 Zimbabwe is a member of the Berne Convention. Foreign nationals as a result can be protected and receive the same treatment to nationals under the condition that their country is a member of the Berne Convention too. Works of foreign nationals are also protected as provided for in the contracts of reciprocal agreements signed by the copyright societies with other societies in foreign countries. However, the country is not a signatory to either the WIPO Copyright Treaty nor the WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty