China Extends Application of “Internet Treaties” to Hong Kong SAR

Written by Nicole Klein

Friday, 03 October 2008

Via: WIPO As of October 1, 2008, the terms of two key international copyright treaties will extend to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR).  The Government of the People’s Republic of China has notified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that it has extended application of the WIPO Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the WIPO Phonograms and Performances Treaty (WPPT) – known as the “Internet Treaties” - to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.  These treaties which entered into force in 2002 bring the international system of copyright and related rights more in line with the challenges of the digital age. (Read more…)