Re: WIPO COPYRIGHT TREATY, GENEVA, 1996

[Howard Knopf <hknopf@magmacom.com>]

The official list is on the WIPO Website:  http://www.wipo.int 

Follow the "intellectual property" link. Here is the answer: 

Signatories

Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Canada,
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland,
France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Monaco,
Mongolia, Namibia, Netherlands, Nigeria, Panama, Portugal, Republic of
Moldova (2), Romania, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Uruguay, Venezuela, European Communities (51)

Ratifications and Accessions

Belarus
Burkina Faso
El Salvador
Hungary
Indonesia 
Kyrgyzstan
Panama
Republic of Moldova (8)

The latter category is far more significant than the former, of course.
Being a signatory does not oblige a country to accede or ratify. It is
only the latter that has serious legal implications.

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Denise Nicholson wrote:
> 
> I wonder if you would be able to tell me who the signatories are to this
> Treaty?
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Denise Nicholson (Mrs)
> Copyright Services Librarian
> University of the Witwatersrand, The Library
> 1 Jan Smuts Ave., Johannesburg 2001
> Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050
> Tel. No. +27 11 716-4446
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> Email:  DeniseN@library.wits.ac.za
> 
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