The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 is a copyright act that came into force in the United States on March 1, 1989, making it a party to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.

The United States refused initially to become a party to the Berne Convention, since it would have required major changes in its copyright law (particularly with regard to moral rights, removal of general requirement for registration of copyright works as well as elimination of mandatory copyright notice).

See also

• United States copyright law

External links

• Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988, full text.
• The House Report on the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 from May 1988.
• The Senate Report on the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 from May 1988.
• The House Statement on the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 from October 1988.
• The Senate Statement on the Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 from October 1988.

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