Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights - Review of TRIPS Implementing Legislation

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United States of America

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Czech Republic

4. Please explain whether and how the Czech Republic provides full retroactive protection to works, phonograms and performances from other WTO Members, as required by TRIPS Articles 9.1, 14.6 and 70.2, each of which incorporate by reference or rely upon Berne Article 18. Please give the date back to which such protection extends with respect to each category of subject matter.

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The Czech Republic provides full protection to works, phonograms and performances from other WTO Members as required by TRIPS Articles 9.1, 14.6 and 70.2. Author's works are protected fifty years after their death, it means since 1946. The right of phonogram producers is protected fifty years since the end of the year in which the sound recording was made, it means since 1946 as well. The right of performers is protected fifty years starting at the end of the year in which recording of performance was made.

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