Below is a list of countries which have signed and ratified one or more international treaties protecting rights related to copyright. Related rights protect performers, producers of sound recordings (phonograms) and broadcasting organisations. In some countries these rights are known simply as copyright, while other countries distinguish them from authors' rights: in either case, their international protection is distinct from the protection of literary and artistic works under the Berne Convention and other treaties.
| Short name | Long name | Place | Date (original signature) | Date (into force) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome | Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations | Rome | 1961-10-26 | 1964-05-18 [1] |
| Phonograms | Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms (Geneva Phonograms Convention) | Geneva | 1971-10-29 | 1973-04-17 [2] |
| Satellites | Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme–Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite | Brussels | 1974-05-21 | 1979-08-25 [3] |
| TRIPS | Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights | Marrakech | 1994-04-15 | 1995-01-01 [4] |
| WPPT | WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty | Geneva | 1996-12-20 | 2002-05-20 [5] |
| Beijing | Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances | Beijing | 2012-06-12 | 2020-04-28 [6] |
In addition, a Protection of Broadcasts and Broadcasting Organizations Treaty has been proposed, but not yet signed.
As of August 2024 [update] , Eritrea, Marshall Islands, Palau, and WTO Observer countries Iran, Iraq, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan are not a party to any copyright convention.
The list below was taken from details supplied by WIPO and the WTO (see references): they are correct as of 2012-10-15, and include some accessions after that date. Dates quoted are the date on which the treaty came into effect for a given country.
| Country | Rome | Phonograms | Satellites | TRIPS | WPPT | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Afghanistan | — | — | — | 2016-07-29 | — | — |
 | Albania | 2000-09-01 | 2001-06-26 | — | 2000-09-08 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Algeria | 2007-04-22 | — | — | observer | — | 2017-07-25 |
 | Andorra | 2004-05-25 | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Angola | — | — | — | 1996-11-23 | — | — |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Argentina | 1992-03-02 | 1973-06-30 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Armenia | 2003-01-31 | 2003-01-31 | 1993-12-13 | 2003-02-05 | 2005-03-06 | — |
 | Australia | 1992-09-30 | 1974-06-22 | 1990-10-26 | 1995-01-01 | 2007-07-26 | — |
 | Austria | 1973-06-09 | 1982-08-21 | 1982-08-06 | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Azerbaijan | 2005-10-08 | 2001-09-01 | — | observer | 2006-04-11 | — |
 | Bahamas | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Bahrain | 2006-01-18 | — | 2007-05-01 | 1995-01-01 | 2005-12-15 | — |
 | Bangladesh | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Barbados | 1983-09-18 | 1983-07-29 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Belarus | 2003-05-27 | 2003-04-17 | — | observer | — | — |
 | Belgium | 1999-10-02 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2006-08-30 | — |
 | Belize | 2018-11-01 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-09 |
 | Benin | — | — | — | 1996-02-22 | 2006-04-16 | — |
 | Bhutan | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Bolivia | 1993-11-24 | — | — | 1995-09-12 | — | — |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2009-05-19 | 2009-05-25 | 1992-03-06 | observer | 2009-11-25 | — |
 | Botswana | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | 2005-01-27 | 2013-11-20 |
 | Brazil | 1965-09-29 | 1975-11-28 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Brunei | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Bulgaria | 1995-08-31 | 1995-09-06 | — | 1996-12-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Burkina Faso | 1988-01-14 | 1988-01-30 | — | 1995-06-03 | 2002-05-20 | 2017-07-31 |
 | Burundi | — | — | — | 1995-07-23 | — | — |
 | Cambodia | — | — | — | 2004-10-13 | — | — |
 | Cameroon | — | — | — | 1995-12-13 | — | — |
 | Canada | 1998-06-04 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Cape Verde | 1997-07-03 | — | — | 2008-07-23 | — | — |
 | Central African Republic | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Chad | — | — | — | 1996-10-19 | — | — |
 | Chile | 1974-09-05 | 1977-03-24 | 2011-06-08 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | 2015-06-22 |
 | China | — | 1993-04-30 | — | 2001-12-11 | 2007-06-09 | 2014-07-04 |
 | Colombia | 1976-09-17 | 1994-05-16 | — | 1995-04-30 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Comoros | — | — | — | 2024-08-21 [7] | — | — |
 | Congo, Democratic Republic | — | 1977-11-29 | — | 1997-01-01 | — | — |
 | Congo, Republic | 1964-05-18 | — | — | 1997-03-27 | — | — |
 | Costa Rica | 1971-09-09 | 1982-06-17 | 1999-06-25 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Côte d'Ivoire | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Croatia | 2000-04-20 | 2000-04-20 | 1991-10-08 | 2000-11-30 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Cuba | — | — | — | 1995-04-20 | — | — |
 | Cyprus | 2009-06-17 | — | — | 1995-07-30 | 2005-12-02 | — |
 | Czech Republic | 1993-01-01 | 1993-01-01 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Denmark | 1965-09-23 | 1977-03-24 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Djibouti | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Dominica | 1999-11-09 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Dominican Republic | 1987-01-27 | — | — | 1995-03-09 | 2006-01-10 | 2018-06-05 |
 | Ecuador | 1964-05-18 | 1974-09-14 | — | 1996-01-21 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Egypt | — | — | — | 1995-06-30 | — | — |
 | El Salvador | 1979-06-29 | 1979-02-09 | 2008-07-22 | 1995-05-07 | 2002-05-20 | 2016-10-10 |
 | Equatorial Guinea | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Eritrea | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Estonia | 2000-04-28 | 2000-05-28 | — | 1999-11-13 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Ethiopia | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | European Union | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Fiji | 1972-04-11 | 1973-04-18 | — | 1996-01-14 | — | — |
 | Finland | 1983-10-21 | 1973-04-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | France | 1987-07-03 | 1973-04-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Gabon | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | 2016-09-21 |
 | Gambia | — | — | — | 1996-10-23 | — | — |
 | Georgia | 2004-08-14 | — | — | 2000-06-14 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Germany | 1966-10-21 | 1974-05-18 | 1979-08-25 | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Ghana | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Greece | 1993-01-06 | 1994-02-09 | 1991-10-22 | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Grenada | — | — | — | 1996-02-22 | — | — |
 | Guatemala | 1977-01-14 | 1977-02-01 | — | 1995-07-21 | 2003-01-08 | — |
 | Guinea | — | — | — | 1995-10-25 | 2002-05-25 | — |
 | Guinea-Bissau | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Haiti | — | — | — | 1996-01-30 | — | — |
 | Honduras | 1990-02-16 | 1990-03-06 | 2008-04-07 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Hong Kong | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2008-10-01 | — |
 | Hungary | 1995-02-10 | 1975-05-28 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Iceland | 1994-06-15 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | India | — | 1975-02-12 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Indonesia | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2005-02-15 | — |
 | Iran | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Iraq | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Ireland | 1979-09-19 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Israel | 2002-12-30 | 1978-05-01 | — | 1995-04-21 | — | — |
 | Italy | 1975-04-08 | 1977-03-24 | 1981-07-07 | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Jamaica | 1994-01-27 | 1994-01-11 | 2000-01-12 | 1995-05-09 | 2002-06-12 | — |
 | Japan | 1989-10-26 | 1978-10-14 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-10-09 | 2014-06-10 |
 | Jordan | — | — | — | 2000-04-11 | 2004-05-24 | — |
 | Kazakhstan | — | 2001-08-03 | — | observer | 2004-11-12 | — |
 | Kenya | — | 1976-04-21 | 1979-08-25 | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Kiribati | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic | — | — | — | — | — | 2016-02-19 |
 | Korea, Republic | 2009-03-18 | 1987-10-10 | 2012-03-19 [8] | 1995-01-01 | 2009-03-18 | — |
 | Kuwait | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 2003-08-13 | 2002-10-12 | — | 1998-12-20 | 2002-08-15 | — |
 | Laos | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Latvia | 1999-08-20 | 1997-08-23 | — | 1999-02-10 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Lebanon | 1997-08-12 | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Lesotho | 1990-01-26 | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Liberia | — | 2005-12-16 | — | observer | — | — |
 | Libya | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Liechtenstein | 1999-10-12 | 1999-10-12 | — | 1995-09-01 | 2007-04-30 | — |
 | Lithuania | 1999-07-22 | 2000-01-27 | — | 2001-05-31 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Luxembourg | 1976-02-25 | 1976-03-08 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Macau | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Madagascar | — | — | — | 1995-11-17 | — | — |
 | Malawi | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Malaysia | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2012-12-27 | — |
 | Maldives | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Mali | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | 2002-05-20 | 2018-10-23 |
 | Malta | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Mauritania | — | — | — | 1995-05-31 | — | — |
 | Mauritius | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Mexico | 1964-05-18 | 1973-12-21 | 1979-08-25 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Federated States of Micronesia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Moldova | 1995-12-05 | 2000-07-17 | 2008-10-28 | 2001-07-26 | 2002-05-20 | 2015-09-04 |
 | Monaco | 1985-12-06 | 1974-12-02 | — | — | — | — |
 | Mongolia | — | — | — | 1997-01-29 | 2002-10-25 | — |
 | Montenegro | 2006-06-03 | 2006-06-03 | 2006-06-03 | 2012-04-29 | 2006-06-03 | — |
 | Morocco | — | — | 1983-06-30 | 1995-01-01 | 2011-07-20 | — |
 | Mozambique | — | — | — | 1995-08-26 | — | — |
 | Myanmar | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Namibia | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Nauru | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Nepal | — | — | — | 2004-04-23 | — | — |
 | Netherlands | 1993-10-07 | 1993-10-12 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | New Zealand | — | 1976-08-13 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Nicaragua | 2000-08-10 | 2000-08-10 | 1979-08-25 | 1995-09-03 | 2003-03-06 | — |
 | Niger | 1964-05-18 | — | — | 1996-12-13 | — | — |
 | Nigeria | 1993-10-29 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | 2017-10-04 |
 | North Macedonia | 1998-03-02 | 1998-03-02 | 1991-11-17 | 2003-04-04 | 2005-03-20 | — |
 | Norway | 1978-07-10 | 1978-08-01 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Oman | — | — | 2008-03-18 | 2000-11-09 | 2005-09-20 | — |
 | Pakistan | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Palau | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Panama | 1983-09-02 | 1974-06-29 | 1985-09-25 | 1997-09-06 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Papua New Guinea | — | — | — | 1996-06-09 | — | — |
 | Paraguay | 1970-02-26 | 1979-02-13 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Peru | 1985-08-07 | 1985-08-24 | 1985-08-07 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-07-18 | 2018-09-27 |
 | Philippines | 1984-09-25 | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-10-04 | — |
 | Poland | 1997-06-13 | — | — | 1995-07-01 | 2003-10-21 | — |
 | Portugal | 2002-07-17 | — | 1996-03-11 | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Qatar | — | — | — | 1996-01-13 | 2005-10-28 | 2015-07-03 |
 | Romania | 1998-10-22 | 1998-10-01 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Russia | 2003-05-26 | 1995-03-13 | 1989-01-20 | 2012-08-22 | 2009-02-05 | 2015-10-19 |
 | Rwanda | — | — | 2001-07-25 | 1996-05-22 | — | — |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | — | — | — | 1996-02-21 | — | — |
 | Saint Lucia | 1996-08-17 | 2001-04-02 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | St. Vincent & Grenadines | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2011-02-12 | 2016-09-05 |
 | Samoa | — | — | — | 2012-05-10 | — | 2017-05-09 |
 | San Marino | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | São Tomé and Príncipe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Saudi Arabia | — | — | — | 2005-12-11 | — | — |
 | Senegal | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Serbia | 2003-06-10 | 2003-06-10 | 1992-04-27 | observer | 2003-06-13 | — |
 | Seychelles | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Sierra Leone | — | — | — | 1995-07-23 | — | — |
 | Singapore | — | — | 2005-04-27 | 1995-01-01 | 2005-04-17 | — |
 | Slovakia | 1993-01-01 | 1993-01-01 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | 2014-05-22 |
 | Slovenia | 1996-10-09 | 1996-10-15 | 1991-06-25 | 1995-07-30 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Solomon Islands | — | — | — | 1996-07-26 | — | — |
 | Somalia | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | South Africa | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | South Sudan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Spain | 1991-11-14 | 1974-08-24 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Sri Lanka | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Sudan | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Suriname | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Swaziland | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Sweden | 1964-05-18 | 1973-04-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | Switzerland | 1993-09-24 | 1993-09-30 | 1993-09-24 | 1995-07-01 | 2008-07-01 | — |
 | Syria | 2006-05-13 | — | — | observer | — | 2013-03-18 |
 | Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) | — | — | — | 2002-01-01 | — | — |
 | Tajikistan | 2008-05-19 | — | — | observer | 2011-08-24 | — |
 | Tanzania | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Thailand | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Timor Leste | — | — | — | 2024-08-30 [9] | — | — |
 | Togo | 2003-06-10 | 2003-06-10 | 2003-06-10 | 1995-05-31 | 2003-05-21 | — |
 | Tonga | — | — | — | 2007-07-27 | — | — |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | — | 1988-10-01 | 1996-11-01 | 1995-03-01 | 2008-11-28 | — |
 | Tunisia | — | — | — | 1995-03-29 | — | 2016-07-21 |
 | Turkey | 2004-04-08 | — | — | 1995-03-26 | 2008-11-28 | — |
 | Turkmenistan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Tuvalu | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | Uganda | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Ukraine | 2002-06-12 | 2000-02-18 | — | 2008-05-16 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | United Arab Emirates | 2005-01-14 | — | — | 1996-04-10 | 2005-06-09 | 2014-10-15 |
 | United Kingdom | 1964-05-18 | 1973-04-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2010-03-14 | — |
 | United States of America | — | 1974-03-10 | 1985-03-07 | 1995-01-01 | 2002-05-20 | — |
 | Uruguay | 1977-07-04 | 1983-01-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | 2008-08-28 | — |
 | Uzbekistan | — | — | — | observer | — | — |
 | Vanuatu | — | — | — | 2012-08-24 | — | — |
 | Vatican City | — | 1977-07-18 | — | observer | — | — |
 | Venezuela | 1996-01-30 | 1982-11-18 | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Vietnam | 2007-03-01 | 2005-07-06 | 2006-01-12 | 2007-01-11 | — | — |
 | Yemen | — | — | — | 2014-06-26 | — | — |
 | Zambia | — | — | — | 1995-01-01 | — | — |
 | Zimbabwe | — | — | — | 1995-03-05 | — | — |
The World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty is an international treaty on copyright law adopted by the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1996. It provides additional protections for copyright to respond to advances in information technology since the formation of previous copyright treaties before it. As of August 2023, the treaty has 115 contracting parties. The WCT and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, are together termed WIPO "internet treaties".
The copyright law of the European Union is the copyright law applicable within the European Union. Copyright law is largely harmonized in the Union, although country to country differences exist. The body of law was implemented in the EU through a number of directives, which the member states need to enact into their national law. The main copyright directives are the Copyright Term Directive, the Information Society Directive and the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market. Copyright in the Union is furthermore dependent on international conventions to which the European Union or their member states are part of, such as TRIPS Agreement or the Berne Convention.
The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty is an international treaty adopted in Geneva on 20 December 1996. It came into effect on 20 May 2002. The treaty deals with the rights of two kinds of beneficiaries, particularly in the digital environment: performers ; and producers of phonograms.
The Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations also known as the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations and the Rome Convention, secures protection in performances for performers, in phonograms for producers of phonograms and in broadcasts for broadcasting organizations.
In copyright law, related rights are the rights of a creative work not connected with the work's actual author. It is used in opposition to the term "authors' rights". Neighbouring rights is a more literal translation of the original French droits voisins. Both authors' rights and related rights are copyrights in the sense of English or U.S. law.
Copyright in Russia developed originally along the same lines as in Western European countries. A first copyright statute dated back to 1828, and in 1857, a general copyright term of fifty years was instituted. The copyright law of 1911 was inspired by Western laws of the continental European tradition. One noteworthy exception in Russian copyright law was the "freedom of translation"—any work could be freely translated into another language.
The international copyright relations of Russia were virtually non-existent for much of the Imperial era continuing into the history of the Soviet Union until the Cold War. The Russian Empire had only a few bilateral copyright treaties with other nations were concluded; these treaties moreover were weak and of short duration. The treaties from Imperial times had all expired by the time of the Russian Revolution.
The Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle or OAPI is an intellectual property organization, headquartered in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The organisation was created by Bangui Agreement of March 2, 1977. The Bangui Agreement was subsequently amended in 1999.
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, was an international assembly held in 1886 in the Swiss city of Berne by ten European countries with the goal of agreeing on a set of legal principles for the protection of original work. They drafted and adopted a multi-party contract containing agreements for a uniform, border-crossing system that became known under the same name. Its rules have been updated many times since then. The treaty provides authors, musicians, poets, painters, and other creators with the means to control how their works are used, by whom, and on what terms. In some jurisdictions these type of rights are referred to as copyright; on the European continent they are generally referred to as authors' rights or makerright.
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international legal agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It establishes minimum standards for the regulation by national governments of different forms of intellectual property (IP) as applied to nationals of other WTO member nations. TRIPS was negotiated at the end of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) between 1989 and 1990 and is administered by the WTO.
The Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms, also known as the Geneva Phonograms Convention, is a 1971 international agreement relating to copyright protection for sound recordings.
The Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIPO) is a Barbadian governmental agency in charge of various aspects of industrial property right affairs including: patents, trademarks, and industrial designs. It is a division of the Ministry of Industry & International Business. The CAIPO office is located on Belmont Road, Saint Michael, Barbados. The country ranks as one of the top countries where the greatest number of foreign patents are legally based.
Iran is a member of the WIPO since 2001 and has acceded to several WIPO intellectual property treaties. Iran joined the Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1959. In December 2003 Iran became a party to the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol for the International Registration of Marks. In 2005 Iran joined the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, which ensures the protection of geographical names associated with products. As at February 2008 Iran had yet to accede to The Hague Agreement for the Protection of Industrial Designs.
The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances is a multilateral treaty which regulates copyright for audiovisual performances and expands the performers' rights. It was adopted on 26 June 2012 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in which 156 WIPO member states, six intergovernmental, and six non-governmental organizations participated. Forty-eight countries signed the treaty on 26 June, followed by 19 other countries in 2012 and 2013. The treaty entered into force on 28 April 2020 following the receipt of the 30th ratification or accession and as of August 2021 has 42 contracting parties.
Copyright in Oman is regulated by the Law for the Protection of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights issued by Royal Decree No 65/2008 which was later amended by Royal Decree No 132/2008.
Copyright law in Syria is regulated by the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Law issued by Legislative Decree No. 62 of 2013. The Syrian Ministry of Culture, through its Copyright Office, is generally in charge of proposing copyright legislation to Parliament.
The Constitution of Azerbaijan generally recognizes the right to intellectual property (IP), and ensures the protection of IP rights of all persons. In order to clarify the norm of Constitution, and establish the legal basis of the protection of intellectual property rights, the parliament of Azerbaijan approved some laws, and ratified international agreements.
The copyright law of Moldova regulates the copyright laws of Moldova. The first official decree related to copyrights in the country was made on 25 November 1991, shortly after its independence on 27 August of the same year. On 25 May 1991, the State Agency on the Protection of Industrial Property (AGEPI) was created, making it the second copyright agency in the country together with the State Agency for Copyright (ADA). In 1993, Moldova signed an agreement on cooperation in the protection of copyright and the related rights between it and other countries, all members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which only came into force in 1999. By that time, Moldova had already created its official copyright law: Law No. 293-XIII, from 1994 but applied since 1995.
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