On this day in 1886, the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works was signed by ten European countries with the goal of agreeing on a set of legal principles for the protection of original work. Its rules have been updated many times since then. The treaty provides authors, musicians, poets, painters, and other creators with the means to control how their works are used, by whom, and on what terms. In some jurisdictions these types of rights are referred to as copyright; on the European continent they are generally referred to as authors’ rights (French: droits d’auteur, German: Urheberrecht).
As of November 2022, the Berne Convention has been ratified by 181 states out of 195 countries in the world, most of which are also parties to the Paris Act of 1971.
The Berne Convention introduced the concept that protection exists the moment a work is “fixed”, that is, written or recorded on some physical medium, and its author is automatically entitled to all copyrights in the work and to any derivative works, unless and until the author explicitly disclaims them or until the copyright expires. A creator need not register or “apply for” a copyright in countries adhering to the convention. It also enforces a requirement that countries recognize rights held by the citizens of all other parties to the convention. Foreign authors are given the same rights and privileges to copyrighted material as domestic authors in any country that ratified the convention.
Before the Berne Convention, copyright legislation remained uncoordinated at an international level.[23] So for example a work published in the United Kingdom by a British national would be covered by copyright there but could be copied and sold by anyone in France. Dutch publisher Albertus Willem Sijthoff, who rose to prominence in the trade of translated books, wrote to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands in 1899 in opposition to the convention over concerns that its international restrictions would stifle the Dutch print industry.
The Pirate Publisher—An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record, from Puck, 1886, satirizes the ability of publishers to take works from one country and publish them in another without paying the original authors.
Bed Bugs…
Good insight
BADA BING BING BING!
I’ve done terrible things for money… Like, getting up early to go to work.
I didn’t mean to push all your buttons… I was just looking for mute.
I’m often mistaken for an adult because of my age.
I’m undiagnosed, but something ain’t right.
It’s like my mom always said… What the fuck is wrong with you?
Retirement to do list… Wake up.
People say I act like I don’t care. But it’s not an act.
August is over. September is here. Time to pick out a Halloween costume and start your Christmas shopping. Happy New Year, everybody.
My wife gave me an envelope marked. “Not to be opened until 2026”. Inside was a list of reasons why I can’t be trusted to carry out simple instructions.
Did you hear about the cook that blew himself up when he combined pasta and antipasti?
I have been nominated for a ’25 pushups a day for 25 days’ challenge. I blocked that person.
I once saw a video of a woman holding up a sign that said, “I love you Stevie”, at a Stevie Wonder concert. I think about that a lot.
As my Grandpappy used to say, “If you seen one doppelgänger, you seen ’em both”.
You know when you tap a video to see how long it’s got left? I wish you could do that to people while they’re talking.
I enjoy the Way with Words shown by sports commentators.
Today: “I like the way he used his eyes to see that ball”.
I once tried to surprise my wife by fixing the leaky sink. By the time I was done, the leak was gone… but now the dishwasher, the washing machine, and the neighbor’s sprinklers were somehow running at the same time. She asked, “Did you fix it?” I said, “Technically yes, but we may need to move.”
I’m in big trouble if my coworkers find out I don’t really have Tourette’s.
Doing crunches twice a day now. Captain in the morning, Nestle in the afternoon.
Those who confuse burro and burrow don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground.
I typed “I’m unstoppable,” but my phone changed it to “I’m unstable.” … Probably more accurate.
I am old enough that when I go into an antique store, they ask me to stay.
Me: *tells a funny story about my life* Therapist: Okay, so that’s called trauma.
Grocery stores should have baskets in the middle of the store for those “I really overestimated how much I can carry” moments.
So it’s totally fine for a cat to run and hide under the bed when visitors show up. But when I do it, suddenly I’m “rude” and “antisocial”?
The Pumpkin Spice F-150, which comes in a special burnt orange exterior color, includes a wide array of exclusive features, including plaid flannel upholstery, a gear shift knob shaped like a stalk of dried corn, and spritzers that will periodically spray a pumpkin spice scent into the cabin. “Feel free to wrap yourself in the nice, soft, Ford-branded sherpa blanket stowed in the center console and roll down the windows while you drive to breathe in the crisp autumn air,” Farley continued. “There are also an amazing 25 cupholders located throughout the interior of the truck, which is enough space for each passenger to enjoy 5 pumpkin spice lattes at once. It’s so pumpkin spicy you’ll feel sick.”
Today is the birthday, in 1952, of Dave Stewart, guitarist, songwriter and producer. He was a member of Longdancer and then The Tourists, (1979 UK No.4 single ‘I Only Want To Be With You’), Eurythmics, (1983 US No.1 & UK No.2 single ‘Sweet Dreams’, 1985 UK No.1 single ‘There Must Be An Angel’), solo, (1990 UK No.6 single ‘Lily Was Here’). Stewart has written songs with and produced many artists including Mick Jagger, Tom Petty and the Feargal Sharkey, UK No.1 hit ‘A Good Heart’. In 1992, along with Marcella Detroit, Stewart co-wrote Shakespears Sister hit single ‘Stay’ with his then-wife, Siobhan Fahey (with Stewart credited under the pseudonym “Jean Guiot”). Stewart won Best Producer at the 1986 BRIT Awards in London. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeMFqkcPYcg
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