WIPO Internet Treaties
WIPO actively promotes the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT), known together as the WIPO Internet Treaties. These Treaties ought to be considered as updates and supplements of the protection granted by the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works (Berne Convention) and the International Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations (Rome Convention). They address the challenges posed by the digital technologies advancements, in particular the dissemination of protected material over digital networks such as the Internet.
Documents
- The WCT and the WPPT
- detailed description of the WIPO Internet Treaties prepared by WIPO Secretariat - Advantages of Adhering to the WCT and the WPPT
- The WIPO Internet Treaties brochure
- Survey on Implementation Provisions of the WCT and the WPPT
- E-Bookshop: WIPO Treaties - Guide & Glossary
Meetings
- Seminar on the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT): Opportunities and Challenges May 16, 2002 (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Workshop on Implementation Issues of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)
December 6 to 7, 1999 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR)
Diplomatic Conference 1996
- Diplomatic Conference on Certain Copyright and Neighboring Rights Questions December 2 to 20, 1996 (Geneva, Switzerland)
