Berne Convention -- copyright or author-right?

G'day everyone

I had always thought that the Berne Convention is an agreement on copyright protection, but it would seem to me that the Berne Convention does not protect copyright per se, but author-right instead. What are your takes on this? The convention uses the term "economic rights" (which I had presumed was copyright) as if it is distinct from author-rights (article 6bis).

Mention of the right to "copy" is made, but it says that the author has exclusive right to authorise the production of copies, except in special cases. What does "exclusive" mean in this case? Does it mean only the author and no-one else (not his agent, his client, his publisher, etc) has the right to authorise publication? (article 9)

Thanks for your comments.

Samuel Received on Fri Mar 31 2006 - 03:59:59 GMT