Copyright law of Honduras

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The main laws relating to copyright in Honduras are the:

In addition to these, Honduras has enacted many other laws relating to copyright.

Honduras has signed the Berne Convention.

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References

  1. 1 2 Honduras. Archived 2013-04-14 at the Wayback Machine WIPO, 22 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2012.