1. Berne Convention Leading copyright treaty Administered by WIPO Oldest copyright convention: 1886 Slide Deck #21

2. How Many Countries are Berne Members? Slide Deck #22

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4. How Does Berne Work? Berne provides minimum standard of copyright protection Each country must include at least these minimum standards in Berne (and can go further) Each country has different “copyright philosophies” Slide Deck #24

5. Automatic Protection All Berne countries must automatically protect content Auto protection upon the creation of work – No registration – No markings (© not mandatory) Once you have automatic copyright protection in your own country, you have protection in all 167 countries that belong to Berne (called National Treatment) Slide Deck #25

6. What’s Protected? Article 2 Literary and artistic works Translations, adaptations, arrangements of music Collections of works Not protected: news or facts Slide Deck #26