The WIPO Treaties on Copyright

Part I: The evolution of the WCT, WPPT, and BTAP 1: The development of international copyright and neighbouring rights law until 1991 2: The Committees of Experts on a possible Berne Protocol and a possible 'New Instrument' 3: The preparation of the Diplomatic Conference of 1996 4: The procedure at the Diplomatic Conference of 1996 5: The preparations for the BTAP Part II: Commentary on the Articles of the WCT, WPPT, and BTAP 6: Principles of interpretation 7: The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) 8: The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) 9: The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances (BTAP) Part III: Proposals that were not adopted in 1996 10: The abolition of provisions on non-voluntary licenses 11: The definition of rental 12: The modification right 13: 1. The protection of intellectual property in respect of databases Part IV: Assessment of the outcome of the WCT, WPPT, and BTAP 14: Progress as compared to the Berne Convention (1971) 15: Progress as compared to the Rome Convention 16: Progress as compared to the WTO/TRIPs Agreement 17: Evolution of the WCT and WPPT after 1996 Part V: The Marrakesh Treaty 18: The Marrakesh Treaty Appendix 1: The WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) Appendix 2: The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) Appendix 3: The Beijing Treaty in Audiovisual Performances Appendix 4: Basic Proposal for the Substantive Provisions of the Treaty for the Protection of the Rights of Performers and Producers of Phonograms to be Considered by the Diplomatic Conference Appendix 5: Basic Proposal for the Substantive Provisions of the Treaty for the Protection of the Rights of Performers and Producers of Phonograms to be Considered by the Diplomatic Conference Appendix 6: Basic Proposal for the Administrative and Final Clauses of the Treaty to be Considered by the Diplomatic Conference Appendix 7: Basic Proposal for the Substantive Provisions of the Treaty for the Protection of the Rights of AV Performers to be Considered by the Diplomatic Conference Appendix 8: Basic Proposal for the Administrative and Final Clauses of the Treaty to be Considered by the Diplomatic Conference (Beijing Treaty) Appendix 9: Tables of contracting parties Appendix 10: Marrakesh Treaty