WIPO Copyright Treaty

WIPO Copyright Treaty
WCT
World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty
	Member states, as of 26 September 2022 Ratified and in force Ratified as part of European Union Ratified, but not yet in force Signed, but not ratified
Signed	20 December 1996
Location	Geneva, Switzerland
Effective	6 March 2002
Condition	30 ratifications
Parties	110
Depositary	Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
Languages	English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish
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The World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty (WIPO Copyright Treaty or WCT) is an international treaty on copyright law adopted by the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1996. It provides additional protections for copyright to respond to advances in information technology since the formation of previous copyright treaties before it. As of August 2023, the treaty has 115 contracting parties. The WCT and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, are together termed WIPO "internet treaties".

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