Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

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international copyright treaty multilateral treaty

The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international copyright treaty → multilateral treaty →
administeredBy	WIPO → World Intellectual Property Organization →
adoptionDate	1886-09-09 →
allows	longer terms of protection under national law →
concludedAt	Berne, Switzerland →
countryOfConclusion	Switzerland →
entryIntoForce	1887-12-05 →
establishes	minimum standards of copyright protection →
hasRevision	Berlin revision of 1908 → Brussels revision of 1948 → Paris Act of 1971 → Rome revision of 1928 → Stockholm revision of 1967 →
includesProvision	moral rights of authors → right of adaptation → right of broadcasting → right of public performance → right of reproduction → right of translation →
influenced	national copyright laws worldwide →
language	English → French → Spanish → other official UN languages →
membershipType	open to any state →
minimumTermOfProtection	life of the author plus 50 years →
prohibits	formal registration as a condition for copyright protection →
protects	artistic works → choreographic works → cinematographic works → dramatic works → illustrations, maps, plans, sketches and three-dimensional works relative to geography, topography, architecture or science → literary works → musical works → photographic works → works of drawing, painting, architecture, sculpture, engraving and lithography →
relatedTo	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → TRIPS Agreement → Universal Copyright Convention →
requires	automatic protection without formalities → independence of protection → national treatment → protection in member states without formal registration requirements →
shortName	Berne Convention →
subject	authors’ rights → copyright law → intellectual property →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Brussels revision of 1948 → Paris Act of 1971 → Rome revision of 1928 → Stockholm revision of 1967 →	partOf
Brussels revision of 1948 ("Brussels Act of the Berne Convention") → Paris Act of 1971 ("1971 Paris Act of the Berne Convention") → Stockholm revision of 1967 ("Stockholm Act of the Berne Convention") →	alsoKnownAs
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations → WIPO Convention →	relatedTo
World Intellectual Property Organization →	administersTreaty
U.S. Copyright Act ("Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988") →	amendedBy
WIPO Copyright Treaty →	complements
Rome revision of 1928 ("Berne Convention") →	follows
Rome revision of 1928 ("Rome Act of the Berne Convention") →	hasShortName
WIPO-administered treaties →	includes
Universal Copyright Convention →	influencedBy
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights →	linkedTo
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ("Berne Convention") →	shortName