Trinidad and Tobago

The Copyright Act, 1997 (No. 8 of 1997, as amended by Act No. 18 of 2000)

Year of current version:	2000
Date of last amendment:	January 1, 2000
Date of entry into force of original text:	October 1, 1997
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 15, 1997
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Available Texts:
English	The Copyright Act, 1997 (No. 8 of 1997, as amended by Act No. 18 of 2000) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
French	Loi n° 8 du 15 avril 1997 sur le droit d'auteur (modifiée par la loi n° 18 de 2000)
Related Legislation:	Is amended by Copyright (Amendment) Act No. 5 of 2008 (TT040) Intellectual Property (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act of May 5, 2000 (TT038)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes The Copyright Act, 1997 (No. 8 of 1997) (TT001) Is superseded by Copyright Act, Cap. 82:80 (TT039)
WIPO Lex No.:	TT032