Publication right
Within the European Union , not all countries originally had such a right , and where it was provided terms varied , but in 1993 national laws were required to be harmonized by EU Directive 93/98/EEC to provide standard period of protection of 25 years from first publication . 
<triplet> EU Directive 93/98/EEC <subj> European Union <obj> applies to jurisdiction <subj> 1993 <obj> publication date