Selected year snapshot
For 1999, the active event in this file is Auteursverordening 1913 (Copyright Ordinance 1913).
60%
Current rationale
The Auteursverordening 1913 (P.B. 1913, no. 3) is the copyright law in force in Curaçao, derived from the Dutch Copyright Act of 1912 but adapted for the Netherlands Antilles (and subsequently Curaçao after 10 October 2010). The law contains a limited set of exceptions and limitations modeled on the early 20th-century Dutch copyright framework. Based on the structure of the 1912/1913 ordinance as applied in the former Netherlands Antilles: (1) Article 16b provides for private copying — reproduction of a limited number of copies for one's own practice, study, or use, restricted to private/personal purposes. This is the most research-relevant exception and covers reproduction of whole works but only for private use by individuals. (2) Article 17 provides a quotation exception permitting short passages in the context of criticism, review, or polemic — this is limited to excerpts, not full works. (3) Article 18 provides a freedom of panorama exception for works permanently situated on or at the public road. There is no general fair use or fair dealing clause, no institutional/library exception, no TDM exception, and no general research exception beyond the private copying provision. The private copying exception (Art. 16b) is the most permissive research-relevant exception: it permits reproduction of whole works but is restricted to private/personal use by individuals, and does not authorize sharing or communication. This maps to LIGHT BLUE. I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of the Auteursverordening 1913 via web search; the classification is based on the known structure of the ordinance as described by official sources (Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao) and the parallel Aruba Auteursverordening which shares the same origin. Non-commercial restriction and copy-number limits were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Private copying: reproduction of a limited number of copies for one's own practice, study, or use (eigen oefening, studie of gebruik). Restricted to private/personal purposes.
Quotation exception: permits quotation of short passages in the context of announcement, criticism, polemic, or scientific treatise.
Freedom of panorama: reproduction of works permanently visible from the public road, provided the reproduction differs clearly from the original in size or manner.
Law changes
Auteursverordening 1913 (Copyright Ordinance 1913)
Baseline · Effective 1913-02-01
60%
Relevant section: Articles 16, 17, 18
Dates: Effective 1913-02-01 · Enacted 1912-12-17
Why this score
The Auteursverordening 1913 (P.B. 1913, no. 3) is the copyright law in force in Curaçao, derived from the Dutch Copyright Act of 1912 but adapted for the Netherlands Antilles (and subsequently Curaçao after 10 October 2010). The law contains a limited set of exceptions and limitations modeled on the early 20th-century Dutch copyright framework. Based on the structure of the 1912/1913 ordinance as applied in the former Netherlands Antilles: (1) Article 16b provides for private copying — reproduction of a limited number of copies for one's own practice, study, or use, restricted to private/personal purposes. This is the most research-relevant exception and covers reproduction of whole works but only for private use by individuals. (2) Article 17 provides a quotation exception permitting short passages in the context of criticism, review, or polemic — this is limited to excerpts, not full works. (3) Article 18 provides a freedom of panorama exception for works permanently situated on or at the public road. There is no general fair use or fair dealing clause, no institutional/library exception, no TDM exception, and no general research exception beyond the private copying provision. The private copying exception (Art. 16b) is the most permissive research-relevant exception: it permits reproduction of whole works but is restricted to private/personal use by individuals, and does not authorize sharing or communication. This maps to LIGHT BLUE. I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of the Auteursverordening 1913 via web search; the classification is based on the known structure of the ordinance as described by official sources (Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao) and the parallel Aruba Auteursverordening which shares the same origin. Non-commercial restriction and copy-number limits were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Private copying: reproduction of a limited number of copies for one's own practice, study, or use (eigen oefening, studie of gebruik). Restricted to private/personal purposes.
Quotation exception: permits quotation of short passages in the context of announcement, criticism, polemic, or scientific treatise.
Freedom of panorama: reproduction of works permanently visible from the public road, provided the reproduction differs clearly from the original in size or manner.
Source links
Auteursverordening 1913 (Copyright Ordinance 1913)
Current law confirmation · Effective 2025-01-01
60%
Relevant section: Articles 16, 17, 18
Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, the Auteursverordening 1913 (P.B. 1913, no. 3) remains the copyright law in force in Curaçao. The Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao (BIP) continues to list this as the governing copyright ordinance. No amending legislation affecting exceptions and limitations relevant to research, private study, fair use, fair dealing, or TDM was identified through web search. Curaçao is not an EU member state and is not subject to EU copyright directives (it is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands but outside the EU). The most permissive research-relevant exception remains the private copying provision (Art. 16b), which permits reproduction of whole works for one's own practice, study, or use, but is restricted to private/personal purposes and does not authorize sharing or communication to the public. The quotation exception (Art. 17) permits only short passages. The freedom of panorama exception (Art. 18) is not research-relevant. There is no general fair use, fair dealing, institutional/library, or TDM exception. Classification remains LIGHT BLUE. Non-commercial restriction and copy-number limits were not factored into the color decision.
Exceptions considered
Private copying: reproduction of a limited number of copies for one's own practice, study, or use (eigen oefening, studie of gebruik). Restricted to private/personal purposes.
Quotation exception: permits quotation of short passages in the context of announcement, criticism, polemic, or scientific treatise.
Freedom of panorama: reproduction of works permanently visible from the public road, provided the reproduction differs clearly from the original in size or manner.