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Music Glossary A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P Q R S T U W X Y Z 1 3 - word
- An ordered set of bits that is the normal unit in which information may be stored, transmitted, or operated upon within a given computer -
commonly 16 or 32 bits.
- World Intellectual Property Organization Treaties (WIPO)
- These treaties, negotiated in December 1996 by more than 100 nations at the World Intellectual Property Organization Diplomatic Conference in Geneva, will secure copyright protections in cyberspace and strengthen copyright law in nations around the world. They represent the most important overhaul of international copyright law in the last quarter-century. The treaties bring international copyright standards closer to U.S. law, raising the minimum standards for copyright protection worldwide and making it easier to fight piracy of American products overseas. The only changes in U.S. law required by the treaties involve prohibitions on technologies used to undermine the electronic "locks" protecting copyrighted works online. These prohibitions are included in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act passed this year as the treaties were approved, providing a model for international action and approval of the treaties. Thirty nations must ratify the WIPO treaties for them to take effect.
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Music Glossary 
