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CONSPECTUS BY COUNTRIES
| Countries Dates of laws |
International relations | Duration | Registration and Deposit | Notice | Remarks
| |
| America, Latin: | Latin America | |||||
| Mexico | Mexico 1871, 1874 |
U. S., Dom. | Perpetuity* | R. Min. Pub. Instruc. D (2)* |
None* (res. trans.) |
|
| Central America | Costa Rica 1880–1896 |
Mexico U. S., Sp., Fr. Guat., Sal., Hon. |
Life + 50* | Office of Pub. Libs. (3)* | None | |
| Guatemala 1879 |
Mexico Sp., Fr., Costa R. |
Perpetuity | Min. of Pub. Educ. (4)* | (res. trans.) | ||
| Honduras 1894, 1898 |
Mexico Costa R. |
Indefinite | No specific law | |||
| Nicaragua 1904 |
Mexico It. |
Perpetuity* | Min. of Agric. (6*) | (res. trans.) | ||
| Salvador 1886, 1900 |
Mexico Sp., Fr., Costa R. |
Life + 25* | D Min. of Agric. (1 before pub.) | None | Publication within country | |
| Panama 1904 |
None | Life + 80 | As in Colombia | |||
| West Indies | Cuba 1879–1909 |
Mexico? U. S., It. |
Life + 80* | Dept. of State (3) | None | |
| Haiti 1885 |
Berlin | Life + " | D Dept of Int., (5 within yr.) | None | ||
| Dominican Rep. 1896 |
Mexico? Mex. | Uncertain | ||||
| South America | Brazil 1891–1901 |
Portugal | 50* from the 1st Jan. of yr. of pub. | Nat. Lib. (1 within 2 yrs.) | None* (res. playr.) |
|
| Argentina 1910 |
Montevideo Belg., Sp., Fr., It. |
Life + 10* | Nat. Lib. (2 within 15 or 30 days) | None* | ||
| Uruguay 1868 |
Montevideo | Indefinite | No specific law | |||
| Paraguay 1870, 1881, 1910 |
Montevideo Belg., Sp., Fr., It., U. S. |
Public registries | Under penal code | |||
| Chile 1833–1874 |
U. S. | Life + 5* | D Nat. Pub. Lib. (3)* | None | ||
| Peru 1849, 1860 |
Montevideo | Life + 20* | D Pub. Lib. (1) + Dept. Pref. (1) | None | ||
| Bolivia 1834, 1909 |
Montevideo Fr. |
Life + 30* | R Min. of Pub. Instruc. D Pub. Lib. (1 within yr.) |
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| Ecuador 1884, 1887 |
Sp., Fr., Mex. | Life + 50* | Min. of Pub. Educ. (3 within 6 mos.)* | None* (res. playr.) |
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| Colombia 1886, 1890 |
Sp., It. | Life + 80* | Min. of Pub. Educ. (3 within yr.)* | None | ||
| Venezuela 1894, 1897 |
None. | Perpetuity | Registry (6) | Notice of patent | ||
| Australasia | Australasia | |||||
| Australia (Br.) 1905 |
See Gt. Brit.* Aus.-Hung. excepted | Life + 7 or 42* | Commonwealth Copyr. Office D (2) | Reserv. performing right | ||
| New Zealand (Br.) 1842–1903 |
See Gt. Brit. | 28 or life* | R Registrar of Coprs.* D libr. of Gen. Assem. (for plays only) | |||
| Hawaii (U. S.) | See U. S. |
