BACK DOOR TO BERNE

back door to Berne. Copyright. A U.S. copyright owner’s simultaneous publication of the copyrighted work in both the U.S. and Berne Convention countries in order to obtain Berne Convention protection. This backdoor method was used before 1989, when the U.S. became a member of the Berne Convention. [Cases: Copyrights and Intellectual Property  34. C.J.S. Copyrights and Intellectual Property §§ 21, 92.]
[Blacks Law 8th]