contracting states of the Berne Union
E417446
The contracting states of the Berne Union are the countries that have joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and are thereby bound by its international copyright standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| contracting states of the Berne Union canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4154927 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: contracting states of the Berne Union Context triple: [Brussels revision of 1948, bindingOn, contracting states of the Berne Union]
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A.
Locarno Treaties
The Locarno Treaties were a series of 1925 diplomatic agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy sought to stabilize post–World War I Europe by guaranteeing Western borders and promoting reconciliation with Germany.
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B.
France–Luxembourg treaties
The France–Luxembourg treaties are a series of bilateral agreements that define and regulate the political, territorial, and cooperative relations between France and Luxembourg, including their shared border.
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C.
Germany–Switzerland treaties
The Germany–Switzerland treaties are bilateral agreements that define and regulate the special cross-border arrangements and integration of certain German and Swiss territories, including customs and administrative matters.
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D.
Einigungsvertrag
Der Einigungsvertrag ist der Staatsvertrag von 1990, der die Bedingungen und rechtlichen Grundlagen der deutschen Wiedervereinigung zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der DDR festlegte.
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E.
Assembly of the Hague Union
The Assembly of the Hague Union is the governing body of the international system for the registration of industrial designs, composed of member states that oversee and make decisions on its operation and development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: contracting states of the Berne Union Target entity description: The contracting states of the Berne Union are the countries that have joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and are thereby bound by its international copyright standards.
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A.
Locarno Treaties
The Locarno Treaties were a series of 1925 diplomatic agreements in which Germany, France, Belgium, Britain, and Italy sought to stabilize post–World War I Europe by guaranteeing Western borders and promoting reconciliation with Germany.
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B.
France–Luxembourg treaties
The France–Luxembourg treaties are a series of bilateral agreements that define and regulate the political, territorial, and cooperative relations between France and Luxembourg, including their shared border.
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C.
Germany–Switzerland treaties
The Germany–Switzerland treaties are bilateral agreements that define and regulate the special cross-border arrangements and integration of certain German and Swiss territories, including customs and administrative matters.
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D.
Einigungsvertrag
Der Einigungsvertrag ist der Staatsvertrag von 1990, der die Bedingungen und rechtlichen Grundlagen der deutschen Wiedervereinigung zwischen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der DDR festlegte.
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E.
Assembly of the Hague Union
The Assembly of the Hague Union is the governing body of the international system for the registration of industrial designs, composed of member states that oversee and make decisions on its operation and development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of states
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party to an international treaty ⓘ |
| administeredUnder |
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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surface form:
WIPO-administered Berne Convention
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| canAccedeBy |
accession to the Berne Convention
ⓘ
ratification of the Berne Convention ⓘ |
| cooperateIn |
harmonization of copyright standards
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international copyright protection ⓘ |
| definedBy | Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ⓘ |
| governedBy | World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bound by minimum standards of copyright protection
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may provide higher levels of protection than the Berne minimum standards ⓘ must not require formal registration for copyright protection of foreign works ⓘ must provide protection independent of protection in the country of origin subject to Berne rules ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveName |
Berne Convention contracting parties
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Berne Union members ⓘ |
| hasLegalObligation |
apply automatic protection without formalities to works from other contracting states
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grant national treatment to foreign authors from other contracting states ⓘ protect artistic works of authors from other contracting states ⓘ protect cinematographic works from other contracting states ⓘ protect collections and compilations as intellectual creations ⓘ protect literary works of authors from other contracting states ⓘ protect moral rights of authors as required by the Berne Convention ⓘ protect photographic works from other contracting states ⓘ protect translations and adaptations of works from other contracting states ⓘ protect works of applied art from other contracting states ⓘ protect works of architecture from other contracting states ⓘ provide exclusive rights of adaptation to authors as required by the Berne Convention ⓘ provide exclusive rights of broadcasting to authors as required by the Berne Convention ⓘ provide exclusive rights of public performance to authors as required by the Berne Convention ⓘ provide exclusive rights of reproduction to authors as required by the Berne Convention ⓘ provide legal remedies against infringement of protected works ⓘ respect minimum terms of copyright protection set by the Berne Convention ⓘ |
| hasRole | party to the Berne Convention ⓘ |
| hasTemporalExtent | membership continues until denunciation under the Convention ⓘ |
| includesEntityType |
intergovernmental organizations eligible to accede
ⓘ
sovereign states ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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surface form:
Articles of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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| membershipPublishedIn | WIPO official lists of contracting parties ⓘ |
| membershipRecordedBy | World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Berne Union ⓘ |
| purpose |
to ensure international protection of literary and artistic works
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to facilitate cross-border exploitation of copyrighted works ⓘ to guarantee minimum copyright standards among members ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
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surface form:
TRIPS Agreement
Universal Copyright Convention ⓘ WIPO Copyright Treaty ⓘ |
| subjectTo | international copyright standards of the Berne Convention ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: contracting states of the Berne Union Description of subject: The contracting states of the Berne Union are the countries that have joined the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and are thereby bound by its international copyright standards.
Referenced by (1)
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