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BERNE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS (Paris Text 1971)
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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-8
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...
Authors
of
literary
and
artistic works
protected
by this
Convention
shall enjoy the
exclusive right
of making and of
authorizing
the
translation
of their
works
throughout the
term of protection
of their
rights
in the
original works
. ...
ARTICLE-9
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... (1)
Authors
of
literary
and
artistic works
protected
by this
Convention
shall have the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
the
reproduction
of these
works
, in any
manner
or form. ...
ARTICLE-11
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... (1)
Authors
of
dramatic
,
dramatico-musical
and
musical works
shall enjoy the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
:
(i) the
public
performance
of their
works
,
including
such
public
performance
by any means or process;
(ii) any
communication
to the
public
of the
performance
of their
works
.
...
ARTICLE-11bis
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... (1)
Authors
of
literary
and
artistic works
shall enjoy the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
:
(i) the broadcasting of their
works
or the
communication
thereof to the
public
by any other means of
wireless
diffusion of
signs
,
sounds
or
images
;
(ii) any
communication
to the
public
by
wire
or by
rebroadcasting
of the
broadcast
of the
work
, when this
communication
is made by an
organization
other than the
original
one;
(iii) the
public communication
by
loudspeaker
or any other analogous
instrument
transmitting, by
signs
,
sounds
or
images
, the
broadcast
of the
work
.
...
... (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-11ter
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... (1)
Authors
of
literary works
shall enjoy the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
:
(i) the
public
recitation of their
works
,
including
such
public
recitation by any means or process;
(ii) any
communication
to the
public
of the recitation of their
works
.
...
ARTICLE-12
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...
Authors
of
literary
or
artistic works
shall enjoy the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
adaptations
,
arrangements
and other
alterations
of their
works
. ...
ARTICLE-13
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... (1) Each
country
of the
Union
may impose for itself
reservations
and
conditions
on the
exclusive right
granted
to the
author
of a
musical work
and to the
author
of any words, the
recording
of which together with the
musical work
has already been
authorized
by the latter, to
authorize
the
sound
recording
of that
musical work
, together with such words, if any; but all such
reservations
and
conditions
shall apply only in the
countries
which have imposed them and shall not, in any
circumstances
, be prejudicial to the
rights
of these
authors
to obtain
equitable
remuneration
which, in the
absence
of
agreement
, shall be fixed by
competent authority
. ...
... (1) Each
country
of the
Union
may impose for itself
reservations
and
conditions
on the
exclusive right
granted
to the
author
of a
musical work
and to the
author
of any words, the
recording
of which together with the
musical work
has already been
authorized
by the latter, to
authorize
the
sound
recording
of that
musical work
, together with such words, if any; but all such
reservations
and
conditions
shall apply only in the
countries
which have imposed them and shall not, in any
circumstances
, be prejudicial to the
rights
of these
authors
to obtain
equitable
remuneration
which, in the
absence
of
agreement
, shall be fixed by
competent authority
. ...
ARTICLE-14
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... (1)
Authors
of
literary
or
artistic works
shall have the
exclusive right
of
authorizing
:
(i) the
cinematographic
adaptation
and
reproduction
of these
works
, and the
distribution
of the
works
thus adapted or
reproduced
;
(ii) the
public
performance
and
communication
to the
public
by
wire
of the
works
thus adapted or
reproduced
.
...
... (2) The
adaptation
into any other
artistic
form of a
cinematographic
production
derived from
literary
or
artistic works
shall, without
prejudice
to the
authorization
of the
author
of the
cinematographic
production
, remain
subject
to the
authorization
of the
authors
of the
original works
. ...
... (2) The
adaptation
into any other
artistic
form of a
cinematographic
production
derived from
literary
or
artistic works
shall, without
prejudice
to the
authorization
of the
author
of the
cinematographic
production
, remain
subject
to the
authorization
of the
authors
of the
original works
. ...
ARTICLE-14ter
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... (1) The
author
, or after his
death
the
persons
or
institutions
authorized
by
national legislation
, shall, with
respect
to
original works
of
art
and
original
manuscripts
of
writers
and
composers
, enjoy the
inalienable right
to an
interest
in any
sale
of the
work
subsequent
to the first
transfer
by the
author
of the
work
. ...
ARTICLE-II
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... (a)
Subject
to paragraph (3), if, after the
expiration
of a
period
of three
years
, or of any longer
period
determined
by the
national legislation
of the said
country
, commencing on the
date
of the first
publication
of the
work
, a
translation
of such
work
has not been
published
in a
language
in
general
use in that
country
by the
owner
of the
right of translation
, or with his
authorization
, any
national
of such
country
may obtain a
license
to make a
translation
of the
work
in the said
language
and
publish
the
translation
in
printed
or analogous forms of
reproduction
. ...
... (b) If, during the said
period
of six or nine
months
, a
translation
in the
language
in
respect
of which the
application
was made is
published
by the
owner
of the
right of translation
or with his
authorization
, no
license
under this
Article
shall be
granted
. ...
... (6) If a
translation
of a
work
is
published
by the
owner
of the
right of translation
or with his
authorization
at a
price
reasonably related to that normally charged in the
country
for
comparable works
, any
license
granted
under this
Article
shall
terminate
if such
translation
is in the same
language
and with substantially the same content as the
translation
published
under the
licence
. Any
copies
already made before the
license
terminated may
continue
to be
distributed
until their
stock
is
exhausted
. ...
ARTICLE-III
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... (ii) any longer
period
determined
by
national legislation
of the
country
referred to in paragraph (1), commencing on the same
date
,
copies
of such
edition
have not been
distributed
in that
country
to the
general public
or in
connection
with
systematic instructional activities
, by the
owner
of the
right of reproduction
or with his
authorization
, at a
price
reasonably related to that normally charged in the
country
for
comparable works
, any
national
of such
country
may obtain a
license
to
reproduce
and
publish
such
edition
at that or a lower
price
for use in
connection
with
systematic instructional activities
. ...
... (b) A
license
to
reproduce
and
publish
an
edition
which has been
distributed
as
described
in sub-paragraph (a) may also be
granted
under the
conditions
provided for in this
article
if, after the
expiration
of the applicable
period
, no
authorized
copies
of that
edition
have been on
sale
for a
period
of six
months
in the
country
concerned
to the
general public
or in
connection
with
systematic instructional activities
at a
price
reasonably related to that normally charged in the
country
for
comparable works
. ...
... (i) where the
translation
was not
published
by the
owner
of the
right of translation
or with his
authorization
, or ...
... (6) If
copies
of an
edition
of a
work
are
distributed
in the
country
referred to in paragraph (1) to the
general public
or in
connection
with
systematic instructional activities
, by the
owner
of the
right of reproduction
or with his
authorization
, at a
price
reasonably related to that normally charged in the
country
for
comparable works
, any
license
granted
under this
article
shall
terminate
if such
edition
is in the same
language
and with substantially the same content as the
edition
which was
published
under the said
license
. Any
copies
already made before the
license
terminates
may
continue
to be
distributed
until their
stock
is
exhausted
. ...
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). ...
ARTICLE-VI
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... IN
WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly
authorized
thereto, have
signed
this
Act
. ...
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