What are the 1996 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Internet treaties?
Negotiated in 1996, and consisting of the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, the WIPO Internet Treaties established new rights and protections for authors, sound recording makers and performers of audio works, and built upon the existing international frameworks found in the Berne and Rome conventions. Among our major trading partners, China, the European Union, Japan, Mexico, and the United States have ratified or adhere to the treaties. Implementing these rights and protections will position Canada for a future decision on whether to ratify the treaties.
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