Copyright
7. Protection in Foreign Countries
Canada is a signatory to the Berne Convention, along with most of the countries of the British Commonwealth, and the United States. A full discussion of the impact of this and other relevant international treaties is well beyond the scope of this paper. However, succinctly, as a result of Canada's participation in the Berne Convention, Canadian citizens enjoy copyright protection in other participating nations as if they were nationals thereof, without the need for registration in each nation. It should not be taken, however, that such copyright protection in other contracting states is equal to that protection available in Canada; only that in such contracting states, Canadians are treated on an equal footing with nationals of those states. If further information on this topic is desired, the reader is advised to consult legal counsel familiar with these matters.
Other countries which adhere to the Berne Convention include
Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Rep., Chad, Chile, China, Columbia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faso, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Phillippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada, Senegal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yugoslav Rep. of Macedonia, Yugoslavia, Zaire, and Zimbabwe.