The Berne Convention
How your work is protected in 170+ countries — automatically, from the moment you create it.
Automatic Protection
The moment you create a work — a manuscript, a poem, a script — you are protected by copyright in every one of the 170+ member countries of the Berne Convention. No registration. No offices. No fees. Protection begins the instant your work exists. Scriptorium's certificate creates a verifiable, timestamped record of exactly when that moment occurred.
Global Coverage — Equal Treatment
If someone in the United States, France, Japan or any other member country uses your work without permission, the law of that country protects you exactly as it would protect one of its own citizens. Your nationality is irrelevant. The treaty binds all member states to treat foreign authors with the same rights as their own.
Moral Rights — Your Name, Your Integrity
Beyond economic rights, the Berne Convention enshrines moral rights that cannot be sold or transferred. The right of attribution means no one can remove your name from your work. The right of integrity means no one can modify your work in a way that harms your reputation. These rights follow your work everywhere it goes.
Protection for Life — and Beyond
In all member countries, your copyright lasts for your entire lifetime plus at least 50 years after your death — and in most countries (including the EU and USA) that extends to 70 years. Your heirs inherit these rights. Your creation is your legacy, protected across generations.
How Scriptorium Strengthens Your Position
While the Berne Convention grants automatic protection, proving the exact moment of creation is what matters in a dispute. Our certificate records the SHA-256 cryptographic fingerprint of your work, a precise timestamp, and submits the proof to the Bitcoin blockchain — creating immutable, court-admissible evidence of priority that no institution can alter or revoke.
170+ member countries include:
Romania · United States · United Kingdom · Germany · France · Italy · Spain · Japan · Canada · Australia · Brazil · and all EU member states.
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