International
Copyright Index
Mauritius has 3 international copyright agreements, and is a member country of The Berne Convention for Copyright.
The Copyright Index operates in Mauritius under international copyright agreements, and is recognised in countries all around the world as a copyright authority providing official copyright registration.
We urge you to join Copyright Index to protect yourself and your work. View our homepage to start your journey.
The table below shows the dates Mauritius entered into international copyright agreements:
| Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works | 10 May 1989 |
| Universal Copyright Convention (Geneva) | 20 November 1970 |
| Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights | 01 January 1995 |
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland, in 1886.
Any work originating in Mauritius, where the author of the work is a national of Mauritius or the work was first publised in Mauritius, is given the same copyright protection in each of the other Berne Convention member countries.
Whilst in some countries copyright protection is automatic as soon as the work is saved in material form, registering for copyright in Mauritius is extremely important in order for the copyright holder to have the all important proof of copyright.
Copyright Index is recognised in Mauritius and countries all around the world as a copyright authority providing official copyright registration. We exist to protect our members' work and to protect our members in events such as copyright disputes and copyright infringement. Members of the Copyright Index are provided with official certified copyrights for their work, as well as a host of other copyright features.
Issuing an official authorised certificate is just one of the ways we protect our members and their work.
Proof of copyright is absolutely necessary in an age where the publication, distribution and theft of work is so easy. It is unfortunate that we live in an age where copyright infringement is so common, and creators/owners of work lose substantial money by others using the intellectual property for their own gain. Copyright owners also lose a substantial amount of time and money trying to defend copyright disputes and prove the original work is theirs.
Copyright Index has been protecting its members and their work since 1999.
Benefits of being a member include:
We officially certify your work and register you as the owner and original creator/author of the work.
We offer advice and help with copyright disputes and copyright infringements.
We provide proof to legal professionals and courts of law that you are the official copyright owner.
We enable you to transfer rights to a third party should you wish to transfer copyright after being paid for the work you have created.
We provide a tracking system for your copyrighted work development and proof of concept.
We provide official stamps and logos that you may use on your work to prove official copyright and to deter theft of your work.
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