Copyright law of Turkey
Turkish copyright law is documented in the law number 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works (Turkish: Fikir ve Sanat Eserleri Kanunu).
Turkey is revising its intellectual property rights laws in order to align them with WIPO standards.[1] Turkey is a party to the Berne Convention, the Rome Convention and the TRIPS Agreement. Turkish copyright law was made compliant with these treaties after its 1995 and 2001 amendments.
History[edit]
The first Ottoman Empire copyright regulation was the 1850 Encumen-I Danis Nizamnamesi. The 1857 Matbaalar Nizamnamesi granted writers lifetime copyright.[2] The 1910 Authors' Rights Act was based on mid-1800s French law[3] or the German Copyright Code of 1901[4] and remained in force until 1951[5] though with little enforcement.[4]
Amendments[edit]
Originally written in December 1951, law 5846 has been amended by the following laws:
- 2936, 1983-11-01
- 4110, 1995-06-07
- 4630, 2001-02-21
- 5101, 2004-03-03
- 5217, 2004-07-14
- 5571, 2006-12-28
In addition, a draft law has been prepared to amend articles 23, 25, 43, and 71-81, as part of the harmonization plan.[6]
Related laws[edit]
Other laws applicable to the creation of audiovisual art are[7]
- 3984 (on the Establishment of Radio and Television Enterprises and their Broadcasts)
- 3257 (on Cinema, Video and Musical Works)
- 5680 (Press Law)
- 1117 (on the Protection of Minors against Harmful Publications)
- 4054 (on the Protection of Competition)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Aktekin, Ugur (June 2007). "Keeping up with WIPO". Managing Intellectual Property: 72–73. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Nadide Güher Erer (2014). "A Short History of Copyright in the West, in the Ottoman Empire and in Turkey". Türk Kütüphaneciliği.
- ^ A Shifting Empire: 100 Years of the Copyright Act 1911. p. 88. ISBN 1781003092.
- ^ a b Cahit Suluk (2012). "Emerging Issues In Turkish Intellectual Property Law".
- ^ "Copyright Protection on the Internet: Analysis of an International, Regional and Nationally Based Protection". 2006.
- ^ "Turkey: Copyright, Draft Law (Amendment)". WIPO. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ Baytan, Hatice Dilek (2001-08-03). "Turkey: Law Relevant to the Audiovisual Sector". European Audiovisual Observatory. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
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