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Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended by Law No. VIII-1886 of July 20, 2000), Lithuania

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Year of Version 2000 Dates Adopted: May 18, 1999 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Traditional Cultural Expressions Notes The notification by Lithuania to the WTO under article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Law establishes remedies for intellectual property right infringements, compensation (this is the measure instead of the reimbursement of losses), compensation for moral damage and provisional measures necessary for the execution of the court's decision.
The Law contains provisions that permit to apply provisional judicial measures given evidence of infringements of copyrights and/or related rights.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi sur le droit d'auteur et les droits connexes n° VIII-1185 du 18 mai 1999 (telle que modifiée par la loi n° VIII-1886 du 20 juillet 2000) PDF HTML English Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended by Law No. VIII-1886 of July 20, 2000) PDF HTML
Legislation Is superseded by (5 text(s)) Is superseded by (5 text(s))
Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law XIV-970 of March 24, 2022, in force in its entirety on June 7, 2022) (LT121)
Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. XII-1183 of October 7, 2014) (LT081)
Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended by Law No. XI-656 January 19, 2010) (LT068)
Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. X-1454 on March 13, 2008) (LT048)
Law No. VIII-1185 of May 18, 1999, on Copyright and Related Rights (as amended up to Law No. IX-1355 of March 5, 2003) (LT041)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/LTU/C/1
WIPO Lex No. LT002