International Copyright Law and Legal Definition
International copyright is a copyright which by force of international agreement is extended, in reference to the protection granted an author, beyond the territorial limits of the jurisdiction in which it was obtained. However, an international copyright will not automatically protect an author’s writings throughout the world. Protection against unauthorized use in a particular country depends on the national laws of that country. Most countries offer protection to foreign works under certain conditions that have been greatly simplified by international copyright treaties and conventions. There are two principal international copyright conventions, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention) and the Universal Copyright Convention (UCC). Generally, the works of an author who is a national or domiciliary of a country that is a member of these treaties or works first published in a member country or published within thirty days of first publication in a Berne Convention country may claim protection under the treaties.
Legal Definition list
- International Cooperative Administrative Support Services [ICASS]
- International Cooperation Administration
- International Convention on Salvage
- International Convention on Arrest of Ships
- International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
- International Copyright
- International Copyright Act
- International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
- International Crime
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program
Related Legal Terms
- Abandonment of Copyright
- Abstract Idea (Copyright)
- Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding [USIP]
- Ad Interim Copyright
- Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate Course [Education]
- Affidavit of Copyright Claimant
- Ally [International Law]
- American College of Forensic Examiners International [ACFEI]
- American Society for International Law [ASIL]
- Amnesty International
