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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1886.
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The insertion of musical compositions in collections destined for schools of music shall be, nevertheless, considered an unlawful reproduction.
ARTICLE IX.
Articles extracted from newspapers or from periodical collections published in one of the countries of the Union may be reproduced, either in original or translation, in the other countries of the Union. But this power shall not extend to the reproduction, either in original or translation, of serial novels ("romans feuilletons") or articles on science or art. The same rule shall hold good with regard to other articles of some length, extracted from newspapers or periodical collections, when the authors or publishers shall have expressly declared in the newspaper or collection in which the articles appear that they prohibit the reproduction thereof.
In no case shall the prohibition stipulated in the preceding paragraph apply to articles of political discussion.
It is understood that difficulties arising with regard to the application of this Article are reserved for the decision of the respective Tribunals, conformably to the domestic law of each country of the Union.
ARTICLE X.
The right of protection of musical works entails the prohibition of pieces called musical arrange- ments, as well as of other pieces which, without the consent of the author, are composed on themes taken from the above-named works, or are the reproduction of an original work with modifications, reductions, or additions.
ARTICLE XI.
The stipulations of Article II shall apply to the public representation of dramatic or dramatico- musical works, whether these works be published or not.
Authors of dramatic or dramatico-musical works shall, during the period of their exclusive right of translation, be reciprocally protected against the unauthorized public representation of the translation of their works.
The stipulations of Article II shall equally apply to the public performance of unpublished musical works or of published works in which the author shall have expressly declared on the title-page, or at the beginning of the work, that he prohibits their public performance.
ARTICLE XII.
In order to secure to all literary and artistic works the protection stipulated in Article II, and in order that authors of the said works may, until proof to the contrary, be considered as such, and allowed in consequence to institute proceedings against literary piracy before the Tribunals of the several countries of the Union, it will be sufficient that their name be indicated on the title-page of the work, at the bottom of the dedication or preface, or at the end of the work.
For anonymous or pseudonymous works, the publisher whose name is indicated on the work is authorized to protect the rights belonging to the author. He is without other proofs, deemed the re- presentative of the anonymous or pseudonymous author.
ARTICLE XIII.
Every .pirated work may be seized on importation into those countries of the Union where the original work has the right of legal protection.
The seizure shall take place either at the request of the Public Ministry or of the party interested, conformably to the domestic legislation of each country.
ARTICLE XIV.
It is understood that the stipulations of the present Convention shall not prejudice in any way whatever the right which appertains to the Government of each country of the Union of permitting, superintending, or prohibiting, by legislative measures or by the police, the circulation, representation, or exhibition of any work or production in regard to which the competent authority shall require to exercise this right.
ARTICLE XV.
The present Convention, under the reserves and conditions to be settled by mutual consent, is applicable to all works which, at the date of its coming into force, have not yet become public property in their country of origin; or when it concerns a manuscript or unpublished work in the country to which the author belongs.
ARTICLE XVI.
It is understood that the Governments of the countries of the Union reserve to themselves respect- ively the right to make separate arrangements between themselves, in so far as these arrangements shall confer upon authors or their representatives more extensive rights than those accorded by the Union, or shall include other stipulations not opposed to the present Convention.