Copyright Protection at International Level

Everyone wants to know whether it is possible to protect the copyrighted work at international level or not. For such people, it is suggested that original work can be protected at the international level. There are numbers of conventions to protect your work. They are Berne convention, universal copyright convention, WIPO Copyright Treaty, Rome convention, Brussels convention etc. These are the most famous conventions of the world which help the owners to protect their writing or artistic work from copycats. There is one important thing that you must know about the copyright protection is its applicability which limits to a tangible asset. You can know it more clearly by contacting some experienced copyright lawyer.

Now here is some short description of different international conventions. It will help you to know more important things about the international copyright protection regularities. These are as follows:-

Universal Copyright Convention (UCC)

It is one of the most popular international copyright protections. It was signed and come into force on September 6, 1952. It gives protection to both published as well as unpublished works. The member countries must grant a minimum copyright term of 25 years from publication, or the life of the author plus 25 years. 

Berne Convention

Berne convention was established in 1886 in Berne, Switzerland. It is popularly known as Berne Convention. The convention comes on 5th December 1887. The convention has established a minimum of protection of life plus 50 years or an alternative of fifty years from publication of anonymous work and pseudonymous work.

Rome Convention

The Rome convention was completed on October 26, 1961, and entered into force on May 18, 1964. It is basically formed to protect the neighboring rights. Phonogram is a sound recording. The rights in respect of phonograms and performances and broadcasting are called neighboring rights.

These all above are some popular convention for the international copyright protection. The Chipperson Law Group P.C. is a very famous business law firm that can provide you the best copyright attorneys in NJ. They can assist you in protecting your creation at the international level. To know more about us, please click here.