Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988

The Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 is a copyright act that came into force in the United States on March 1, 1989, making it a party to the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works. == Context == The United States initially refused—for 102 years, from 1886 to 1988—to join the Berne Convention, as it would have required major changes in its copyright law, particularly: (A) Moral rights, (B) Copyright formalities, including registration, deposit, and mandatory copyright notice At the same time, U.S. copyright experts seemed to acknowledge that the United States' approach to international copyright relations was flawed.

Source: Wikipedia — Berne Convention Implementation Act of 1988 (CC BY-SA 4.0)