Sri Lankan folklore:Perpetual copyright. Permission to make any work derived from folklore must be sought from the Minister in charge of the subject of Culture. This right is claimed worldwide. Works falling in this category are considered unfree on Commons and are not allowed.
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Anonymous works:70 years from the date on which the work was first published.
Applied art:25 years from the date of the making of the work.
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