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Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 608/2015 of May 22, 2015), Finland

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Year of Version 2015 Dates Entry into force: September 1, 1961 Adopted: July 8, 1961 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Traditional Cultural Expressions, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Copyright Act incorporates all amendments up to Act No. 608/2015 of May 22, 2015, on Amendments to the Copyright Act, which entered into force on June 1, 2015.

For the amendments introduced by the said Act No. 608/2015, see the following provisions of the consolidated version:
- Chapter 2, Section 25i;
- Chapter 5, Sections 47, 48.

Concerning the brief description of the notified legal text provided in the notification by Finland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states, please refer to the WTO web site at https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/ExportFile.aspx?id=246224&filename=q/IP/N/1FIN4.pdf.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Finnish Tekijänoikeuslaki 8.7.1961/404 (sellaisena kuin se on muutettuna asetuksella 22.5.608/2015) PDF HTML English Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 608/2015 of May 22, 2015) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 307/2010 of April 30, 2010)(FI100)
Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 365/1997 of April 25, 1997)(FI054)
Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up Act No. 1654/1996 of December 22, 1995)(FI001)
 Is superseded by (2 text(s)) Is superseded by (2 text(s))
Copyright Act  (FI177)
Copyright Act (Act No. 404/1961 of July 8, 1961, as amended up to Act No. 972/2016 of November 18, 2016) (FI122)
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IP/N/1/FIN/4
IP/N/1/FIN/C/4
WIPO Lex No. FI115