This is an indispensable one-volume reference for practitioners andscholars of international copyright. It is a unique synthesis of copyrightpractice and law, taking into account the Bern Convention of 1989, the TRIPsAgreement concluded five years later, and the advent of the Internet. Majortopics include the principles that underlie the common law and civil law ofcopyright and author's right and the international treaty arrangements that bindthem together; the international and comparative law of copyright, author'sright, and neighboring rights; and the governing rules of private internationallaw that regulate litigation and transactional practice in the area.