Member States shall provide authors with the exclusive right to authorise or prohibit any reproduction to the public of their works.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. Sweden is a party to the Berne Convention since August 1, 1904 and the Paris Act since September 20, 1973 (articles 22-38) and October 10, 1974 (articles 1-21). Sweden ratified the WIPO Copyright Treaty and the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty on December 14, 2009.As a member of the WTO, Sweden is also a party to the TRIPS Agreement.  Sweden notified certain derogations under the WPPT, see:  http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/notifications/wppt/treaty_wppt_78.html