Bilateral copyright agreements of the United States are agreements between the United States and another country which allow U.S. authors to claim copyright protection in the other country and authors from that country to claim protection under United States copyright law.
The agreements can take one of two forms with respect to the United States:
- An exchange of notes, which is given effect in U.S. law by a Presidential proclamation under
- International Copyright Act of 1891 (March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1106)
- Copyright Act of 1909 (March 4, 1909, 35 Stat. 1075), later Title 17 of the United States Code
- Act of December 18, 1919 (41 Stat. 368), which extended the period of time available to complete copyright formalities in the U.S. to take account of World War I;
- Act of September 25, 1941 (55 Stat. 732), which extended the period of time available to complete copyright formalties in the U.S. to take account of World War II;
- Copyright Act of 1976, which completely restated Title 17, notably 17 U.S.C. 104(b)(6)
- Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. L. No. 103-465, 108 Stat. 4809), codified as 17 U.S.C. 104A(g), which deals with restored copyrights
- A treaty ratified by the United States Senate, which has direct effect under
- Copyright Act of 1909
- Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. 104(b) and 104A)
Treaties which deal only with copyright matters are usually known as "conventions": however, certain other treaties (e.g., peace treaties) also contain provisions concerning copyright.
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