WCT

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WCT is an international copyright treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization that updates and supplements the Berne Convention to address digital-era rights and protections for authors.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf WIPO-administered treaty
international copyright treaty
multilateral treaty
abbreviation WCT self-link
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization NERFINISHED
aimsTo adapt international copyright law to the digital environment
strengthen protection of authors in the digital age
alsoKnownAs WIPO Copyright Treaty
surface form: WIPO Internet Treaty
basedOn Berne Convention minimum standards
category WIPO-administered treaties
surface form: WIPO treaty

copyright treaty
complements WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty NERFINISHED
concerns cross-border online uses of works
establishes making available right
rights in the digital environment
rights of communication to the public
focusesOn digital-era rights and protections for authors
frameworkFor updating national copyright laws for digital technologies
fullName WIPO Copyright Treaty NERFINISHED
hasPartyType sovereign states
language English
French
Spanish
legalStatus binding on contracting parties
protects authors of artistic works
authors of literary works
economic rights of authors
moral rights of authors
providesFor minimum standards of protection
national treatment of foreign authors
relatesTo copyright law
digital rights
intellectual property
requires effective enforcement procedures
legal protection of rights management information
legal protection of technological protection measures
scopeIncludes digital distribution of works
online communication of works
protection of works on the internet
subjectMatter artistic works
computer programs
databases
digital works
literary works
supplements Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works NERFINISHED
updates Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works NERFINISHED

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WCT abbreviation WCT self-link