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Grandma Grace's Farm

Adaptation Copyrights Considerations 

Original Book

 

"A Menina do Narizinho Arrebitato" was written by  Monteiro Lobato (1822 - 1948) and published in Brasil, in 1920.

Public Domain in The United States of America

 

According to the American Copyright Law, the book "A Menina do Narizinho Arrebitato"  is in public domain in the United States of America.

 

Berne Convention

 

The Berne Convention states that all works except photographic and cinematographic shall be copyrighted for at least 50 years after the author's death, but parties are free to provide longer terms. 

Public Domain in Berne Convention Signatory Countries

 

Countries 50+: 1948 + 1998 + 1 = 1999

Countries 50+: 1948 + 1998 + 1 = 2008

Countries 70+: 1948 + 2018+ 1 = 2019

Countries more then 75+

No Data  (ND)

List of Berne Convention signatories

Below is a list of signatories of the copyright treaty known as the "Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works", aka. "The Berne Convention" The Berne Convention was held in 1886 in Berne, Switzerland. The treaty states that if copyright exists in one of these countries, then this copyright is valid in all member countries who are signatories of the Berne Convention. At present there are 175 signatory countries out of 195 countries in the world today.

 

List of Signatories Berne Convention:

  • Albania

  • Algeria

  • Andorra

  • Antigua and Barbuda

  • Argentina

  • Armenia

  • Australia

  • Austria

  • Azerbaijan

  • Bahamas

  • Bahrain

  • Bangladesh

  • Barbados

  • Belarus

  • Belgium

  • Belize

  • Benin

  • Bhutan

  • Bolivia

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Botswana  (ND)

  • Brazil

  • Brunei

  • Bulgaria

  • Burkina Faso

  • Cameroon

  • Canada

  • Cape Verde

  • Central African

       Republic (ND)

  • Chad (ND)

  • Chile 

  • China

  • Colombia

  • Comoros  (ND)

  • Congo, Democratic

       Republic  (ND)

  • Congo, Republic

  • Costa Rica

  • Cote d'Ivoire (99 years)

  • Croatia

  • Cuba

  • Cyprus

  • Czech Republic

  • Denmark

  • Djibouti

  • Dominica

  • Dominican Republic

  • Ecuador

  • Egypt

  • El Salvador

  • Equatorial Guinea (ND)

  • Estonia

  • Fiji

  • Finland

  • France

  • Gabon (ND)

  • Gambia

  • Georgia

  • Germany

  • Ghana

  • Greece

  • Grenada (ND)

  • Guatemala (75 years)

  • Guinea (ND)

  • Guinea-Bissau (ND)

  • Guyana

  • Haiti (NI)

  • Holy See (ND)

  • Honduras (75 years)

  • Hungary

  • Iceland

  • India (60 anos)

  • Indonesia

  • Ireland

  • Israel

  • Italy

  • Jamaica (50 and 95 years)

  • Japan

  • Jordan

  • Kazakhstan

  • Kenya

  • Kiribati

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic

  • Korea, Republic

  • Kyrgyzstan

  • Laos

  • Latvia (50 and 70 years)

  • Lebanon

  • Lesotho

  • Liberia

  • Libya (25 and 50 years)

  • Liechtenstein (50 and 70 years)

  • Lithuania (50 and 70 years)

  • Luxembourg 50 and 70 years)

  • Macedonia

  • Madagascar

  • Malawi

  • Malaysia

  • Mali

  • Malta

  • Mauritania (ND)

  • Mauritius

  • Mexico (50, 70 and 100 years)

  • Micronesia (ND)

  • Moldova

  • Monaco

  • Mongolia

  • Montenegro

  • Morocco

  • Mozambique

  • Namibia

  • Nepal

  • Netherlands

  • New Zealand

  • Nicaragua

  • Niger

  • Nigeria

  • Norway (15 and 50 years)

  • Oman

  • Pakistan

  • Panama

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Philippines

  • Poland

  • Portugal (50 and 70 years)

  • Qatar

  • Romania

  • Russian Federation (50 and 70 years)

  • Rwanda (ND)

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

  • Saint Lucia

  • St. Vincent & Grenadines (50 and 75 years)

  • Samoa (75 years)

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Senegal

  • Serbia

  • Singapore

  • Slovakia

  • Slovenia

  • South Africa

  • Spain (70 and 80 years)

  • Sri Lanka

  • Sudan

  • Suriname

  • Swaziland

  • Sweden

  • Switzerland

  • Syria

  • Tajikistan (ND)

  • Tanzania

  • Thailand

  • Togo

  • Tonga

  • Trinidad and Tobago

  • Tunisia

  • Turkey

  • Ukraine (50 and 70 years)

  • United Arab Emirates

  • United Kingdom

  • United States of America

  • Uruguay

  • Uzbekistan

  • Vanuatu

  • Venezuela (60 years)

  • Vietnam (ND)

  • Yemen  

  • Zambia

  • Zimbabwe

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