BERNE SAFEGUARD CLAUSE

Berne Safeguard Clause.Copyright. A provision in the Universal Copyright Convention barring protection in Berne Union countries for the works of any country that withdraws from the Berne Union after January 1, 1951. • The purpose of the clause was to prevent countries from withdrawing from the Berne Union in favor of the more relaxed copyright-protection standards of the Convention. The clause was amended in 1971 to give developing countries the right to opt out of its mandate.[Blacks Law 8th]