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Various copyright treaties were created as a result of different requirements of the various countries, This is a list of what countries are signatory to which copyright treaties. Excluding bilateral proclamations between countries, the international treaties relating to copyright are

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ("TRIPs")
Berne Convention
Buenos Aires Convention
Universal Copyright Convention (UCC)
WIPO Copyright Treaty

Here is a list of what countries are members of the various copyright treaties:

  • Berne Convention ("Berne"):
    Albania, Algeria
  • Buenos Aires Convention ("BA"):
    Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, United States
  • TRIP/WIPO:
    Albania,
  • UCC:
    Algeria
Here is a table of all countries and what copyright conventions they are part of:
Country Berne BA TRIP/WIPO UCC
Afghanistan
Albania March 6, 1994 September 8, 2000
Algeria April 19, 1998 August 28, 1973
Andorra September 16, 1955
Angola November 23, 1996
Antigua and Barbuda January 1, 1995
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
The Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Chinese Taipei
Colombia
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Costa Rica
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Community January 1, 1995
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait January 1, 1995
Kyrgyz Republic
Laos September 16, 1955
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya September 28, 1976
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macau
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Union of Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
São Tomé and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia and Montenegro
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States March 1, 1989 July 13, 1914 January 1, 1995 September 16, 1955
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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