"/></span></span> <b>Not OK</b>. For copyrighted 2D (paintings, drawings, maps, pictures, engravings, etc.)</li></ul> <p>Under the <i>Copyright Act, 1957 (Act No. 14 of 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012)</i>, the following acts shall not constitute an infringement of copyright:<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 52]</sup></span> </p> <ul><li>The making or publishing of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a work of architecture or the display of a work of architecture;<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 52(s)]</sup></span></li> <li>The making or publishing of a painting, drawing, engraving or photograph of a sculpture, or other artistic work falling under sub-clause (iii) of clause (c) of section 2, if such work is permanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public has access;<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 52(t)]</sup></span> <dl><dd>Section 2(c)(iii) reads "any other work of artistic craftsmanship;".<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 2(c)(iii)]</sup></span> Paintings, drawings, or photographs fall under Section 2(c){i).<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 2(c)(i)]</sup></span></dd></dl></li> <li>The inclusion in a cinematograph film of (i) any artistic work permanently situate in a public place or any premises to which the public has access;<span style="color:gray;font-size:80%;"><sup>[1957-2012 Section 52(u)]</sup></span></li></ul> <dl><dt>Case/s</dt></dl> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1613396/"><i>The Daily Calendar Supplying ... vs The United Concern on 16 January, 1964</i></a>, by J. Ramakrishnan (by Indian Kanoon)</li></ul> <p>Indian law is modelled on UK law, and in the scarcity of more specific case laws to the contrary it is reasonable to assume that the rules will be similar. See <a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_Kingdom#FOP" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom">COM:FOP United Kingdom</a> for more details. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Stamps" data-mw-thread-id="h-Stamps"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Stamps"></span>Stamps<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Stamps"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Stamps","replies":[]}}--></div> <p><span dir="ltr">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Stamps" title="Commons:Stamps">Commons:Stamps</a></span> </p><p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_copyright.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Green_copyright.svg/25px-Green_copyright.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="25" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Green_copyright.svg/38px-Green_copyright.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Green_copyright.svg/50px-Green_copyright.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="197"/></a></span>: Stamps are now covered under <a href="/wiki/Template:GODL-India" title="Template:GODL-India">{{GODL-India}}</a>. In addition, all Indian stamps older than 60 years are in the public domain. See en.wikipedia discussion <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Notice_board_for_India-related_topics/Archive_25#Indian_Stamps" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia talk:Notice board for India-related topics/Archive 25">here</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Archive59#Fair_use_stamps:_revisitied_..." class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Archive59">here</a>. </p><p>Use either <a href="/wiki/Template:GODL-India" title="Template:GODL-India">{{GODL-India}}</a> or <a href="/wiki/Template:PD-India" title="Template:PD-India">{{PD-India}}</a> where appropriate. Material issued by the Government of India before independence may be covered by <a href="/wiki/Template:PD-UKGov" title="Template:PD-UKGov">{{PD-UKGov}}</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Threshold_of_originality" data-mw-thread-id="h-Threshold_of_originality"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Threshold_of_originality"></span>Threshold of originality<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Threshold_of_originality"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Threshold_of_originality","replies":[]}}--></div> <p><span id="TOO"></span> </p> <div class="shortcut2" style="background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa); color:var(--color-base, #202122);"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r927745239"><a href="/wiki/Commons:Shortcuts" title="Commons:Shortcuts">Shortcut</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r574572692"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="plainlinks"><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons:TOO_India&redirect=no">COM:TOO India</a></span></li></ul> </div></div> <p><span dir="ltr">See also: <a href="/wiki/Commons:Threshold_of_originality" title="Commons:Threshold of originality">Commons:Threshold of originality</a></span> </p><p>India seems to have a similar threshold of originality as the US Courts, called <i>Modicum of Creativity</i>. Older cases may have similar thresholds of originality to the UK Courts called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Sweat_of_the_brow" class="extiw" title="w:en:Sweat of the brow">Sweat of the brow</a> but this is no longer applied. Robbin Singh has written an essay on the subject that may be useful.<sup id="cite_ref-Singh_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Singh-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-See_also","replies":[]}}--></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/India" title="Special:MyLanguage/India">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_FOP_cases" title="Category:Indian FOP cases">Category:Indian FOP cases</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:License_tags_of_India" title="Category:License tags of India">Category:License tags of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Stamps_of_India" title="Category:Stamps of India">Category:Stamps of India</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Indian_Copyright_Law" class="extiw" title="s:en:Indian Copyright Law">s:en:Indian Copyright Law</a> (Wikisource)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Citations" data-mw-thread-id="h-Citations"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Citations"></span>Citations<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Citations"></span></h2><!--__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"headingLevel":2,"name":"h-","type":"heading","level":0,"id":"h-Citations","replies":[]}}--></div> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-India-WIPO-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <a href="#cite_ref-India-WIPO_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-India-WIPO_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/results.jsp?countries=IN&cat_id=11">India Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)</a>. WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization (2018). Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2018-11-08">2018-11-08</span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act2012-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Act2012_2-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/in/in107en.pdf">Copyright Act, 1957 (Act No. 14 of 1957, as amended up to Act No. 27 of 2012)</a>. India (2012). Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2018-11-08">2018-11-08</span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Act1957-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Act1957_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.copyright.gov.in/Documents/Copyrightrules1957.pdf">Copyright Act, 1957: Act No. 14 of 1957</a>. India. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-01-26">2019-01-26</span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Handbook-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Handbook_4-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://copyright.gov.in/documents/handbook.html">A Hand Book of Copyright Law</a>. India. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-01-26">2019-01-26</span>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Singh-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-Singh_5-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Robbin Singh. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://journal.lawmantra.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11.pdf">Understanding The Concept Of Originality Under Copy Right Law In India</a>. <i>International Monthly Journal</i>. Retrieved on <span class="mw-formatted-date" title="2019-03-22">2019-03-22</span>.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div style="border-top:1px solid #AAA;margin-top:10px;padding-top:2px;font-size:smaller">Caution: The above description may be inaccurate, incomplete and/or out of date, so must be treated with caution. 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href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Algeria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ambazonia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ambazonia">Ambazonia</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Angola" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Azawad" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Azawad">Azawad</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Benin" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bir_Tawil" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bir Tawil">Bir Tawil</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Botswana" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Burkina_Faso" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Burundi" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cameroon" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Canary_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cape_Verde" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Central_African_Republic" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ceuta" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ceuta">Ceuta</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Chad" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Comoros" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Democratic Republic of the Congo">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Djibouti" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Egypt" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Equatorial_Guinea" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Eritrea" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Eswatini" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Eswatini">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ethiopia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Gabon" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Gambia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Gambia">The Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ghana" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Guinea" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Guinea-Bissau" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ivory_Coast" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kenya" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Lesotho" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Liberia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Libya" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Madagascar" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Madeira" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Madeira">Madeira</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Malawi" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mali" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mauritania" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mauritius" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mauritius">Mauritius</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mayotte" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mayotte">Mayotte</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Melilla" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Melilla">Melilla</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Morocco" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Morocco">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mozambique" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Namibia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Niger" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Nigeria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Puntland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Puntland">Puntland</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Rwanda" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/R%C3%A9union" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Réunion">Réunion</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint_Helena,_Ascension_and_Tristan_da_Cunha" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha">Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Scattered_Islands_in_the_Indian_Ocean" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean">Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Senegal" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Seychelles" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sierra_Leone" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Somalia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Somaliland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Somaliland">Somaliland</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/South_Africa" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/South Africa">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/South_Sudan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sudan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Tanzania" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Togo" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Tunisia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Uganda" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Uganda">Uganda</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Western_Sahara" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Western Sahara">Western Sahara</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Zambia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Zimbabwe" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:auto;padding:0px;text-align:start; font-size:88%; padding:0 5px; line-height:normal;"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Anguilla" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Anguilla">Anguilla</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Argentina" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Aruba" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Aruba">Aruba</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bahamas" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bahamas">The Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Barbados" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Belize" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bermuda" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bermuda">Bermuda</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bolivia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Brazil" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/British_Virgin_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/British Virgin Islands">British Virgin Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Canada" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cayman_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cayman Islands">Cayman Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Chile" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Clipperton_Island" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Clipperton Island">Clipperton Island</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Colombia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Colombia">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Costa_Rica" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cuba" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cuba">Cuba</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cura%C3%A7ao" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Curaçao">Curaçao</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Dominica" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Dominica">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Dominican_Republic" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Dutch_Caribbean" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Dutch Caribbean">Dutch Caribbean</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ecuador" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/El_Salvador" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Falkland_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Falkland Islands">Falkland Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/French_Guiana" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/French Guiana">French Guiana</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Greenland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Greenland">Greenland</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Grenada" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Grenada">Grenada</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Guadeloupe" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Guadeloupe">Guadeloupe</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Guatemala" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Guyana" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Haiti" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Honduras" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Jamaica" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Martinique" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Martinique">Martinique</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mexico" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Montserrat" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Montserrat">Montserrat</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Nicaragua" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Nicaragua">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Panama" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Panama">Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Paraguay" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Peru" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Puerto_Rico" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint_Barth%C3%A9lemy" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint Barthélemy">Saint Barthélemy</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint_Lucia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint Lucia">Saint Lucia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint-Martin_(France)" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint-Martin (France)">Saint-Martin</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint-Pierre and Miquelon">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines">Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sint_Maarten" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sint Maarten">Sint Maarten</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands">South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Suriname" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Suriname">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Turks and Caicos Islands">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_States" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States">United States of America</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States Minor Outlying Islands">United States Minor Outlying Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United States Virgin Islands">United States Virgin Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Uruguay" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Venezuela" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Venezuela">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:auto;padding:0px;text-align:start; font-size:88%; padding:0 5px; line-height:normal;"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Afghanistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Armenia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Arunachal_Pradesh" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Arunachal Pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Azerbaijan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bahrain" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bangladesh" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bhutan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/British Indian Ocean Territory">British Indian Ocean Territory</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Brunei" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Brunei">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cambodia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cambodia">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/China" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/China">China</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cocos_(Keeling)_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cocos (Keeling) Islands">Cocos (Keeling) Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cyprus" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/East_Timor" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Egypt" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Georgia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Hong_Kong" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Hong Kong">Hong Kong</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Indonesia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Indonesia">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Iran" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Iraq" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Iraqi_Kurdistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Iraqi Kurdistan">Kurdistan Region</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Israel" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Japan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Japan">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Jordan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kazakhstan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kuwait" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kyrgyzstan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Laos" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Laos">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Lebanon" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Macau" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Macau">Macau</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Malaysia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Malaysia">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Maldives" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Mongolia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Mongolia">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Myanmar" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Nepal" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/North_Korea" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/North Korea">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Oman" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Pakistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/State_of_Palestine" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/State of Palestine">State of Palestine</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Philippines" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Qatar" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Russia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Saudi_Arabia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Singapore" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/South_Korea" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sri_Lanka" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Syria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Taiwan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Taiwan">Taiwan</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Tajikistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Thailand" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Thailand">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Turkey" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Turkmenistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_Arab_Emirates" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Uzbekistan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Vietnam" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Vietnam">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Yemen" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:auto;padding:0px;text-align:start; font-size:88%; padding:0 5px; line-height:normal;"><div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Abkhazia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Akrotiri and Dhekelia">Akrotiri and Dhekelia</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Albania" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Andorra" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Andorra">Andorra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Armenia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Austria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Azerbaijan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Belarus" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Belgium" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bulgaria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Croatia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Cyprus" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Cyprus">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Czech_Republic" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Denmark" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Estonia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Faroe_Islands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Faroe Islands">Faroe Islands</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Finland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Finland">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/France" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Georgia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Germany" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Gibraltar" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Gibraltar">Gibraltar</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Greece" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Bailiwick_of_Guernsey" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Bailiwick of Guernsey">Guernsey</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Hungary" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Iceland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ireland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Isle_of_Man" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Isle of Man">Isle of Man</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Italy" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Italy">Italy</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Jersey" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Jersey">Jersey</a></i><a href="#a-others">*</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kazakhstan" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Kosovo" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Kosovo">Kosovo</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Latvia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Liechtenstein" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Lithuania" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Luxembourg" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Malta" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Moldova" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Monaco" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Montenegro" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Netherlands" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/North_Macedonia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Norway" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Poland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Portugal" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Romania" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Romania">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Russia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/San_Marino" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Serbia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Slovakia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Slovenia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/South_Ossetia" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/South Ossetia">South Ossetia</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Spain" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Sweden" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Sweden">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Switzerland" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Transnistria" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Transnistria">Transnistria</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Turkey" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Northern_Cyprus" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a></i><a href="#b-limited"><sup>†</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/Ukraine" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commons:Copyright_rules_by_territory/United_Kingdom" title="Commons:Copyright rules by territory/United Kingdom">United 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