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International Copyright Relations
The United States' international copyright relations
are governed principally by the Berne Convention for the
Protection of Literary and Artistic Works ("Berne"), to
which more than 80 other nations adhere.
The United States is also a member of the Universal
Copyright Convention (UCC) and has special bilateral
relations with a number of foreign countries. Under the
Berne Convention, works created by a national of a Berne
Union country, or works first or simultaneously published
in a Berne country, are automatically eligible for
protection in every other country of the Berne Union,
without registration or compliance with any other formality
of law. This is true for works first published in the
United States on or after March 1, 1989, the date on which
the United States joined Berne. Works first published
before March 1989 were protected in many countries by
virtue of our membership in the UCC, if published with the
formalities specified in that convention. Older works may
also be protected as a consequence of simultaneous
publication in a Berne country, or by virtue of bilateral
obligations. In any event, the requirements and protection
available vary from country to country and should be
investigated before first publication anywhere.