The protection period continues during the lifetime of the author of the work and for 70 years after his death.
For works published after the death of their author, the protection period is 70 years after the date of death.
In cases stated in the first paragraph of Article 12, the protection period is 70 years from the date that the work is published, unless the author of the work discloses his name before the expiry of this period.
In case the author of the work is a legal person, the protection period is 70 years from the date that the work is published.
背景情報についてはアメリカ合衆国以外の国と地域で公表された著作物の著作権についてをご覧ください。 Article 27 of Turkish Law No. 5846 on Intellectual and Artistic Works, which was in force on the URAA date and is still in force today, states that "in cases stated in the first paragraph of article 12 [which deals with works where the name of the owner is not stated], the protection period is 70 years from the date that the work becomes publicized." The Topkapı Saray Museum was opened to the public on 3 April 1924.[1] This portrait of Abdülmecid II thus entered the public domain in Turkey 70 years after it was made available to the public, i.e. in 1994.
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