Intellectual Property Law

Chapter 16 Internet Resources Solutions

1. Access the website of WIPO and access information relating to the Berne
Convention.

a. When did Belgium ratify the Berne Convention?
Belgium ratified the Berne Convention on September 5, 1887.

b. Briefly, what does Article 14 of the Berne Convention relate to or
provide?
Article 14 relates to “Droit de Suite in Works of Art and
Manuscript” (and relates to authors’ right to an interest in any
sale subsequent to the first transfer of the work by the author,
if legislation in a member country so permits).

2. Access the website of the U.S. Copyright Office.

a. Search the records of the Copyright Office and locate document
V8001P090. What is this document?
The document is a Notice of Intent to Enforce a copyright
restored under URAA. The author of the work is composer
Igor Stravinsky.

b. Review Circular 38a. What copyright relations does the United States
have with Iran and Afghanistan?
The United States has no copyright relations with Iran or
Afghanistan.

c. Review Chapter 2000 of the Compendium. What is a foreign work?
Section 2002.1 provides as follows: “For purposes of copyright
registration, the term ‘foreign works’ generally refers to works
created by author(s) who are not U.S. citizens or U.S. nationals
and/or works that were first published abroad.”

3. Access the website of UNESCO and locate the Universal Copyright Convention.
Briefly, what does Article IV relate to or provide?
Article IV relates to the duration of protection of a work.