See also: Directive 2001/29/EC of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society, article 2.Member States shall provide authors with the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any communication or reproduction to the public of their works.Slovakia is a party to the Berne Convention and the Paris Act since January 1, 1993. Slovakia ratified the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on January 14, 2000.As a member of the WTO, Slovakia is also a party to the TRIPS Agreement.  Slovakia has not notified any derogations under the WPPT or the WCT, see:  http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/notifications/wppt/treaty_wppt_13.html and http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ShowResults.jsp?country_id=156C&start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_id=16&treaty_id=20