The Copyright (Application to Other Countries) Order 1989

Article 2(1) and (2)

SCHEDULE 1 COUNTRIES ENJOYING PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF ALL WORKS EXCEPT BROADCASTS AND CABLE PROGRAMMES

(The countries specified in this Schedule either are parties to the Berne Copyright Convention and/or the Universal Copyright Convention or otherwise give adequate protection under their law.)

• Algeria (28th August 1973)

• Andorra (27th September 1957)

• Argentina

• Australia (including Norfolk Island)

• Austria

• Bahamas

• Bangladesh

• Barbados

• Belgium

• Belize

• Benin

• Brazil

• Bulgaria

• Burkina

• Cameroon

• Canada

• Central African Republic

• Chad

• Chile

• Colombia

• Congo, People’s Republic of

• Costa Rica

• Côte d'Ivoire

• Cuba (27th September 1957)

• Cyprus Republic of

• Czechoslovakia

• Denmark (including the Faeroe Islands)

• Dominican Republic (8th May 1983)

• Ecuador (27th September 1957)

• Egypt

• El Salvador (29th March 1979)

• Fiji

• Finland

• France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)

• Gabon

• German Democratic Republic (and Berlin (East))

• Germany, Federal Republic of (and Berlin (West))

• Ghana

• Greece

• Guatemala (28th October 1964)

• Guinea, Republic of

• Haiti (27th September 1957)

• Holy See

• Hungary

• Iceland

• India

• Ireland, Republic of

• Israel

• Italy

• Japan

• Kampuchea (27th September 1957)

• Kenya

• Korea, Republic of (1st October 1987)

• Laos (27th September 1957)

• Lebanon

• Liberia

• Libya

• Liechtenstein

• Luxembourg

• Madagascar

• Malawi

• Mali

• Malta

• Mauritania

• Mauritius

• Mexico

• Monaco

• Morocco

• Netherlands (including Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles)

• New Zealand

• Nicaragua (16th August 1961)

• Niger

• Nigeria

• Norway

• Pakistan

• Panama (17th October 1962)

• Paraguay (11th March 1962)

• Peru

• Philippines

• Poland

• Portugal

• Romania

• Rwanda

• St. Vincent and the Grenadines

• Senegal

• Singapore

• South Africa

• Soviet Union (27th May 1973)

• Spain

• Sri Lanka

• Suriname

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Taiwan, territory of (10th July 1985)

• Thailand

• Togo

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Tunisia

• Turkey

• United States of America (including Puerto Rico and all territories and possessions)

• Uruguay

• Venezuela

• Yugoslavia

• Zaire

• Zambia

• Zimbabwe

Article 3(a)(i)

SCHEDULE 2 COUNTRIES ENJOYING FULL PROTECTION FOR SOUND RECORDINGS

(The countries specified in this Schedule either are parties to the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations or otherwise give adequate protection under their law)

• Australia (including Norfolk Island)

• Austria

• Barbados

• Brazil

• Burkina

• Chile

• Colombia

• Congo, People’s Republic of

• Costa Rica

• Czechoslovakia

• Denmark (including the Faeroe Islands)

• Dominican Republic

• Ecuador

• El Salvador

• Fiji

• Finland

• France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories)

• Germany, Federal Republic of (and Berlin (West))

• Guatemala

• Indonesia

• Ireland, Republic of

• Italy

• Luxembourg

• Mexico

• Monaco

• New Zealand

• Niger

• Norway

• Pakistan

• Panama

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Philippines

• Sweden

• Taiwan, territory of

• Uruguay

Article 4(1), (2) and (5)

SCHEDULE 3 COUNTRIES ENJOYING PROTECTION IN RESPECT OF BROADCASTS

(The countries specified in this Schedule either are parties to the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations and/or the European Agreement on the Protection of Television Broadcasts or otherwise give adequate protection under their law)

• Austria (9th June 1973)

• Barbados (18th September 1983)

• Belgium – TV only (8th March 1968)

• Brazil (29th September 1965)

• Burkina (14th January 1988)

• Chile (5th September 1974)

• Colombia (17th September 1976)

• Congo, People’s Republic of (18th May 1964)

• Costa Rica (9th September 1971)

• Cyprus, Republic of – TV only (5th May 1970)

• Czechoslovakia (14th August 1964)

• Denmark (including the Faeroe Islands) (1st February 1962 – television; 1st July 1965 – non-television)

• Dominican Republic (27th January 1987)

• Ecuador (18th May 1964)

• El Salvador (29th June 1979)

• Fiji (11th April 1972)

• Finland (21st October 1983)

• France (including all Overseas Departments and Territories) (1st July 1961 – television; 3rd July 1987 – non-television)

• Germany, Federal Republic of (and Berlin (West)) (21st October 1966)

• Guatemala (14th January 1977)

• Ireland, Republic of (19th September 1979)

• Italy (8th April 1975)

• Luxembourg (25th February 1976)

• Mexico (18th May 1964)

• Monaco (6th December 1985)

• Niger (18th May 1964)

• Norway (10th August 1968 – television; 10th July 1978 – non-television)

• Panama (2nd September 1983)

• Paraguay (26th February 1970)

• Peru (7th August 1985)

• Philippines (25th September 1984)

• Singapore (1st June 1957)

• Spain – TV only (19th November 1971)

• Sweden (1st July 1961 – television; 18th May 1964 – non-television)

• Uruguay (4th July 1977)

Article 5

SCHEDULE 4 MODIFICATIONS

1.  In respect of Indonesia, article 2(1)(a) above as applied by article 3(b) above shall apply as if the reference to persons domiciled in Indonesia were omitted.

2.  In respect of Singapore –

(a) articles 2(1)(a) and (2) and 4(1)(a) above shall apply as if the references to persons domiciled in Singapore were omitted, and

(b) in the application of article 4(3) above in relation to cable programmes by virtue of article 4(6), the relevant date is 1st January 1985.

3.  In respect of the territory of Taiwan –

(a) article 2(1)(a) and (2) above shall apply as if the references to persons domiciled or resident in the territory of Taiwan were limited to such persons who are also citizens or subjects of China, and

(b) in the application of Part I of the Act by virtue of article 2(3) above, subsection (1) of section 21 (infringement by making adaptation) applies as if subsection (3)(a)(i) of that section (translation of literary or dramatic work) were omitted.