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 | TRIPS Agreement | 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 | — | — |
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