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Foundations · International treaty

Berne Convention

International treaty granting automatic copyright protection across all 181 member states without requiring registration.

Originally signed 1886, revised many times.

Minimum term: life of the author + 50 years (most members extend to +70).

National-treatment principle: foreign works get the same protection as domestic.

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