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AUTORSKO PRAVO I SVETSKA ORGNIZACIJA ZA ZAŠTITU INTELEKTUALNE SVOJINE
COPYRIGHT AND WIPO

Author(s): Sanja Jelisavac Trošić, Mina Zirojević
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Commercial Law
Published by: Удружење за европско право - Центар за право Европске уније
Keywords: copyright; IP; WIPO; EU; Bern Convention; computer programmes

Summary/Abstract: The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It is dedicated to developing a balanced and accessible international intellectual property (IP) system, which rewards creativity, stimulates innovation and contributes to economic development while safeguarding the public interest. WIPO Copyright Treaty is concluded in 1996 in Geneva. The most important goal of the Treaty is protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works. It has a special relation to the Berne Convention. The most important innovations of the Treaty are scope of protection of computer programs and compilations of data (databases). Emphasizing the need to maintain a balance between the rights of authors and the larger public interest WIPO Copyright Treaty gives the outstanding significance of copyright protection as an incentive for literary and artistic creation.

  • Issue Year: 9/2007
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 61-67
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Serbian
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