Berne allows for the transfer of rights; specific assignment tends to be considered a contract law issue.
In signatories to the Berne Convention, yes.
The copyright office in your country should make them available online. The Berne Convention is linked below.
Modern copyright is based on the Statute of Anne, 1709, but international copyright agreements stem from the Berne Convention, 1886.
The copyright office in your country should make them available online. The Berne Convention is linked below.
UK copyrights are recognized in the US as part of the Berne Convention.
Parliament amends and expands copyright law as needed, within the bounds of the Berne Convention.
Yes, the Berne Convention is an international copyright agreement. All signatory nations will recognise the copyright on works of authors from any other signatory nation.
Nearly all. All members of the World Trade Organization follow the Berne Convention.
Yes, if you have a copyright in any country covered under a multi-lateral treaty, such as the USA under the Berne Convention, your copyright must be honored and protected by the laws of the other 160 countries under that Convention.
Signatories to the Berne Convention (which includes the United States) cannot require formalities. Before Berne, works were only protected if they were published with a copyright symbol and registered with the Copyright Office; since Berne, works are automatically protected as soon as they are "fixed." If you wish to use materials created by someone else, even if they are not marked, you need their permission.
It varies from country to country. The first copyright law was written in England in 1709, and most contemporary laws are based on the Berne Convention of 1886.
All members of the World Trade Organization must have copyright laws aligned with the Berne Convention. There are 153 member states of the WTO.