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3 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Oct. 25, 1995 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: Pg Date of, Document: Oct. 29, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Feb. 18, 2000 Reference: 25 UST 309. Document: WCT Date of, Document: Dec. 20, 1996 Effective Date for Party (!28): Mar. 6, 2002 Reference: T. Doc. 105-17. Document: WPPT Date of, Document: Dec. 20, 1996 Effective Date for Party (!28): May 20, 2002 Reference: T. Doc. 105-17. Country: United Arab Emirates Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 10, 1996 Reference: 33 ILM 15. Country: United Kingdom (!1) Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): Sept. 27, 1957 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 2, 1990 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: UCC rev. Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): July 10, 1974 Reference: 25 UST 1341. Document: Pg (!32) Date of, Document: Oct. 29, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 18, 1973 Reference: 25 UST 309. Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 1, 1995 Reference: 33 ILM 15. Country: United Kingdom and Possessions (!1) Document: P Date of, Document: July 1, 1891 Effective Date for Party (!28): July 1, 1891 Reference: 27 Stat. 981. Document: P Date of, Document: Apr. 9, 1910 Effective Date for Party (!28): July 1, 1909 Reference: 36 Stat. 2685. Country: United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Colonies and Possessions with the exception of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Newfoundland (!1) Document: Pm, Pmx Date of, Document: Jan. 1, 1915, Apr. 10, 1920 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 1, 1915, Feb. 2, 1920 Reference: 38 Stat. 2044., 41 Stat. 1790. Country: United Kingdom, including certain British Territories (!1) and Palestine (!12) Document: Pxx, Po Date of, Document: Mar. 10, 1944, Mar. 26, 1950 Effective Date for Party (!28): Mar. 10, 1944, Dec. 29, 1950 Reference: 58 Stat. 1129., 64 Stat. A412. Country: Uruguay Document: BAC Date of, Document: Aug. 11, 1910 Effective Date for Party (!28): Dec. 17, 1919 Reference: 38 Stat. 1785. Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 12, 1993 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Dec. 28, 1979 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: UCC rev. Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 12, 1993 Reference: 25 UST 1341. Document: Pg Date of, Document: Oct. 29, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 18, 1983 Reference: 25 UST 309. Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 1, 1995 Reference: 33 ILM 15. Country: Uzbekistan Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): May 27, 1973 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Country: Vatican City (Holy See) Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): Oct. 5, 1955 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 24, 1975 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: UCC rev. Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): May 6, 1980 Reference: 25 UST 1341. Document: Pg Date of, Document: Oct. 29, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): July 18, 1977 Reference: 25 UST 309. Country: Venezuela Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): Sept. 30, 1966 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Dec. 30, 1982 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: UCC rev. Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Feb. 11, 1997 Reference: 25 UST 1341. Document: Pg Date of, Document: Oct. 29, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Nov. 18, 1982 Reference: 25 UST 309. Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 1, 1995 Reference: 33 ILM 15. Country: Vietnam Document: P (!38) Date of, Document: Dec. 23, 1998 Effective Date for Party (!28): Dec. 23, 1998 Reference: 63 F. Reg. 71571. Document: C Date of, Document: July 13, 2000 Effective Date for Party (!28): Dec. 10, 2001 Reference: H. Doc. 107-85. Country: Yugoslavia (!39) Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): May 11, 1966 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Sept. 2, 1975 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: UCC rev. Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): July 10, 1974 Reference: 25 UST 1341. Document: Pcss (!31) Date of, Document: May 21, 1974 Effective Date for Party (!28): Aug. 25, 1979 Reference: T. Doc. 98-31. Country: Zambia Document: UCC Date of, Document: Sept. 6, 1952 Effective Date for Party (!28): June 1, 1965 Reference: 6 UST 2731. Document: Berne (Paris) Date of, Document: July 24, 1971 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 2, 1992 Reference: T. Doc. 99-27. Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Jan. 1, 1995 Reference: 33 ILM 15. Country: Zimbabwe Document: Berne (Rome) Date of, Document: June 2, 1928 Effective Date for Party (!28): Apr. 18, 1980 Reference: 123 LNTS 232. Document: WTO Date of, Document: Apr. 15, 1994 Effective Date for Party (!28): Mar. 5, 1995 Reference: 33 ILM 15. -------------------------------------------------------------------- (!1) The proclamations of July 1, 1891 and April 9, 1910, apply to "Great Britain and the British possessions," but the proclamations of January 1, 1915 and April 10, 1920, specifically except Australia, Canada, Newfoundland, New Zealand, and South Africa. The proclamations of March 10, 1944 and May 26, 1950, enumerate the various British territories to which they apply; the enumeration does not mention the areas specifically excepted in the proclamations of 1915 and 1920. Proclamations establishing individual copyright relations with Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Palestine, and South Africa are listed separately. See also footnotes 2, 11, and 12. The proclamation of December 27, 1923, regarding Canada is considered as applying to Newfoundland at the present time. The copyright proclamations of July 1, 1891, April 9, 1910, January 1, 1915, April 10, 1920, and March 10, 1944, regarding Great Britain and possessions each applied when issued to the areas now within the boundaries of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. See footnote 10 with respect to India. No announcement has been made as to the application of the proclamations to Burma, Ceylon, and Pakistan since they acquired their new status. (!2) The proclamation of December 29, 1949, extends for one year from its date the period of time for compliance by citizens of Australia with the conditions and formalities prescribed by the copyright law of the United States. (!3) The United States entered into treaties restoring friendly relations with Austria, Germany, and Hungary at Vienna on August 24, 1921 (42 Stat. 1946; TS 659), at Berlin on August 25, 1921 (42 Stat. 1939; TS 658); and at Budapest on August 29, 1921 (42 Stat. 1951; TS 610). By virtue of these treaties the United States became entitled to the benefits of the provisions relative to copyright protection in the treaties of peace signed by Austria, Germany, and Hungary at Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 10, 1919, at Versailles on June 28, 1919, and at Trianon on June 4, 1920, respectively. See also footnote 7. (!4) Bilateral copyright relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America were established, effective March 17, 1992, by a Presidential Proclamation of the same date, under the authority of section 104 of title 17 of the United States Code, as amended by the Act of October 31, 1988 (Public Law 100-568, 102 Stat. 2853, 2855). (!5) Treaties and conventions containing provisions relative to copyright protection in territories ceded to the United States are not included in this table: for example, the Treaty of Peace with Spain signed at Paris, December 10, 1898 (30 Stat. 1754; TS 343), and the Convention with Denmark for the Cession to the United States of the Danish West Indies, signed at New York, August 4, 1916 (39 Stat. 1706; TS 629). (!6) The Department of State has made no announcement as to the application of the proclamations of July 1, 1891, April 9, 1910, May 24, 1918, and March 27, 1947, to Cambodia, Laos, and Viet-Nam. (!7) Copyright convention signed at Budapest January 30, 1912 (TS 571). This convention was continued in force following World War I by notice given by the United States on May 27, 1922, to Hungary in pursuance of Article 224 of the Treaty of Trianon concluded on June 4, 1920 (III Redmond 3539), to the benefits of which the United States became entitled by the Treaty of August 29, 1921, establishing friendly relations between the United States and Hungary (42 Stat. 1951; TS 660). The convention of 1912 was kept in force or revived following World War II by notice given on March 9, 1948, by the United States to Hungary pursuant to Article 10 of the Treaty of Peace with Hungary (61 Stat. 2065; Department of State Bulletin, March 21, 1948, p. 382). (!8) Treaty of Peace with Hungary (Annex IV A) dated at Paris, February 10, 1947 (TIAS 1651). (!9) Except with respect to rights of third parties, the provisions relating to protection of copyright in the annexes to the Treaties of Peace with Hungary, Italy, and Romania dated at Paris, February 10, 1947, are bilateral in character. For example, the provisions of Annex IV A of the Treaty of Peace with Hungary relate, in general, to copyright relations between Hungary, on the one hand, and each of the other ratifying or adhering States, on the other. Those provisions do not pertain to copyright relations between those other States, except for third party rights. Annex IV of the Treaty of Peace with Bulgaria dated at Paris, February 10, 1947 (61 Stat. 1915; TIAS 1650) contains similar provisions. See also footnote 13. (!10) The proclamation of October 21, 1954, affirms the existence of copyright relations with India after August 15, 1947 (the effective date of the Indian Independence Act). See also footnote 1. (!11) The Department of State has determined that the entry into force on April 18, 1949, of the Republic of Ireland Act had no effect upon the proclamation of September 28, 1929, regarding the Irish Free State (Eire). Copyright relations with Ireland are therefore governed by that proclamation. See also footnote 1. (!12) The proclamations of March 10, 1944 and May 26, 1950, regarding Great Britain and possessions, also specifically refer to Palestine (excluding Trans-Jordan). See also footnote 1. (!13) The exchanges of notes between the United States and Italy, on the basis of which the proclamations of October 31, 1892 and May 1, 1915, were issued, were the subject of a note delivered on March 12, 1948, to the Italian Foreign Office by the American Embassy at Rome with respect to pre-war bilateral treaties and other international agreements which the United States desired to keep in force or revive pursuant to Article 44 of the Treaty of Peace with Italy. The note stated in part "that the Government of the United States of America wishes to include the reciprocal copyright arrangement between the United States and Italy effected pursuant to the exchange of notes signed at Washington October 28, 1892, and the exchanges of notes signed at Washington September 2, 1914, February 12, March 4, and March 11, 1915, among the pre-war bilateral treaties and other international agreements with Italy which the United States desires to keep in force or revive. Accordingly, it is understood that the aforementioned arrangement will continue in force and that the Government of each country will extend to the nationals of the other country treatment as favorable with respect to copyrights as was contemplated at the time the arrangement was entered into by the two countries." (Department of State Bulletin, April 4, 1948, p. 455). (!14) Treaty of Peace with Italy (Annex XV A) dated at Paris, January 10, 1947 (TIAS 1648). (!15) Copyright convention, signed at Tokyo, November 10, 1905 (TS 450). This convention is considered as having been abrogated on April 22, 1953, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Treaty of Peace which Japan signed at San Francisco, September 8, 1951 (TIAS 2490), since it was not included in the notification which was given on behalf of the United States Government to the Japanese Government on April 22, 1953, indicating the pre-war bilateral treaties or conventions which the United States wished to continue in force or revive. (!16) Convention between the United States and Japan for reciprocal protection of inventions, designs, trademarks, and copyrights in China and other countries where either contracting party may exercise extraterritorial jurisdiction, signed at Washington, May 19, 1908 (TS 507). This convention is considered as having been abrogated on April 22, 1953, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at San Francisco, September 8, 1951 (TIAS 2490), since it was not included in the notification which was given on behalf of the United States Government to the Japanese Government on April 22, 1953, indicating the pre-war bilateral treaties or conventions which the United States wished to continue in force or revive. (!17) Treaty of Peace with Japan (Articles 12, 14, and 15) signed at San Francisco, September 8, 1951 (TIAS 2490). See also footnotes 15, 16, 18, and 19. (!18) The proclamation of November 10, 1953, extends benefits under the copyright law for a period of four years from the coming into force of the Treaty of Peace with Japan (TIAS 2490). That period expired April 28, 1956. (!19) Copyright convention with Japan for reciprocal protection in Korea of inventions, designs, trademarks, and copyrights, signed at Washington, May 19, 1908 (TS 506). This convention is considered as having been abrogated on April 22, 1953, pursuant to the provisions of Article 7 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan signed at San Francisco, September 8, 1951 (TIAS 2490), since it was not included in the notification which was given on behalf of the United States Government to the Japanese Government on April 22, 1953, indicating the pre-war bilateral treaties or conventions which the United States wished to continue in force or revive. (!20) Belize notified the Director-General of UNESCO on December 1, 1982, of its decision to apply "provisionally, and on the basis of reciprocity" the Universal Copyright Convention as adopted at Geneva on September 6, 1952, the application of which had been extended to its territory before the attainment of independence from the United Kingdom on September 21, 1981. (!21) An instrument of accession was deposited by the Philippine Government August 19, 1955. In a communication received by the State Department January 17, 1956, UNESCO stated that by a note dated November 14, 1955, the Philippine Government informed the Director-General of UNESCO that "the President of the * * * Philippines has directed the withdrawal of the * * * accession * * * to the Universal Copyright Convention prior to the date of November 19, 1955, at which time the Convention would become effective" for the Philippines. The Director-General notified the Philippine Government that he "proposed to submit their communication to the States concerned, upon whom it is incumbent to declare what legal inference they intend to draw from it." (!22) In a note delivered February 26, 1948, to the Romanian Minister for Foreign Affairs by the American Minister at Bucharest with respect to pre-war bilateral treaties and other international agreements which the United States desired to keep in force or revive pursuant to Article 10 of the Treaty of Peace with Romania, the following statement was made regarding the proclamation of May 14, 1928, and the exchange of notes on which it is based: "It shall be understood that the reciprocal copyright arrangement between the United States and Rumania effected pursuant to the exchanges of notes signed at Bucharest May 13 and October 21, 1927 and at Washington May 12 and 19, 1928 and the proclamation issued May 14, 1928 by the President of the United States of America will continue in force." (Department of State Bulletin, March 14, 1948, p. 356). See also footnote 9. (!23) Treaty of Peace with Romania, dated at Paris, February 10, 1947 (TIAS 1649). (!24) The proclamation of July 10, 1895, regarding Spain was based upon an arrangement between the United States and Spain effected by an exchange of notes signed at Washington, July 6 and 15, 1895. An agreement restoring the arrangement of July 6 and 15, 1895, was effected by an exchange of notes signed at Madrid, January 29 and November 18 and 26, 1902 (II Malloy 1710), following the Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain signed at Paris, December 10, 1898 (30 Stat. 1754; TS 343). The latter treaty also contains in Article XIII the following provisions: "The rights of property secured by copyrights and patents acquired by Spaniards in the Island of Cuba, and in Puerto Rico, the Philippines and other ceded territories, at the time of the exchange of ratifications of this treaty, shall continue to be respected. Spanish scientific, literary and artistic works, not subversive of public order in the territories in question, shall continue to be admitted free of duty into such territories, for the period of ten years, to be reckoned from the date of the exchange of ratification of this treaty." (!25) Treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation, protocol and exchanges of notes, signed at Bangkok, November 13, 1937 (TS 940). This treaty replaces the treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between the United States and Thailand signed at Washington, December 16, 1920 (TS 655), Article XII of which contains provisions relating to copyright protection. The treaty of amity and economic relations, with three exchanges of notes between the United States and Thailand signed at Bangkok, May 29, 1966 (TIAS 6540), replaces the treaty of November 13, 1937. Article V.2 contains provisions relating to copyright. (!26) The proclamation of October 4, 1912, stated, in effect, that the law "in Tunis" extended to U.S. citizens protection substantially equal to the protection secured under the copyright law of the United States and declared that "the subjects of Tunis" were entitled to the benefits of the Act of March 4, 1909, as amended, except copyright controlling the mechanical reproduction of a copyrighted musical work. (!27) "Paris" means the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works as revised at Paris on July 24, 1971 (Paris Act); "Stockholm" means the said Convention as revised at Stockholm on July 14, 1967 (Stockholm Act); "Brussels" means the said Convention as revised at Brussels on June 26, 1948 (Brussels Act); "Rome" means the said Convention as revised at Rome on June 2, 1928 (Rome Act); "Berlin" means the said Convention as revised at Berlin on November 13, 1908 (Berlin Act). NOTE: In each case the reference to Act signifies adherence to the substantive provisions of such Act only, e.g., Articles 1 to 21 and the Appendix of the Paris Act. (!28) The effective date is the date on which the designated State became party to the Convention or Treaty named, or in the case of the Berne Convention, the date on which the latest Act of the Convention to which such State is party entered into force with respect to that State. (!29) The dates of adherence by Germany to multilateral treaties include adherence by the Federal Republic of Germany when that country was divided into the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic. However, through the accession, effective October 3, 1990, of the German Democratic Republic to the Federal Republic of Germany, in accordance with the German Unification Treaty of August 31, 1990, the German Democratic Republic ceased, on the said date, to be a sovereign state. Previously, the German Democratic Republic had become party to the Paris Act of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works on February 18, 1978, but ceased to be a party to the said Convention on October 3, 1990. The German Democratic Republic had also been a member of the Universal Copyright Convention, having become party to the Geneva text of the said Convention on October 5, 1973, and party to the revised Paris text of the same Convention on December 10, 1980. (!30) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (or Soviet Union) was a party to the Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite from January 20, 1989, through December 24, 1991. (!31) The Convention Relating to the Distribution of Programme-Carrying Signals Transmitted by Satellite done at Brussels on May 21, 1974, did not enter into force with respect to the United States until March 7, 1985. (!32) The Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms done at Geneva on October 29, 1971, did not enter into force with respect to the United States until March 10, 1974. (!33) For 1992 and prior years, see CZECHOSLOVAKIA. (!34) See also Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, and Slovakia. (!35) See note under CZECHOSLOVAKIA in bilateral section. (!36) See note under GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF in bilateral section. (!37) Also known as Slovak Republic. For 1992 and prior years, see Czechoslovakia. (!38) Bilateral copyright relations between the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the United States of America were established effective December 23, 1998, by a Presidential Proclamation of that same date, under the authority of sections 104(b)(5) and 104A(g) of title 17 of the United States Code, as amended. (!39) See note under YUGOSLAVIA in bilateral section. -EXEC- PROC. NO. 3792. COPYRIGHT EXTENSION: GERMANY Proc. No. 3792, July 12, 1967, 32 F.R. 10341, provided: WHEREAS the President is authorized, in accordance with the conditions prescribed in Section 9 of Title 17 of the United States Code which includes the provisions of the act of Congress approved March 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075, as amended by the act of September 25, 1941, 55 Stat. 732, to grant an extension of time for fulfillment of the conditions and formalities prescribed by the copyright laws of the United States of America, with respect to works first produced or published outside the United States of America and subject to copyright or to renewal of copyright under the laws of the United States of America, by nationals of countries which accord substantially equal treatment to citizens of the United States of America; and WHEREAS satisfactory official assurances have been received that, since April 15, 1892, citizens of the United States have been entitled to obtain copyright in Germany for their works on substantially the same basis as German citizens without the need of complying with any formalities, provided such works secured protection in the United States; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 2 of the Law No. 8, Industrial, Literary and Artistic Property Rights of Foreign Nations and

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