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BERNE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS (Paris Text 1971)
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ARTICLE-6
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... (3) The
countries
of the
Union
which
restrict
the
grant
of
copyright
in
accordance
with this Article shall give
notice
thereof to the
Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
(hereinafter
designated
as "the
Director General
") by a
written declaration
specifying the
countries
in
regard
to which
protection
is
restricted
, and the
restrictions
to which
rights
of
authors
who are
nationals
of those
countries
are subjected. The
Director General
shall immediately
communicate
this
declaration
to all the
countries
of the
Union
. ...
ARTICLE-6bis
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... (2) The
rights
granted
to the
author
in
accordance
with the preceding paragraph shall, after his
death
, be maintained, at least until the
expiry
of the
economic rights
, and shall be exercisable by the
persons
or
institutions
authorized
by the
legislation
of the
country
where
protection
is claimed. However, those
countries
whose
legislation
, at the moment of their
ratification
of or
accession
to this
Act
, does not provide for the
protection
after the
death of the author
of all the
rights
set out in the preceding paragraph may provide that some of these
rights
may, after his
death
, cease to be maintained. ...
ARTICLE-10
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... (3) Where use is made of
works
in
accordance
with the preceding paragraphs of this Article, mention shall be made of the
source
, and of the
name
of the
author
, if it appears thereon. ...
ARTICLE-11bis
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... (3) In the
absence
of any
contrary
stipulation,
permission
granted
in
accordance
with paragraph (1) of this Article shall not imply
permission
to
record
, by means of
instruments
recording
sounds
or
images
, the
work
broadcast
. It shall, however, be a matter for
legislation
in the
countries
of the
Union
to determine the
regulations
for ephemeral
recordings
made by a
broadcasting organization
by means of its own
facilities
and used for its own
broadcasts
. The
preservation
of these
recordings
in
official
archives
may, on the ground of their
exceptional
documentary
character
, be
authorized
by such
legislation
. ...
ARTICLE-13
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... (2)
Recordings
of
musical works
made in a
country
of the
Union
in
accordance
with Article 13 (3) of the
Convention
signed
at
Rome
on June 2, 1928, and at
Brussels
on June 26, 1948, may be
reproduced
in that
country
without the
permission
of the
author
of the
musical work
until a
date
two
years
after that
country
becomes bound by this
Act
. ...
... (3)
Recordings
made in
accordance
with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Article and imported without
permission
from the
parties
concerned
into a
country
where they are treated as infringing
recordings
shall be
liable
to
seizure
. ...
ARTICLE-16
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... (3) The
seizure
shall take
place
in
accordance
with the
legislation
of each
country
. ...
ARTICLE-23
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... (v) in
accordance
with the
decisions
of the
Assembly
and having
regard
to
circumstances
arising between two
ordinary
sessions
of the
Assembly
, take all necessary
measures
to ensure the
execution
of the
program
of the
Union
by the
Director General
; ...
ARTICLE-24
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... (a) The
International Bureau
shall, in
accordance
with the directions of the
Assembly
and in
cooperation
with the
Executive Committee
, make the
preparations
for the
conferences
of
revision
of the
provisions
of the
Convention
other than Articles
22
to
26
. ...
ARTICLE-25
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... (f) If the
budget
is not
adopted
before the beginning of a new
financial period
, it shall be at the same level as the
budget
of the
previous year
, in
accordance
with the
financial
regulations
. ...
ARTICLE-26
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... (3) Any
amendment
to the Articles referred to in paragraph (1) shall
enter into force
one
month
after
written notifications
of
acceptance
, effected in
accordance
with their respective
constitutional
processes
, have been
received
by the
Director General
from three fourths of the
countries
members
of the
Assembly
at the
time
it
adopted
the
amendment
. Any
amendment
to the said Articles thus
accepted
shall bind all the
countries
which are
members
of the
Assembly
at the
time
the
amendment
enters into
force
, or which become
members
thereof at a
subsequent
date
, provided that any
amendment
increasing
the
financial obligations
of
countries
of the
Union
shall bind only those
countries
which have notified their
acceptance
of such
amendment
. ...
ARTICLE-28
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... (c) Any
country
of the
Union
which, in
accordance
with sub-paragraph (b), has excluded
provisions
therein referred to from the
effects
of its
ratification
or
accession
may at any later
time
declare
that it extends the
effects
of its
ratification
or
accession
to those
provisions
. Such
declaration
shall be
deposited
with the
Director General
. ...
ARTICLE-33
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... (3) Any
country
having made a
declaration
in
accordance
with the
provisions
of paragraph (2) may, at any
time
,
withdraw
its
declaration
by
notification
addressed to the
Director General
. ...
ARTICLE-36
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... (1) Any
country
party
to this
Convention
undertakes
to
adopt
, in
accordance
with its
constitution
, the
measures
necessary to ensure the
application
of this
Convention
. ...
ARTICLE-I
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... (5) Any
country
which is bound by the
provisions
of this
Act
and which has
deposited
a
declaration
or a
notification
in
accordance
with Article
31
(1) with
respect
to the
application
of this
Act
to a particular
territory
, the
situation
of which can be regarded as analogous to that of the
countries
referred to in paragraph (1), may, in
respect
of such
territory
, make the
declaration
referred to in paragraph (1) and the
notification
of renewal referred to in paragraph (2). As long as such
declaration
or
notification
remains in
effect
, the
provisions
of this Appendix shall be applicable to the
territory
in
respect
of which it was made. ...
ARTICLE-II
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... (i) the
translation
is made from a
copy
made and acquired in
accordance
with the
laws
of the said
country
; ...
ARTICLE-IV
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... (1) A
license
under Article
III
may be
granted
only if the
applicant
, in
accordance
with the
procedure
of the
country
concerned
, establishes either that he has requested, and has been denied,
authorization
by the
owner
of the
right
to make and
publish
the
translation
or to
reproduce
and
publish
the
edition
, as the
case
may be, or that, after
due
diligence
on his part, he was
unable
to
find
the
owner
of the
right
. At the same
time
as making the
request
, the
applicant
shall inform any
national
or
international
information center
referred to in paragraph (2). ...
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