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The Berne Convention stipulates that the laws of where the copyright is registered takes precedent.
by adestefan 15y ago
The Berne Convention stipulates that the laws of where the copyright is registered takes precedent.
- jrockway 15y agoIt's a good thing that common carriers are well-protected in the United States, then.
- pbhjpbhj 15y agoCan you quote me Berne on that one - it seems strange because copyright is an unregistered right. USA as one of the last countries to accede to Berne retains some registration systems as a way for rights holders to get access to greater fines in court. But this is not a widespread system. Do you mean the country of origination of the copied work?
- adestefan 15y agoYes it is origination. Your are correct that registering is an outdated concept and Berne actually insist on automatic copyright in the origin country.
- DennisP 15y agoSo you're saying if 100 countries each have their own DMCA-like requirements for notification and takedown, each a little different, then if I have any kind of site where users post content, under Berne I have to implement 100 different systems? And then somehow I have to figure out where each item was originally created (not posted from), and apply the appropriate system for that file?