Commons:Paying public domain
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Paying public domain (French: Domaine public payant, Spanish: dominio público pagante) is a copyright regime where copies, presentations or performances of a work that has entered the public domain are still subject to royalties, which are payable to the state or to an authors' association. The principle is that revenue from the work of long-dead artists should be used to support creativity of living artists.
It may apply only to certain types of work, such as folklore or traditional cultural expressions, and typically is restricted to commercial use. Paying public domain regimes have been introduced and withdrawn in several countries. They are still in place in several countries in South America and Africa.
When a work is in the public domain, the existence of a paying public domain regime may be seen as a "non-copyright restriction" which does not prevent the work from being uploaded to Commons, but should be respected by users of the work.
See also paying public domain.
Countries edit
| Country | Public Domain |
Traditional Cultural Expressions | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Royalty | Folklore literary and artistic creations | |
| Algeria | Royalty | Traditional cultural heritage and national works considered as public property | |
| Azerbaijan | Royalty | Legal and natural persons of other states shall be entitled to use folklore expression outside the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan in commercial purpose only with authorization of relevant executive body and with payment of fee for use | |
| Barbados | Royalty? | In respect of folklore ... the rights of the author vest in the Crown | |
| Benin | Royalty | Expression of folklore, including products of folk art | |
| Bolivia | Royalty | Royalty | Folklore and crafts, national heritage and public domain |
| Burundi | Royalty | ||
| Cameroon | Royalty | Royalty | |
| Cape Verde | Royalty | ||
| Central African Republic | Royalty | ||
| Chad | Royalty | Royalty | Unprotected works, expressions of folklore |
| Croatia | Royalty | Folk literary and artistic creations in their original form | |
| Cuba | Royalty | ||
| Dominica | Royalty? | shall vest in the State | |
| Gabon | Royalty | Royalty | |
| The Gambia | Royalty | Expressions of folklore | |
| Ghana | Royalty | Royalty | Expressions of folklore |
| Italy | Royalty | Property belonging to the Italian cultural heritage as entrusted to the Italian government | |
| Ivory Coast | Royalty | Royalty | |
| Guinea | Royalty | Royalty | |
| Kenya | Royalty | Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions | |
| Lesotho | Royalty | ||
| Malawi | Permit | Expressions of folklore | |
| Mali | ? | Royalty | The right of exploitation of works that have fallen into the public domain is administered by the professional body of collective management. |
| Mauritania | Royalty | Royalty | Traditional cultural heritage |
| Morocco | - | Royalty | Expressions of folklore |
| Mozambique | - | Permit? | Ownership of the copyright in works of folklore vests in the State ... The protection of works of folklore is not limited in time. |
| Niger | - | Royalty | Expressions of folklore |
| Paraguay | Royalty | ||
| Republic of the Congo | Royalty | Royalty | |
| Rwanda | Royalty | Royalty | Expressions of folklore |
| Sierra Leone | Royalty | ||
| Sudan | - | State is author | Works of folklore |
| Togo | Royalty | Royalty | Folklore |
| Uruguay | Royalty | ||
| Zimbabwe | Royalty | Folklore |