officially titled, "The International Union for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works," the 1886 treaty, signed by many nations in Berne, Switzerland, granted distinct economic and attribution rights for works of art and literature. The treaty was updated numerous times. The US added its signature to the treaty in 1989.
The 1886 international convention (amended several times) which sets out substantive rules for the protection of copyright at national level.(FR:Convention de Berne, IT:Convenzione di Berna , DE:Berner Übereinkunft)
Formally known as the Berne Convention for the International Protection of Copyrights. Signed in 1886 and revised in 1971, the Convention requires national treatment in the protection of intellectual property rights by signatory countries. The Berne Convention specifies rights of authors in more detail than the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC ), and its minimum term of protection is longer than under the UCC. See also Paris Convention. Not to be confused with the Berne Union (Sec. Ill).
A significant 1989 international copyright treaty with nearly all of the industrialized nations as signatories.
The 1886 multinational treatyon copyright protection signed at Berne, Switzerland; officiallytitled The International Union for the Protection of Literary andArtistic Works. Prior to the 1996 World Intellectual PropertyOrganization (WIPO) Conference, the Berne Convention was revisedin 1914, 1928, 1948, 1967, and 1971. The convention grants themoral rights of attribution and integrity, and certain exclusiveeconomic rights to a work's translation, reproduction,performance, and adaptation. The United States became asignatory to the Berne Convention in 1989.
Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, signed at Berne, Switzerland, on September 9, 1886, subscribed to by over 77 nations, including all major trading countries, with the notable exception of Russia.
An international treaty that standardizes basic copyright protection among all of the signatory countries.
(As defined by the Copyright Statute) The "Berne Convention" is the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, signed at Berne, Switzerland, on September 9, 1886, and all acts, protocols, and revisions thereto. 17 U.S.C. § 101.
an international agreement made in 1886 for the respect of copyright between participating nations.
An international copyright treaty based on the principle of national treatment, called the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. It was signed at Berne, Switzerland in 1886 and amended several times, as late as 1971. 77 nations now subscribe to it, including all major trading countries, with the notable exception of Russia.
Preeminent international copyright treaty that the U.S. joined in March 1989. Notable for prohibiting administrative formalities in order to acquire copyright protection, Berne grants a higher level of protection in foreign countries than does the UCC, the other international copyright treaty.
The major multilateral copyright treaty, signed in Berne, Switzerland, in 1886. The Berne Convention, whose members form the Berne Union, is adhered to by more than 75 nations.
An international copyright treaty called the Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works signed at Berne, Switzerland in 1886 (amended several times and as late as 1971) and to which now subscribe 77 nations including all major trading countries including China, with the notable exception of Russia. It is based on the principle of national treatment.
