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Foreign Copyright Recognition
A resolution to reduce barriers to free trade and commerce.


Category: Free Trade

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Auralia

Description: Recognizing that many World Assembly member nations use copyrights to promote creativity and to reward the authors of intangible works for their efforts,

Further recognizing that the efficacy of these copyrights is impeded by the failure of other member nations to recognize them,

Believing that foreign copyright recognition will make it easier for authors to market their works internationally,

The General Assembly,

Defines "copyright", for the purposes of this resolution, as the set of exclusive rights granted to the author of an original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work, including the right:

to reproduce, publish, publicly display, publicly perform, and create derivative works of the work;

to sell or license any of these rights to others;

to seek damages and injunction against any entity that infringes upon these rights; and

to extinguish any of these rights;

Further defines "foreign copyright", for the purposes of this resolution, as any copyright that is recognized by the member nation where the copyrighted work originated;

Mandates that all member nations recognize foreign copyrights for, at minimum, twenty years after the date of creation or publication of the work, or the period used by the member nation of origin of the copyrighted work;

Authorizes member nations to create reasonable limitations and exceptions to foreign copyrights, but only when such limitations and exceptions are clearly in the public interest and do not adversely impact the ability of a rightsholder to reasonably profit from any normal use of their work;

Encourages member nations to permit appropriate uses of copyrighted works without the permission of the rightsholder for the following purposes:

news reporting;

education, scholarship and research;

commentary, criticism, parody and satire; and

purely private copying of legally acquired copies of a work;

Clarifies that member nations are not required by this resolution to recognize the copyright of a work of domestic origin, nor the copyright of a work in violation of general restrictions on freedom of expression;

Further clarifies that nothing in this resolution should be interpreted as limiting the World Assembly from further legislating on copyright.
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Foreign Copyright Recognition was passed 8,810 votes to 2,581.

Voting on this resolution has ended.

Thanks to those nations who cast their votes. Your participation is a great help to the region.

This topic has been locked and sent to the Archives for safekeeping. If you would like this topic to be re-opened for further discussion, please contact the WA Delegate, a Global Moderator, or an Administrator for assistance. Thank you.
 
Voting on this resolution has ended.

Thanks to those nations who cast their votes. Your participation is a great help to the region.

This topic has been locked and sent to the Archives for safekeeping. If you would like this topic to be re-opened for further discussion, please contact the WA Delegate, a Global Moderator, or an Administrator for assistance. Thank you.
 
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