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Copyright rules: Turkmenistan
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Flag of Turkmenistan
Map of Turkmenistan
Durations
Standard Life + 50 years
Anonymous Publish + 50 years
Posthumous Publish + 50 years
Other
Terms run to year end Yes
Common licence tags {{PD-old-auto}}
{{PD-TK-exempt}}
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 TKM
Treaties
Berne convention 29 May 2016
URAA restoration date‌* 29 May 2016
*‌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.

This page provides an overview of copyright rules of Turkmenistan relevant to uploading works into Wikimedia Commons. Note that any work originating in Turkmenistan must be in the public domain, or available under a free license, in both Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan, refer to the relevant laws for clarification.

Background

Turkmenistan was annexed to the Russian Empire in 1881, and became part of the Soviet Union in 1917. The Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic was formed in 1924. Turkmenistan became fully independent with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Turkmenistan has been a member of the Berne Convention since 29 May 2016.[1]

As of 2018 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), an agency of the United Nations, listed Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, on Copyright and Related Rights as the main copyright law enacted by the legislature of Turkmenistan.[1] WIPO holds the text of this law in their WIPO Lex database.[2]

General rules

Under Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012:

  • Copyright lasts for the life of the author and 50 years after his death, except as provided in Article 23(2) to (5).[2012 Article 23(1)]
  • Copyright for works published anonymously or under a pseudonym are valid for 50 years after the date of lawful promulgation.[2012 Article 23(2)]
  • Copyright in a work created in collaboration is valid for life and fifty years after the death of the last of the authors.[2012 Article 23(3)]
  • Copyright in a work first published after the death of the author is valid for 50 years after its release.[2012 Article 23(3)]

Calculation of dates begins on 1 January of the year after the year of the event that is the basis for calculating the duration.[2012 Article 23(3)]

Not protected

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Under Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, works not subject to copyright are:[2012 Article 7]

  • Official documents (laws, court decisions, other texts of a legislative, administrative and judicial nature), as well as their official translations;
  • State symbols and signs (flag, emblem, anthem, awards, banknotes and other state symbols and signs);
  • Folk art (expressions of folklore);
  • Messages about events and facts that have an informational nature.

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  • {{PD-TM-exempt}} – Work that is not an object of copyright pursuant to Article 7 of the Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, on copyright and related rights. Works that are not Objects of Copyright are official documents (laws, court decisions, other texts of a legislative, administrative and judicial nature), as well as their official translations; state symbols and signs (flag, emblem, anthem, awards, banknotes and other state symbols and signs); folk art (expressions of folklore); reports about events and facts that have an informational nature.

Currency

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  OK Turkmenistan currency is not copyrighted. Banknotes and other state symbols, are explicitly excluded from copyright by Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, Article 7.

Please use {{PD-TM-exempt}} for Turkmenistan currency images.

Freedom of panorama

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  Not OK. Only allowed for incidental, non-commercial use. Under Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, permitted use includes:

  • Reproduction, broadcasting or communication to the public by cable of works of architecture, photography or fine art permanently located in a place open to public access, except when the image of the work is the main subject or it is used for commercial purposes;[2012 Article 19(7)]

Stamps

See also: Commons:Stamps

  According to Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, Article 7, state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs) are not copyrightable; therefore the postage stamps of Turkmenistan are in public domain. Use the {{PD-TK-exempt}} tag for each image.

See also

Citations

  1. ↑ a b Turkmenistan Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights). WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization (2018). Retrieved on 2018-11-04.
  2. ↑ Law No. 257-IV of January 10, 2012, on Copyright and Related Rights (in Russian). Turkmenistan (2018). Retrieved on 2018-11-04.
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