LibGuides: Copyright Law: Foreign & International Copyright Resources

International Resources

World Intellectual Property Organization
Includes foreign and international copyright news and links to copyright treaties.

Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
From the WIPO website
Berne Convention
From the WIPO website. This treaty is targeted at protecting literary and artistic works.
Brussels Convention
From the WIPO website. This treaty primarily concerns the distribution of programming via satellite.
Geneva Convention
From the WIPO website. This treaty touches on protection for producers of phonograms against unauthorized distribution.
Rome Convention
From the WIPO website. This treaty offers protection for Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations.
WIPO Copyright Treaty
From the WIPO website. Provides additional protections not provided by the Berne Convention due to advances in technology.
WIPO Performances and Phonographs Treaty
From the WIPO website. Provides intellectual property protection to performers and producers of phonographs.

World Intellectual Property Watch
From Bloomberg Law and BNA. This publication gives current updates on IP and copyright controversies happening throughout the world

Headlines on IP issues throughout the world.