berne plus
Berne-plus, adj. Copyright. Of or relating to a copyright-treaty provision that affords greater intellectual-property protection than the minimum required by the Berne Convention, either by granting stronger rights or by extending protection to new forms of subject matter. • The term arose during negotiations over the TRIPs Agreement, reflecting the principle that the treaty should incorporate and build on existing international law. The WIPO treaties are said to be “Berne-plus” treaties because they incorporate Berne protections and add additional protections of their own.
