Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention)
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An international copyright treaty created in 1886 that requires member countries to adopt certain minimum protections for artistic and literary works. More specifically, the Berne Convention:
• Sets out three basic principles for protection:
o member countries must give works originating in another contracting country the same protection under the convention as the works of the member country's own nationals;
o protection is automatic and member countries must condition protection on compliance with any formalities; and
o protection does not depend on existence of protection in the work's country of origin, with limited exceptions.
• Requires member countries to adopt minimum standards of protection relating to the:
o types of works protected;
o rights protected (for example, the right to reproduct, translate, make adaptations and arrangements of and broadcast the work as well as the moral rights of attribution and integrity); and
o duration of protection (generally the life of the author plus 50 years).
The US became a party to the Berne Convention in 1989. Additional information, including the full text of the convention, is available on the World Intellectual Property Organization's website .
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