Which countries respect International Copyright Law (Berne Convention: International Treaty Contracting Parties)?

Copyright protection is global, across 179 countries, including  the following (click here for a full up-to-date list):

 

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
 
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
 
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
 
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of the Congo
 
 
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
 
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Estonia
 
Fiji
Finland
France
 
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
 
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hungary
 
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland (ROI)
Israel
Italy
 
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
 
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
 
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
 
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
 
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Norway
 
Oman
 
Pakistan
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
 
Qatar
 
Republic of Korea
Republic of Moldova
 
Romania
Russian Federation
Rwanda
 
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
 
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syrian Arab Republic
 
Tajikistan
Thailand
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
 
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United Republic of Tanzania
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
 
Vanuatu
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

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