The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: For The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty, article 1. 20 December 1996 in Geneva approved The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty (hereinafter referred to as the Treaty) and its annex, a joint statement (annex) this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the contract and annex in English and their translation into Latvian language. 3. article. The agreement and the annex shall thereupon enter into force article 21 of the Treaty within the time and in order, and shall notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Gazette "journal". The Parliament adopted the law of 3 February. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 17, 2000 World Intellectual Property Organization February Geneva WIPO Copyright Treaty Adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on December 20, 1996 contents preamble article 1: Relations to the Berne Convention article 2: scope of Copyright Protection article 3: Application of articles 2 to 6 of the Berne Convention article 4: Computer programs article 5: Compilation of Data (databases) article 6 : Right of Distribution article 9: right of Rental article 8: right of Communication to the Public article 9: Duration of the Protection of Photographic works article 10: limitations and Exception of article 11 concerning the Technological Measure of Obligations: article 12 Obligations concerning rights management by: Information article 13: Application in time article 14: Provision on enforcement of Rights article 15: Assembly article 16: International Bureau article 17 Eligibility for Becoming Party: to the Treaty article 18: rights and Obligations under the Treaty article 19: Signature of the Treaty article 20: Entry into Force of the Treaty article 21: effective date of Becoming Party to the Treaty article 22: From reservations to the Treaty article 23: Denunciation of the Treaty article 24: languages of the Treaty article 25: Depositary preamble the Contracting Parties Develop and maintain it (menu Rngton Line4), the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works in a manner as effective and uniform as possible, Recognizing the need to introduce new international rules and clarify the interpretation of certain existing rules in order to provide adequat solutions to the questions raised by new economic, social, cultural and technological developments , Recognizing the profound impact of the development and convergence of information and communication technologies on the creation and use of literary and artistic works, Emphasizing the outstanding significanc of copyright protection as an incentive for literary and artistic creation, Recognizing the need to maintain a balance between the rights of authors and the larger public interest, particularly education, research and access to information as reflected in the Berne Convention, have agreed as follows: article 1 Relations to the Berne Convention (1) this Treaty is a special agreement within the meaning of article 20 of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, as regards Contracting Parties that are countries of the Union established by that Convention. This Treaty shall not have any connection with treats to others than the Berne Convention, nor shall it prejudice any rights and obligations under any other treats. (2) Nothing in this Treaty shall derogat from existing obligations that Contracting Parties have to each other under the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works. (3) Hereinafter, "Berne Convention" shall refer to the Paris Act of July 24, 1971, of the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic works. (4) Contracting Parties shall comply with articles 1 to 21 and the Appendix of the Berne Convention. Article 2 scope of Copyright Protection copyright protection extend to expressions and not to ideas, procedures, methods of operation or mathematical concepts as such. Article 3 Application of articles 2 to 6 of the Berne Convention Contracting Parties shall apply, mutatis mutandis, the provision of articles 2 to 6 of the Berne Convention in respect of the protection provided for in this Treaty. Article 4 Computer programs Computer programs are protected as literary works within the meaning of article 2 of the Berne Convention. Such protection applies to computer programs, whatever may be the mode or form of their expression. Article 5 Compilation of Data (databases) Compilation of data or other material, in any form, which by reason of the selection or of their contents through the intellectual creations, constitut is protected as such. This protection does not extend to the data or the material itself and is without prejudice to any copyright subsisting in the data or material led in the compilation. Article 6 right of Distribution (1) authors of literary and artistic works shall enjoy the exclusive right of authorizing the making available to the public of the original and of their works through the cop to sale or other transfer of ownership. (2) Nothing in this Treaty shall be affec the freedom of Contracting Parties to determin the conditions, if any, under which the exhaustion of the right in paragraph (1) applies after the first sale or other transfer of ownership of the original or a copy of the work with the authorization of the author. Article 7 right of Rental (1) authors of (i) computer programs;     (ii) cinematographic works; and (iii) works embodied in the phonogram, as determined in the national law of Contracting Parties, shall enjoy the exclusive right of authorizing commercial rental to the public of the original or of their works to the cop. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply (i) in the case of computer programs, where the program itself is not the essential object of the rental; and (ii) in the case of cinematographic works, unless such commercial rental has led to widespread copying of such works it materially impairing the exclusive right of reproduction. (3) Notwithstanding the provision of paragraph (1), a Contracting Party that, on April 15, 1994, had and continues to have in force a system of equitable remuneration of authors for the rental of the cop to their works embodied in the phonogram of may maintain that system provided that the commercial rental of works embodied in the phonogram is not giving rise to the material impairmen of the exclusive right of reproduction of authors. Article 8 right of Communication to the Public without prejudice to the provision of articles 11 (1) (ii), 11 bis (1) (i) and (ii), 11 ter (1) (ii), 14 (1) (ii) and 14 bis (1) of the Berne Convention, authors of literary and artistic works shall enjoy the exclusive right of authorizing any communication to the public of their works, by wire or wireless means , including the making available to the public of their works in such a way that members of the public may access these works from a place and at a time individually chosen by them. Article 9 Duration of the Protection of Photographic works In respect of photographic works, the Contracting Parties shall not apply the provision of article 7 (4) of the Bern Convention. Article 10 limitations and Exception (1) Contracting Parties may, in their national legislation, provide for limitations of or exception to the rights granted to authors of literary and artistic works under this Treaty in certain special cases that do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the interests of the a legitimat author. (2) Contracting Parties shall, when applying the Berne Convention, any limitations of Puccini or exception to rights provided for therein to certain special cases that do not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the interests of the a legitimat author. Article 11 Obligations concerning Technological Measure of the Contracting Parties shall provide legal protection and an adequat effective legal remedies against the circumvention of effective technological: the measure of the are used by authors in connection with the exercise of their rights under this Treaty or the Berne Convention and that restrict acts, in the respect of their works, which are not authorized by the authors concerned or permitted by law. Article 12 Obligations concerning Rights Management Information is (1) Contracting Parties shall provide adequat and effective legal remedies against any person knowingly performing any of the following acts knowing, or with respect to civil remedies having reasonable grounds to know, that it will induce, enable, or conceal an infringement facilitat of any right covered by this Treaty or the Berne Convention: (i) to remove or alter any electronic rights management information without authority;     (ii) to distribute, import for distribution, broadcast or communicate to the public, without authority, works or cop out of works knowing that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority. (2) As used in this article, "rights management information" means information which need to the work, the author of the work, the owner of any right in the work, or information about the terms and conditions of use of the work, and any numbers or codes that the information, when such represen any of these items of information is attached to a copy of a work or appear in connection with the communication of a work to the public. Article 13 Application in time Contracting Parties shall apply the provision of article 18 of the Berne Convention to all protection provided for in this Treaty. Article 14 Provision on enforcement of rights (1) Contracting Parties to the undertak adop in accordanc with their legal systems, the measure not the cessary to ensur the application of this Treaty. (2) Contracting Parties shall ensur that enforcement procedures with available under their law so as to permit effective action against any act of infringement of rights covered by this Treaty, including any remedies the expeditio prevent infringement and remedies which constitut a deterren it further infringement. Article 15 Assembly (1) (a) the Contracting Parties shall have an Assembly. (b) Each Contracting Party shall be represented by one delegate who may be assisted by alternate members, advisors and experts. (c) the expense of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting Party that has appointed the delegation. The Assembly may ask the World Intellectual Property Organization (hereinafter referred to as "WIPO") to grant financial assistance to facilitat the participation of delegation of Contracting Parties that are regarded as developing countries in conformity with the established practice of the General Assembly of the United Nations or that are countries in transition to a market economy. (2) (a) the Assembly shall deal with matters concerning the maintenance and development of this Treaty and the application and operation of this Treaty. (b) the Assembly shall perform the function allocated to it under article 17 (2) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations to become party to this Treaty. (c) the Assembly shall decide the convocation of any the diplomatic conference for the revision of this Treaty and give the instructions to the cessary Director General of WIPO for the preparation of such diplomatic conference. (3) (a) Each Contracting Party that is a State shall have one vote and shall vote only in its own name. (b) Any Contracting Party that is an intergovernmental organization may participat in the vote, in place of its Member States, with a number of votes equal to the number of its Member States which are party to this Treaty. From such intergovernmental organization shall participat in the vote if any one of its Member States exercises its right to vote and vice versa. (4) the Assembly shall meet in ordinary session once every two years upon convocation by the Director General of WIPO. (5) the Assembly shall establish its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of (a) and, subject to quor of the provision of this Treaty, the required majority for various kinds of decision. Article 16 International Bureau the International Bureau of WIPO shall perform the administrative tasks concerning the Treaty. Article 17 Eligibility for Becoming Party to the Treaty (1) Any Member State of WIPO may become party to this Treaty. (2) the Assembly may decide it to any intergovernmental organization the admi become party to this Treaty which the declare that it is competent in respect of, and has its own legislation binding on all its Member States on, matters covered by this Treaty and that it has been duly authorized, in accordanc with its internal procedures, to become party to this Treaty. (3) the European Community, having made the declaration referred to in the preceding paragraph in the Diplomatic Conference that has adopted this Treaty, may become party to this Treaty. Article 18 rights and Obligations under the Treaty subject to any specific provision to the contrary in this Treaty, each Contracting Party shall enjoy all of the rights and assume all of the obligations under this Treaty. Article 19 Signature of the Treaty this Treaty shall be open for signature until December 31, 1997, by any Member State of WIPO and by the European Community. Article 20 Entry into Force of the Treaty this Treaty shall enter into force three months after 30 instruments of ratification or accession by States have been deposited with the Director General of WIPO. Article 21 effective date of Becoming Party to the Treaty this Treaty shall bind (i) the 30 States referred to in article 20, from the date on which this Treaty has entered into force;     (ii) each other State from the expiration of three months from the date on which the State has deposited its instrument with the Director General of WIPO;     (iii) the European Community, from the expiration of three months after the deposit of its instrument of ratification or accession if such instrument has been deposited after the entry into force of this Treaty according to article 20, or, three months after the entry into force of this Treaty if such instrument has been deposited before the entry into force of this Treaty;     (iv) any other intergovernmental organization that is admitted to become party to this Treaty, from the expiration of three months after the deposit of its instrument of accession. Article 22 of the Reservation to the Treaty from the reservations to this Treaty shall be admitted. Article 23 Denunciation of the Treaty this Treaty may be denounced by any Contracting Party by notification addressed to the Director General of WIPO. Any denunciation shall take effect one year from the date on which the Director General of WIPO received the notification. Article 24 languages of the Treaty (1) this Treaty is signed in a single original in English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish languages, the versions in all these languages being equally authentic. (2) An official text in any language other than those referred to in paragraph (1) shall be established by the Director General of WIPO on the request of an interested party, after consultation with all the interested parties. For the purpose of this paragraph, "interested party" means any Member State of WIPO whose official language, or one of whose official languages, is involved and the European Community, and any other intergovernmental organization that may become party to this Treaty, if one of its official languages is involved. Article 25 Depositary the Director General of WIPO is the depositary of this Treaty.

Agreed statements Concerning the WIPO Copyright Treaty Adopted by the Diplomatic Conference on December 20, 1996 Concerning article 1 (4) the reproduction right, as set out in article 9 of the Berne Convention, and the exception is permitted thereunder, fully apply in the digital environment, in particular to the use of works in digital form. It is understood that the storage of a protected work in digital form in an electronic medium constitut a reproduction within the meaning of article 9 of the Bern Convention. Concerning article 3 It is understood that in applying article 3 of this Treaty, the expression "country of the Union" in articles 2 to 6 of the Berne Convention will be read as if it were a reference to a Contracting Party to this Treaty, in the application of those Berne articles in respect of protection provided for in this Treaty. It is also understood that the expression "country outside the Union" in those articles in the Berne Convention will, in the same, be read as circumstanc if it were a reference to a country that is not a Contracting Party to this Treaty, and that "this Convention" in Article 2 (8), 2 bis (2), 3, 4 and 5 of the Berne Convention will be read as if it were a reference to the Berne Convention and this Treaty. Finally, it is understood that a reference in articles 3 to 6 of the Berne Convention to a "national of one of the countries of the Union" will, when these articles with applied to this Treaty, mean, in regard to an intergovernmental organization that is a Contracting Party to this Treaty, a national of one of the countries that is member of that organization. Concerning article 4 the scope of protection for computer programs under article 4 of this Treaty, read with article 2, is consistent with article 2 of the Berne Convention and on a per with the relevant provision of the TRIPS Agreement. Concerning article 5 the scope of protection for the compilation of data (databases) under article 5 of this Treaty, read with article 2, is consistent with article 2 of the Berne Convention and on a per with the relevant provision of the TRIPS Agreement. Concerning articles 6 and 7 As used in these articles, the expressions "cop out" and "original and cop," being subject to the right of distribution and the right of rental under the said articles, refer exclusively to fixed a cop that can be put into circulation as of tangibl objects. Concerning article 7 It is understood that the obligation under article 7 (1) do not require a Contracting Party to provide an exclusive right of commercial rental to authors who, under that Contracting Party's law, are not granted rights in respect of the phonogram. It is understood that this obligation is consistent with article 14 (4) of the TRIPS Agreement. Concerning article 8 It is understood that the mere provision of physical facilities for enabling or making a communication does not in itself amount to communication within the meaning of this Treaty or the Berne Convention. It is further understood that nothing in article 8 (a) Contracting Party from applying the preclud article 11 bis (2). Concerning article 10 It is understood that the provision of article 10 permit Contracting Parties to carry forward and appropriately extend into the digital environment limitations and exception in their national laws which have been considered by the under the Berne acceptabl Convention. Similarly, these provision should be understood to permit Contracting Parties to devis new exception and limitations that are appropriate in the digital network environment. the is also understood that article 10 (2) does not reduce the ither nor extend the scope of applicability of the limitations and exception is permitted by the Berne Convention. Concerning article 12 It is understood that the reference to "infringement of any right covered by this Treaty or the Berne Convention" includes both exclusive rights and rights of remuneration. It is further understood that Contracting Parties will not rely on this article to or devis implementations that rights management systems that would have the effect of imposing formalit to which are not permitted under the Berne Convention or this Treaty, prohibiting the free movement of goods or impeding the enjoymen of rights under this Treaty.

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty confirmed the diplomatic Conference on 20 December 1996, in Geneva, the content of the preamble, article 1. Relation to the Berne Convention article 2. The scope of copyright protection article 3. 2. The Berne Convention-applicability of article 6, article 4. Computer programs, article 5. Compilations of data (databases) article 6. Distribution right article 7. Hiring the right article 8. Communication to the public article 9. The term of protection of photographic works article 10. Limitations and exceptions article 11. Obligations with respect to the technical means article 12. Obligations concerning rights management information article 13. Application in time article 14. The procedures for the exercise of Rights article 15. Assembly of article 16. International Bureau article 17. Eligible to become party to this Treaty, article 18. Rights and obligations under this agreement article 19. Article 20 signature of the Treaty. The entry into force of the Treaty article 21. The date by which the contract becomes binding upon its parties in article 22. Reservation not permissible with regard to article 23 of this agreement. Denunciation of the Treaty article 24. Languages of the Treaty article 25. Its preamble the Contracting States desirous to authors of literary and artistic works of protection would be further developed and continue the effective and uniform manner, recognizing the need to adopt new international rules and clarify some of the rules in force, in order to ensure adequate solutions to the problems caused by new economic, social, cultural and technological achievements, recognizing it and communication technology development and mutual rapprochement the limited impact on literary and artistic creation and use Stressing that copyright protection has a very big role in literary and artistic innovation stimulus, recognizing the need to maintain a balance between the rights of authors and the larger public interest, particularly education, and research, as well as for access to information, as reflected in the Berne Convention, have agreed as follows: article 1 relation to the Berne Convention (1) pursuant to the Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works in article 20 at the world intellectual property organization Copyright Treaty, approved in 1996, 20 December in Geneva (hereinafter referred to as the agreement) is a specific agreement between the Contracting States, which are created by the said Convention, Member States of the Union. This agreement does not in any way associated with other contracts, except in the Berne Convention, and it also does not affect any rights and obligations under other treaties. (2) the provisions of this agreement, do not reduce the obligations which the Contracting States have to each other under the Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works. (3) the term "the Berne Convention" referred to in this agreement is related to the Berne Convention for the protection of literary and artistic works, 1971 Paris Act of July 24. (4) the Contracting States shall adhere to the Berne Convention article 1-21 and annex. Article 2 scope of copyright protection Copyright protection applies to the expression, not the ideas, processes, methods of operation or mathematical concepts as such. 3. Article 2 of the Berne Convention-applicability of article 6 the Contracting States shall, subject to the relevant amendments, the Berne Convention article 2-6 rules regarding the protection provided under this Treaty. Article 4 computer programs according to article 2 of the Berne Convention for the computer programs are protected as literary works. This protection applicable to computer programs, whatever their nature or form of expression. Article 5 compilations of data (databases) data or summaries of other material in any form that selection or arrangement of the contents of the message are to be considered as intellectual creations, are protected as such. This protection does not apply to the data or the materials, and it does not affect any copyright, which is in force in respect of the aggregate data or material. Article 6 right of distribution (1) authors of literary and artistic works shall enjoy the exclusive right to authorize the making available to the public of their work and the original copies, by sale or other transfer of ownership. (2) Nothing in this Treaty shall affect the freedom of Contracting States to accept the rules, if any, required under the first paragraph of this article applicable to the expired after the permission of the author of the original or a copy of the work for the first time sold or ownership transferred to them otherwise. Article 7 right of Rental (1) authors: (i) computer programs;     (ii) cinematographic works and (iii) works embodied in phonograms as laid down in the respective Contracting State regulatory provision, has the exclusive right to authorize the commercial rental to the public of their work for the purposes of the original or a copy. (2) the first part of this article shall not apply to: (i) computer programs, when these programs as such are not rent parent, and (ii) cinematographic works, except rental for commercial purposes can cause widespread copying of the work, thus causing damage to the exclusive right of reproduction. (3) Notwithstanding the first subparagraph of this article, the provisions of the Contracting State in which the 1994 April 15 was and still is a force order, which provides for fair compensation to the authors if it is leased to him contained the phonogram, copies of the work, you can save this order provided that performances included the work of commercial rental does not cause significant damage to the author the exclusive right of reproduction. Article 8 Communications with the public will not violate the Berne Convention 11 (1) (ii), 11b (1) (i) and (ii), (1) (ii) 11ter, 14 (1) (ii) and 14b (1) the provisions of article, authors of literary and artistic works shall enjoy the exclusive right to authorize, to communicate with the audience by sending their works by wire or over the air, also making the work available to the public in such a way that members of the public can use them anywhere, anytime after each individual choice. Article 9 term of protection of Photographic works in respect of photographic works, the Contracting States shall not apply the Berne Convention the provisions of article 7 (4). Article 10 limitations and exceptions (1) Contracting States may in their normative legislation, provide for limitations of or exceptions to the rights which the authors of literary and artistic works under this Treaty in those special cases when they do not interfere with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author. (2) the Contracting States shall, when applying the Berne Convention, any limitations of or exceptions to rights provided for therein determined only in special cases, when they do not interfere with the normal exploitation of the work and do not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author. Article 11 obligations concerning technical means the Contracting States shall provide adequate legal protection and effective legal mechanisms to prevent circumventing the existing technical means used by authors, īstenodam their rights under this Treaty and the Berne Convention, and in relation to the works of the authors limit any action which is not allowed by a particular author or that is not permitted by law. Article 12 obligations concerning rights management information (1) the Contracting States shall provide adequate and effective legal mechanisms against any person who knowingly performs any of the turpmākminētaj activities, if the person knows or should, taking into account the provisions of civil law, should be aware that this may cause, to make possible, facilitate, or conceal any in this Treaty or the Berne Convention rights infringement, namely: (ii) without authorization deletes or misrepresenting any electronic information on rights management;     (iii) without permission to distribute, import for distribution, broadcast or communicated to the public works or copies of works knowing that electronic rights management information has been without authority removed or distorted. (2) for the purposes of this article, "rights management information" means information which identifies the work, the author of the work, the person has any rights to the work, or information about the terms and conditions of use, and any numbers or codes that contain the following information, if any of the following information items added to the working copy or communicate the work appears with the audience. Article 13 Application in time Contracting States shall apply article 18 of the Berne Convention, rules concerning all types of protection laid down by this agreement. Article 14 the procedures for the exercise of Rights (1) the Contracting States undertake, within their legal systems, to take the necessary measures to ensure the application of this Treaty. (2) the Contracting States shall ensure that national regulatory provision for the procedures for the exercise of the rights that enable effective action to any of the rights laid down in this agreement violation in the event, including take urgent measures and action for the prevention of any possible future elimination of the infringement. Article 15 Assembly (1) (a) the Contracting States creates the Assembly. (b) each Contracting State Assembly by one delegate, who may be assisted by alternates, advisors, and experts. (c) the expenses of each delegation shall be borne by the Contracting State which approved this delegation, the Assembly may ask the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to provide financial assistance to facilitate the participation of delegations of Contracting States, which according to UN General Assembly established practices are considered developing countries or which occurs in the transition to a market economy. (2) (a) the Assembly shall deal with questions related to the maintenance in force of this agreement, and development, as well as its application and operation. (b) the Assembly shall perform the function that it laid down in article 17 (1) in respect of the admission of certain intergovernmental organizations of the parties to this agreement. (c) the Assembly shall decide on the convening of a diplomatic conference for the revision of this Treaty and give the Director General of WIPO for the necessary instructions for the preparation of such diplomatic conference. (3) (a) each Contracting Party shall, if it is a State owned by one vote and shall vote only in its own name. (b) each Contracting Party shall, if it is an intergovernmental organization may participate in the vote, in place of its Member States, and the proportion of the number of votes is equal to the relevant organisations of the Member States, the competent organs of this Treaty. No such intergovernmental organization shall not participate in the vote if any of its Member States are implementing even to vote, and vice versa. (4) the Assembly shall meet in ordinary session every two years after the term of the Director-General of WIPO. (5) the Assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the convocation of extraordinary sessions, the requirements of a quorum and, pursuant to the provisions of this Treaty, of the different types of decision making required majority. Article 16 International Bureau the International Bureau of WIPO shall perform the administrative tasks concerning this Treaty. Article 17 right to become party to this Treaty (1) any Member State of WIPO may become party to this Treaty. (2) the Assembly may, by decision, take on a member of this Treaty any intergovernmental organization, which declares that it is competent in matters covered by this agreement, that it is in this area, the Member States bound by the regulations and in accordance with its internal rules of procedure is duly authorized to become party to this Treaty. (3) the European Community, if the preceding paragraph be submitted the notification referred to in the diplomatic conference that has adopted this Treaty, may become party to this Treaty. Article 18 rights and obligations under this contract if the contract does not contain a specific provision intended otherwise, each Contracting Party shall have all the rights and assume all obligations under this agreement. Article 19 signature of the Treaty, any Member State of WIPO and the European Community Member States can sign the contract until 1997 December 31 article 20 entry into force of the Treaty this Treaty shall enter into force three months after the Director General of WIPO for the deposited 30 instruments of ratification or accession. Article 21, the date by which the contract becomes binding on the parties to this agreement will become binding on: (i) referred to in article 20 in 30 countries — a day when this Treaty enters into force;     (ii) any other country — after three months from the date on which that State deposited its document retention in the Director-General of WIPO;     (iii) the European Community-after three months of ratification or accession, the date of filing, if the document is deposited after the entry into force of this Treaty according to article 20, or, three months from the date of entry into force of the Treaty, if the document is deposited before the entry into force of the agreement;     (iv) any other intergovernmental organization that is admitted as a member of this Treaty — after three months from the date of the instrument of accession deposited. Article 22 reservations not permissible with respect to this agreement in respect of this agreement no reservations. Article 23 denunciation of the Treaty, any Contracting Party may denounce this agreement by submitting the appropriate notification addressed to the Director General of WIPO. Any denunciation shall take effect one year after the day on which the Director General of WIPO received the notification. Article 24 languages of the Treaty (1) this Treaty is signed in a single copy in the Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, each of these languages being equally authentic. (3) at the request of the party concerned and after consultation with all the interested parties to the Director General of WIPO approve an official text in any language that is not listed in the first paragraph of this article. The meaning of this paragraph, "interested party" means any Member State of WIPO, the official language or languages, which is one of its official languages, the scope of that request, as well as the European Community and any other intergovernmental organization that may become party to this Treaty, if the request relates to any of the following official languages of the organization. Article 25 depositary the Director General of WIPO is the depositary of this Treaty.

Joint statement concerning the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty approved by the diplomatic Conference on 20 December 1996, in Geneva, with regard to article 1 (4) reproduction rights set out in article 9 of the Berne Convention, and the exceptions that allow this same article, you can fully apply in the digital environment, in particular on the work contained in digital form. It is considered that article 9 of the Berne Convention within the meaning of the protected work in digital form includes the storage in electronic equipment must be regarded as reproduction. In respect of article 3 are considered that the application of article 3 of this Treaty, the Berne Convention article 2-6 used the term "Union of States" would be understood as though it refers to the Member States to this Treaty, if the aforesaid articles of the Berne Convention will apply in respect of the protection laid down in this agreement. Are also considered that in those articles in the Berne Convention, the term "applied to non-State of the Union" in the same cases, will be understood as if it refers to a State which is not a Member State of the present agreement, and that 2 of the Berne Convention (8), 2b (2), 3., 4. and 5. the article uses the term "the Convention" would be understood as though it refers to both the Berne Convention and this Treaty. Finally, it is considered that the Berne Convention article 3-6 used the term "State of the Union citizen" when these articles are applied to this Treaty in respect of transnational organization which is party to this Treaty, mean any citizen of a country that is a member of transnational organisations concerned. With regard to article 4 of the regulations on the protection of computer programs, which are regulated in article 4 of this Treaty, which read in context with the article 2, corresponds to article 2 of the Berne Convention, and is equivalent to the relevant agreement on trade-related intellectual property matters (TRIPS) rules. With regard to article 5, the provisions on the collection of data (database), which regulated the amount of protection of this Treaty article 5, to be read in context with the article 2, corresponds to article 2 of the Berne Convention, and is equivalent to the relevant agreement on trade-related intellectual property matters (TRIPS) rules. As regards articles 6 and 7 of the terms used in these articles, the "copies" and "original and copies" if they mean these articles set out the right of distribution and right of rental objects, apply exclusively to fixed copies that can be put into circulation as tangible objects. With regard to article 7, it is considered that the obligations established by article 7 (1), does not require a Contracting Party to provide an exclusive right of commercial rental to authors who, under that Contracting Party concerned laws and regulations are not granted rights in respect of phonograms. It is considered that this duty to comply with the agreement on trade-related intellectual property matters (TRIPS) 14 (4) article. With regard to article 8, it is considered that purely physical equipment, which enables you to communicate with the audience or is communicating with the audience of this Treaty or the Berne Convention is not considered the meaning of the same communication with the audience. It is also deemed that nothing in article 8 above does not prevent a Contracting State from applying article 11 bis (2). With regard to article 10, it is considered that the provisions of article 10 permit contracting State to develop further and apply the digital environment in their regulatory provision limits and exceptions under the Berne Convention recognised as acceptable. It should also be understood that these rules allow Contracting States to devise new exceptions and limitations that are appropriate in the digital network environment. Are also considered that article 10 (2) of the rules are neither narrow nor extend the Berne Convention allow limitations and exceptions. With regard to article 12, it is considered that in this article that the phrase "any of this the Treaty or the Berne Convention rights "applies to both the exclusive rights and the right to receive remuneration. It is also deemed that the Contracting States will not use this article for the purpose of developing or implementing the rights management system, which would result in certain formalities which are not permitted under the Berne Convention or this Treaty, because the free movement of goods is denying or interfering with the rights laid down in this agreement.