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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html

Full text of the international treaty first signed in 1886, and ratified by 165 nations.

Buenos Aires Convention
http://ipmall.info/hosted_Resources/lipa/copyrights/The Buenos Aires Convention.pdf

Signed in 1910, this treaty has been incorporated into the Berne Convention and is notable for stating the “rule of the shorter term” of copyright protection.

Universal Copyright Convention UCC
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/culture/themes/creativity/creative-industries/copyright/

The Universal Copyright Convention was developed by UNESCO as an alternative to the Berne Convention for those states that disagreed with aspects of the Berne Convention but still wished to participate in some form of multilateral copyright protection.

World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en

The World Intellectual Property Organization is the United Nations agency dedicated to the use of intellectual property (patents, copyright, trademarks, designs, etc.) as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity.

Rome Convention
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/rome/summary_rome.html

Summary of the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organisations (1961)

Geneva Phonograms Convention
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/phonograms/

Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms

WIPO Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaty WPPT
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wppt/

The WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) deals with the rights of two kinds of beneficiaries, particularly in the digital environment: (1) performers (actors, singers, musicians, etc.) and (2) producers of phonograms (persons or legal entities that take the initiative and have the responsibility for the fixation of sounds).

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_04_e.htm

Text of TRIPS: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property covering copyright and related rights