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Selected Treaties and Conventions
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic WorksParis Act of July 24, 1971, as amended on September 28, 1979.
- Universal Copyright Convention (aka Paris Convention)Adopted in Geneva in 1952, revised in Paris in 1971.
- WIPO Copyright TreatyFull text of the treaty, with links to agreed-upon statements by the Conference that produced the treaty.
Foreign Copyright Offices and International Organizations
- Directory of Intellectual Property OfficesThe World Intellectual Property Organization provides a directory of IP offices around the world.
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural OrganizationSite includes UNESCO publication, including the Copyright Bulletin (in six languages), the Collection of National Copyright Laws, various studies of copyright issues and more.
- World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO is the United Nations organization that administers treaties involving intellectual property protection. Site contains information about the organization, an overview of international copyright, and a searchable database of foreign and international intellectual property laws, the Collection of Laws for Electronic Access.