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.

Aliases (3)

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international copyright treaty → multilateral treaty →
abbreviation	UNESCO →
addresses	international copyright protection →
adoptedAt	Geneva, Switzerland →
adoptedOn	1952-09-06 →
allows	use of copyright notice as condition for protection →
amendedBy	Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971 →
cameIntoForceOn	1955-09-16 →
concludedUnderAuspicesOf	United Nations → 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	French title: Convention universelle sur le droit d’auteur → Spanish title: Convención Universal sobre Derecho de Autor →
legalDomain	copyright law → intellectual property law →
notableParty	Argentina → Australia → Brazil → Canada → Egypt → India → Japan → Mexico NERFINISHED → Soviet Union → United States of America NERFINISHED →
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, 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	© →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Universal Copyright Convention ("French title: Convention universelle sur le droit d’auteur") → Universal Copyright Convention ("Spanish title: Convención Universal sobre Derecho de Autor") →	language
Universal Copyright Convention ("Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971") →	amendedBy
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works →	relatedTo