Because countries that consistently go back on their word lose trust from the rest of the world. Even North Korea is a Berne copyright signatory. https://en.wi

Because countries that consistently go back on their word lose trust from the rest of the world. Even North Korea is a Berne copyright signatory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_international_copyright_agreements#Maps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_internation... But in general copyright doesn't apply to governments, even here in the US. The North Korean government can violate copyright all it wants to, its subject citizens can't, though. https://www.natlawreview.com/article/state-entity-shielded-liability-copyright-infringement-sovereign-immunity https://www.natlawreview.com/article/state-entity-shielded-l...