Berne Convention, copyright, country, protection
The convention of Berne is a mutual convention of recognition for the intellectual property rights and laws, copyright , legal right recognized in 165 countries. The convention of Berne protects by the fact that one can take advantage of his intellectual property laws, the copyright, in any of its Co-concontracting countries , if the right exists or comes from another of these countries. the Protection by registered copyright beneficiates from great effectiveness because it recognizes right authors on artistic, literary and any creative works, making it possible to prove anteriority since a creation established in any form and of course on any kind of support such as paper, fabric, data processing and Internet, etc..
Last contracting country:
| Lao People's Democratic Republic | March 14, 2011 |
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CONTRACTING PARTY |
DATE |
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Albania |
March 6, 1994 |
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Algeria |
April 19, 1998 |
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Andorra |
June 2, 2004 |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
March 17, 2000 |
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Argentina |
June 10, 1967 |
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Armenia |
October 19, 2000 |
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Australia |
April 14, 1928 |
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Austria |
October 1, 1920 |
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Azerbaijan |
June 4, 1999 |
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Bahamas |
July 10, 1973 |
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Bahrain |
March 2, 1997 |
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Bangladesh |
May 4, 1999 |
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Barbados |
July 30, 1983 |
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Belarus |
December 12, 1997 |
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Belgium |
December 5, 1887 |
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Belize |
June 17, 2000 |
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Benin |
January 3, 1961 |
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Bhutan |
November 25, 2004 |
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Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
November 4, 1993 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
March 1, 1992 |
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Botswana |
April 15, 1998 |
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Brazil |
February 9, 1922 |
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Brunei Darussalam |
August 30, 2006 |
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Bulgaria |
December 5, 1921 |
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Burkina Faso |
August 19, 1963 |
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Cameroon |
September 21, 1964 |
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Canada |
April 10, 1928 |
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Cape Verde |
July 7, 1997 |
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Central African Republic |
September 3, 1977 |
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Chad |
November 25, 1971 |
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Chile |
June 5, 1970 |
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China |
October 15, 1992 |
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Colombia |
March 7, 1988 |
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Comoros |
April 17, 2005 |
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Congo |
May 8, 1962 |
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Costa Rica |
June 10, 1978 |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
January 1, 1962 |
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Croatia |
October 8, 1991 |
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Cuba |
February 20, 1997 |
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Cyprus |
February 24, 1964 |
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Czech Republic |
January 1, 1993 |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
April 28, 2003 |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
October 8, 1963 |
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Denmark |
July 1, 1903 |
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Djibouti |
May 13, 2002 |
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Dominica |
August 7, 1999 |
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Dominican Republic |
December 24, 1997 |
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Ecuador |
October 9, 1991 |
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Egypt |
June 7, 1977 |
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El Salvador |
February 19, 1994 |
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Equatorial Guinea |
June 26, 1997 |
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Estonia |
October 26, 1994 |
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Fiji |
December 1, 1971 |
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Finland |
April 1, 1928 |
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France |
December 5, 1887 |
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Gabon |
March 26, 1962 |
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Gambia |
March 7, 1993 |
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Georgia |
May 16, 1995 |
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Germany |
December 5, 1887 |
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Ghana |
October 11, 1991 |
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Greece |
November 9, 1920 |
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Grenada |
September 22, 1998 |
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Guatemala |
July 28, 1997 |
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Guinea |
November 20, 1980 |
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Guinea-Bissau |
July 22, 1991 |
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Guyana |
October 25, 1994 |
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Haiti |
January 11, 1996 |
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Holy See |
September 12, 1935 |
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Honduras |
January 25, 1990 |
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Hungary |
February 14, 1922 |
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Iceland |
September 7, 1947 |
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India |
April 1, 1928 |
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Indonesia |
September 5, 1997 |
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Ireland |
October 5, 1927 |
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Israel |
March 24, 1950 |
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Italy |
December 5, 1887 |
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Jamaica |
January 1, 1994 |
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Japan |
July 15, 1899 |
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Jordan |
July 28, 1999 |
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Kazakhstan |
April 12, 1999 |
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Kenya |
June 11, 1993 |
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Kyrgyzstan |
July 8, 1999 |
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Latvia |
August 11, 1995 |
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Lebanon |
September 30, 1947 |
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Lesotho |
September 28, 1989 |
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Liberia |
March 8, 1989 |
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
September 28, 1976 |
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Liechtenstein |
July 30, 1931 |
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Lithuania |
December 14, 1994 |
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Luxembourg |
June 20, 1888 |
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Madagascar |
January 1, 1966 |
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Malawi |
October 12, 1991 |
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Malaysia |
October 1, 1990 |
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Mali |
March 19, 1962 |
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Malta |
September 21, 1964 |
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Mauritania |
February 6, 1973 |
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Mauritius |
May 10, 1989 |
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Mexico |
June 11, 1967 |
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Micronesia (Federated States of) |
October 7, 2003 |
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Monaco |
May 30, 1889 |
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Mongolia |
March 12, 1998 |
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Montenegro |
June 3, 2006 |
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Morocco |
June 16, 1917 |
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Namibia |
March 21, 1990 |
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Nepal |
January 11, 2006 |
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Netherlands |
November 1, 1912 |
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New Zealand |
April 24, 1928 |
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Nicaragua |
August 23, 2000 |
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Niger |
May 2, 1962 |
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Nigeria |
September 14, 1993 |
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Norway |
April 13, 1896 |
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Oman |
July 14, 1999 |
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Pakistan |
July 5, 1948 |
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Panama |
June 8, 1996 |
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Paraguay |
January 2, 1992 |
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Peru |
August 20, 1988 |
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Philippines |
August 1, 1951 |
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Poland |
January 28, 1920 |
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Portugal |
March 29, 1911 |
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Qatar |
July 5, 2000 |
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Republic of Korea |
August 21, 1996 |
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Republic of Moldova |
November 2, 1995 |
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Romania |
January 1, 1927 |
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Russian Federation |
March 13, 1995 |
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Rwanda |
March 1, 1984 |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
April 9, 1995 |
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Saint Lucia |
August 24, 1993 |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
August 29, 1995 |
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Samoa |
July 21, 2006 |
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Saudi Arabia |
March 11, 2004 |
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Senegal |
August 25, 1962 |
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Serbia |
April 27, 1992 |
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Singapore |
December 21, 1998 |
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Slovakia |
January 1, 1993 |
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Slovenia |
June 25, 1991 |
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South Africa |
October 3, 1928 |
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Spain |
December 5, 1887 |
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Sri Lanka |
July 20, 1959 |
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Sudan |
December 28, 2000 |
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Suriname |
February 23, 1977 |
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Swaziland |
December 14, 1998 |
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Sweden |
August 1, 1904 |
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Switzerland |
December 5, 1887 |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
June 11, 2004 |
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Tajikistan |
March 9, 2000 |
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Thailand |
July 17, 1931 |
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The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
September 8, 1991 |
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Togo |
April 30, 1975 |
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Tonga |
June 14, 2001 |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
August 16, 1988 |
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Tunisia |
December 5, 1887 |
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Turkey |
January 1, 1952 |
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Ukraine |
October 25, 1995 |
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United Arab Emirates |
July 14, 2004 |
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United Kingdom |
December 5, 1887 |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
July 25, 1994 |
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United States of America |
March 1, 1989 |
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Uruguay |
July 10, 1967 |
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Uzbekistan |
April 19, 2005 |
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Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
December 30, 1982 |
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Viet Nam |
October 26, 2004 |
|
Yemen |
July 14, 2008 |
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Zambia |
January 2, 1992 |
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Zimbabwe |
April 18, 1980 |
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