Dutch Legislation

Chapter III

in force

The duration of copyright

Copyright Act (Auteurswet) · Articles: 7

Section None

The duration of copyright

37 Article 37

Copyright shall expire 70 years after the 1st of January of the year following the year of the author's death.

38 Article 38

The copyright in a work, in respect of which the author has not been identified or has not been identified in such a way that his identity is beyond…

39 Article 39

For works for which the duration of copyright is not calculated according to the provisions of Article 37 and which have not been lawfully made…

40 Article 40

The copyright in a cinematographic work shall expire seventy years after the first of January of the year following the year of death of the last…

40a Article 40a

In the event of a musical work with lyrics where the copyright in the music and the copyright in the lyrics are vested in different persons, the…

41 Article 41

With regard to works published in several volumes, parts, numbers or issues, each volume, part, number or issue shall be regarded as a separate work…

42 Article 42

By way of derogation from the provisions of this Chapter, no reliance may be placed in the Netherlands on copyright for which the term of protection…