Universal Copyright Convention

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international copyright treaty multilateral treaty

The Universal Copyright Convention is an international treaty established as an alternative to the Berne Convention, designed to harmonize and simplify copyright protection among countries with differing legal traditions and standards.

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Label	Occurrences
Universal Copyright Convention canonical	2
French title: Convention universelle sur le droit d’auteur	1
Spanish title: Convención Universal sobre Derecho de Autor	1
Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770818 — 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.

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Target entity: Universal Copyright Convention
Context triple: [Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, relatedTo, Universal Copyright Convention]

A. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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.
B. WIPO Copyright Treaty
The WIPO Copyright Treaty is an international agreement that updates and strengthens copyright protection for authors in the digital environment, complementing existing global copyright conventions.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is an international copyright agreement that strengthens the rights of performers and producers of sound recordings in the digital environment.
E. Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations
The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations is a 1961 international treaty that establishes minimum standards of protection for neighboring rights related to performances, sound recordings, and broadcasts.
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: Universal Copyright Convention
Target entity description: The Universal Copyright Convention is an international treaty established as an alternative to the Berne Convention, designed to harmonize and simplify copyright protection among countries with differing legal traditions and standards.

A. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
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.
B. WIPO Copyright Treaty
The WIPO Copyright Treaty is an international agreement that updates and strengthens copyright protection for authors in the digital environment, complementing existing global copyright conventions.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is an international copyright agreement that strengthens the rights of performers and producers of sound recordings in the digital environment.
E. Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations
The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations is a 1961 international treaty that establishes minimum standards of protection for neighboring rights related to performances, sound recordings, and broadcasts.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international copyright treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
abbreviation	UNESCO ⓘ
addresses	international copyright protection ⓘ
adoptedAt	Geneva ⓘ surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
adoptedOn	1952-09-06 ⓘ
allows	use of copyright notice as condition for protection ⓘ
amendedBy	Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971
cameIntoForceOn	1955-09-16 ⓘ
concludedUnderAuspicesOf	United Nations ⓘ UNESCO ⓘ surface form: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
depositary	Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ
enteredIntoForceCondition	after ratification by at least twelve states ⓘ
historicalContext	created partly to accommodate countries, including the United States, that were not then members of the Berne Convention ⓘ reflected differences between common law and civil law copyright systems ⓘ
influencedBy	Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ⓘ
language	Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: French title: Convention universelle sur le droit d’auteur Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spanish title: Convención Universal sobre Derecho de Autor
legalDomain	copyright law ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ
notableParty	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Egypt ⓘ India ⓘ Japan ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
openForSignatureTo	member states of the United Nations ⓘ other states invited by the UN General Assembly ⓘ parties to the Statute of the International Court of Justice ⓘ specialized agencies of the United Nations ⓘ
protocols	Protocol 1 concerning the application to works of stateless persons and refugees ⓘ Protocol 2 concerning the application to works of certain international organizations ⓘ Protocol 3 concerning the application to works of nationals of non-member states ⓘ
provides	minimum standards of protection for foreign works ⓘ rules on formalities for obtaining copyright protection ⓘ rules on reproduction rights ⓘ rules on translation rights ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate participation of countries that did not wish to join the Berne Convention ⓘ to harmonize copyright protection among states with differing legal traditions ⓘ to provide an alternative to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ⓘ to simplify international copyright protection procedures ⓘ
relationshipToOtherTreaties	alternative to the Berne Convention ⓘ coexists with the Berne Convention ⓘ intended to be compatible with the Berne Convention ⓘ
requires	minimum term of copyright protection of 25 years from first publication for certain works ⓘ minimum term of copyright protection of life of the author plus 25 years ⓘ national treatment for foreign authors ⓘ recognition of the copyright notice © with name of copyright owner and year of first publication ⓘ
revisedAt	Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
revisedOn	1971-07-24 ⓘ
shortName	UCC ⓘ
status	many of its functions have been overtaken by later treaties such as the TRIPS Agreement and WIPO Internet Treaties ⓘ
subjectMatter	artistic works ⓘ cinematographic works ⓘ literary works ⓘ musical works ⓘ works of applied art ⓘ
symbol	© ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works → relatedTo → Universal Copyright Convention ⓘ

Universal Copyright Convention → language → Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: French title: Convention universelle sur le droit d’auteur

Universal Copyright Convention → language → Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spanish title: Convención Universal sobre Derecho de Autor

Universal Copyright Convention → amendedBy → Universal Copyright Convention self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971

contracting states of the Berne Union → relatedTo → Universal Copyright Convention ⓘ

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