Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: Forty-Sixth Session
April 7 to April 11, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time
Most copyright laws state that the rights owner has the economic right to authorize or prevent certain uses in relation to a work or, in some cases, to receive remuneration for the use of their work (such as through collective management). The economic rights owner of a work can prohibit or authorize:
In the majority of countries, and according to the Berne Convention, copyright protection is obtained automatically without the need for registration or other formalities.
Please note that WIPO does not offer a copyright registration system or a searchable copyright database. Find out more about copyright registration and documentation systems.
Copyright touches our lives on a daily basis. Whether you read a book, watch a film, transfer music, or take a photo, copyright issues are ever-present. Explore copyright topics and issues.
April 7 to April 11, 2025 (Geneva, Switzerland) 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time
April 15 to April 19, 2024 (Geneva, Switzerland) 10:00 - 18:00 Geneva time
The Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) aims to increase the number of books worldwide in accessible formats – such as braille, audio and large print – and to make them available to people who are blind, have low vision or are otherwise print disabled.
The Marrakesh Treaty underpins the ABC’s work, making the production and international transfer of specially-adapted books for people with blindness or visual impairments easier.
Collective management is the exercise of copyright and related rights by organizations acting in the interest and on behalf of the owners of rights.