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The International Copyright Order, 1968

 Copyright Rule, 1967

THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968 41.

appointing the agent desires his own address to be treated as the address for the services after registration.

Dated this ---------------------day of--------------------------------

To,

The Registrar of Copyrights, Government of Pakistan, Liaquat National Memorial Library Building, National Stadium Road, Karachi

Instructions:

(a) Insert full name and address and Nationality.

(b) Insert name and address of the agent. (c) State the particular matter or proceedings for which the agent is

appointed and giving the reference if known.

(d) To be signed by the person appointing the agent.

. (e) Insert the full trade or business address 6t' the person appointing /

the agent.

.THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

1. (1) This Order may be called. the International Copyright Order, 1968.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,--

(a) Country of the Berne Copyright Union" means. a country mentioned in Part I of the Schedule:

(b) "country party to the Universal Copyright Convention" means a country mentioned in Part II of the Schedule: and

(c) " Schedule" means the Schedule to this Order.

3. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 4, all the provisions of

42 THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

I the Copyright Ordinance. 1962 (XXXIV of 1962) hereinafter referred to as "the Ordinance”, other than those of Chapter IV thereof and those which apply exclusively to Pakistani works, shall apply-- . .

(a) to any work first published in a country mentioned in the Schedule in like manner as if it was first published within Pakistan;

(b) to any work first published in a country other than a country mentioned in the Schedule, the author of which was at the date of such publication or where the author was dead at that date, was at the time of his death, a subject or citizen of a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention in like manner as if the author was a citizen of Pakistan at'1hat date or time.

(c) To an unpublished work, the author whereof was at the time of the making of the work, a subject or citizen of, or domiciled in, any country mentioned in the Schedule in. like manner as if the author was a citizen of, or domiciled in Pakistan; and

(d) In relation to a body incorporated under any law of a country mentioned in the Schedule, in like manner as if it was incorporated under a law in force in Pakistan.

I - " 4. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 3,

(a) The term of copyright for a work shall not exceed that enjoyed by it in its country of origin; and

(b) The Ordinance or any part thereof shall not apply to a work published before the commencement of this order in a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention or a country of the Berne Copyright Union.

Explanation---- In this paragraph country of origin" means:

(a) In the case of a work first published in a country of the Berne Copyright Union or a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention, that country.

(b) In the case of a work published simultaneously in a country of the Berne Copyright Union and a country which is not a country of the' Berne Copyright Union, the former country.

(c) In the case of a work which is published simultaneously in a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention and country which is neither a country of the Berne Copyright Union nor a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention, the former country.

43THE INTERNA TIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

(d) In the case of a work which is published simultaneously in several countries of the Berne Copyright Union, the country whose laws give the shortest term of copyright in such a work.

(e) In the case of a work which is published simultaneously in several countries parties to the Universal Copyright Convention, the country whose laws give the shortest term of copyright in such a work;" and

(f) In. the case of a unpublished work or a work first published in country other than a country of the Berne Copyright Union or a country party to the Universal Copyright Convention, the country of which the author was a subject or citizen or the country in which he was domiciled" at the time of making the work or a substantial part of it or, as the case may be, at the time of its first publication. Which ever gives the longer term of copyright.

5. All. Orders in Council made under Copyright Act, 1911 (1&2 Geo. 5C. .46) so far as they form part of the law of Pakistan, are hereby repealed:

Provided that where, by virtue of any such Order in Council, copyright subsisted in a work immediately before the commencement of this. Order, and copyright does not subsist therein under this Order, it shall continue to subsist therein as if such Order in Council had not been repealed.

THE SCHEDULE [See paragraph 3(a)]

(As amended by S.R.O.99(KE)/2000, dated 18th June, 2000)

PART -I

COUNTRIES OF THE BERNE COPYRIGHT UNION

Albania Algeria

Antigua and Barbua Argentina Australia Austria

Azerbaijan Bahamas

Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus

44 THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

Belgium

Bolivia Botswana

Bulgaria

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Chad. China

Congo

Cote d' Ivoire Cuba

Czech Republic

Denmark Dominican Republic

Egypt

Equatorial Guiriea Fiji France

Gambia

Germany

Greece Guatemala

Guinea-Bissau

Haiti

Honduras

Iceland

Indonesia

Israel

Benin

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Burkina Faso

Canada

Central African Republic

Chile Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cyprus

Democratic Republic of the Congo Dominica

Ecuador

Ei Salvador

Estonia

Finland

Gabon

Georgia

Ghana Grenada

Guinea

Guyana

Holy See

Hungary

Ir.dia Ireland'

Italy

45THEJNTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

Jamaica

Jordan

Kenya

Latvia Lesotho

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Lithuania

Madagascar

Malaysia Malta,

Mauritius

Monaco

Morocco

Netherlands

, Niger

Norway Pakistan

Paraguay

Philippines

Portugal

Republic of Moldova Russian Federation

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Singapore

Slovenia Spain

Suriname

Japan

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon Liberia

Liechtenstein

Luxembourg

Malawi Mali

Mauritania

Mexico

Mongolia

Namibia New Zealand

Nigeria

Oman Panama

Peru

Poland

Republic of Korea

Romania Rwanda

Saint Lucia

Senegal

Slovakia South Africa

Sri, Lanka

Swaziland

46 THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

Sweden Switzerland

Tajikistan Thailand

The former Yugoslav Togo

Republic of Macedonia

Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia

Turkey Ukraine.

United States of America Uruguay Venezuela

Zambia \

Yugoslavia Zimbabwe

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COUNTRIES PARTIES TO THE UNIVERSAL COPYRIGHT CONVENTION

AndorraAlgeria Australia

Argentina Austria

Azerbaijin Bahamas

Bangladesh Belarus

Barbados BelizeBelgium

. Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil Bulgaria

Cambodia Cameroon

Canada Chile

China Colombia

Costa Rica Croatia

Cuba Cyprus

Czech Republic Denmark Ei Salvador Fiji

Finland France

Germany Ghana

47THE INTERNATIO~AL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968 .

Greece

Guinea

Holy See

Iceland

Ireland

Italy Kazakhstan

Loa People's Democratic Republic

Liberia

Luxembourg

Malta Mexico

Morocco. New Zeland

Niger

Norway

Panama Peru

Poland

Republic of Korea

Russian Federation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Senegal

Slovenia

Sri Lanka Switzerland

The former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia

Guatemala

Haiti Hungary

India,

Israel

Japan

Kenya

Lebanon Liechtenstein'

Malawi

Mauritius Monaco

Netherlands

Nicaragua

Nigeria Pakistan

Paraguay

Philippines.

Portugal

Republic of Moldova Rwanda

Saudi Arab

Slovakia . Spain

Sweden

Tajikistan . Trinidad Tobago

48 THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

Tunisia Ukraine United Ki!1gdom of Great Britain United States of Americaand Northern Ireland Uruguay Venezuela

Yugoslavia Zambia

PART- III

COUNTRIES MEMBERS OP WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION

Angola Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina Australia Austria Bahrain

Bangladesh Barbados

Belgium Belize Benin Bolivia

Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Paso Burundi

Cameroon Canada

Chad Central AfricAn Republic

Colombia, Chile

Costa Rica Congo

Cote d' Ivoire Cuba

Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark

Democratic Republic of Congo Dominica

Djibouti Dominican Ecuador

Republic Egypt Ei Salvador

Estonia European

49THE'INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGH';'

Fiji

France Gambia Ghana

Grenada Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Hcnduras

Hungary

India Ireland

Italy

Japan Korea

The Kyrgyz Republic

Lesotho

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali Mauritania

Mexico

Mprocco

Myanmar

Netherlands--- For Kingdom in Europe and for the Netherlands. Antilles

Nicaragua

Nigeria

ORDER, 1968

Finland

Gabon

Germany

Greece Guatemala. .

Guinea

Haiti

Hong Kong China

Iceland Indonesia

ISrael

Jamaica

Yenya

Kuwait Latvia

Liechtenstein

Maczu, China Malawi

Maldives,

Malta

Mauritius

Mongo!ia

Mozambique Namibia

New Zealand

Niger

Norway

50 THE INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ORDER, 1968

Pakistan Panama

Papua:New Guinea Paraguay

Peru Philippines

Poland Portugal

Qatar Romania Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Sierra LeoneSenegal

Singapore Slovak Republic 'Slovenia

Solomon Islands

South Africa Spain

Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden

Tanzania Switzerland

TogoThailand Tunisia

. Trinidad and Tobago

Turkey Uganda United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela

Zambia Zimbabwe