Automatic Copyright Protection
In Berne member countries around the world, copyright protection is automatic upon the creation of a work in a fixed form (i.e., once the work is in some sort of tangible form).
This means that no registration or deposit with a government copyright office is required in order to have copyright protection.
There are, however, voluntary government re.
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Copyright Duration
The duration of copyright is determined by the copyright statute in each country.
In the U.S., Canada and in European Union (EU) countries, it's life-plus-seventy.
Specific works and circumstances may result in deviations from these general rules of copyright duration.
Once copyright in a work has expired, that work is said to be in the public doma.
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Each Country Is Unique
Common rights found in copyright acts around the world include:.
1) Reproduction.
2) Adaptation and translation.
3) Performance in public.
4) Display or communication to the public Moral rights, which protect the reputation of an author or creator, are very basic in some countries and provide very strong protection in others.
The moral right of attribu.
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What's The Leading International Copyright Treaty?
It's the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention or Berne), as discussed above.
