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| World Intellectual Property Organization Copyright Treaty | |
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 Member states, as of 26 September 2022[1]
Ratified and in force
Ratified as part of European Union
Ratified, but not yet in force
Signed, but not ratified
Not signed and not ratified | |
| Signed | 20 December 1996 |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland[2] |
| Effective | 6 March 2002[2] |
| Condition | 30 ratifications[2] |
| Parties | 110[3] |
| Depositary | Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization[2] |
| Languages | English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish[2] |
| Full text | |
 WIPO Copyright Treaty at Wikisource | |
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.[4] As of August 2023, the treaty has 115 contracting parties.[5] The WCT and WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, are together termed WIPO "internet treaties".[6]
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