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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1886. 995
Considering, moreover, that an international codification is in the nature of things, and will be effected sooner or later, and that it is expedient to pave the way for it by indicating, at the present moment, upon some essential points, the way in which it is desirable that this codification should be made;
Think it right to submit to the Governments of all the countries the following views:-
1. The protection accorded to authors of literary or artistic works should last for their life, and after their death for a period of years which should not be less than thirty.
2. It is expedient to favour as much as possible the tendency towards the complete assimilation of the right of translation to the right of reproduction in general.
Inclosure 5 in No. 25.
(Translation.)
Final Protocol of the International Conference for the Protection of the Rights of Authors.
THE Undersigned, Delegates to the International Conference for the Protection of the Rights of Authors, are convinced, after the thorough investigation to which they have submitted the subject, that it would be for the general interest to unify as much as possible the principles regulating the question in different countries, and that for this purpose measures should be taken to constitute an Union similar to those which exist for other objects of an eminently international nature.
In conse- quence, they have agreed to submit, for the examination of their respective Governments, a draft of Convention embodying the minimum of rights which, in the opinion of the Conference, the Contracting Countries would be able reciprocally to guarantee to the authors of literary or artistic works.
The Conference has also thought it right to record in a document annexed the expression of its views as to two essential points which have not appeared to it to be susceptible for the present of regu- lation in a uniform manner.
The Delegates will hasten to transmit to their Governments the result of their deliberations contained in the drafts hereto annexed, and request the Swiss Federal Council to transmit it likewise to the Governments which have not taken part in the Conference, and otherwise to continue the necessary steps with a view to the conclusion of the understanding of which it has taken the initiative.
Done at Berne, the 18th day of September, 1884, in a single copy, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Swiss Confederation.
(Signed)
REICHARDT. MEYER.
DAMBACH.
EMIL STEINBACH.
JULES ZÁDOR.
G. ERREMBAULT DE DUDZEELE.
DR. R. THURMANN.
EMMANUEL ARAGO.
LOUIS ULBACH.
RENÉ LAVOLLÉE.
F. O. ADAMS.
LOUIS JOSEPH JANVIER. :
B. L. VERWEY.
A. LAGERHEIM.
F. BÆTZMANN.
L. RUCHONNET. - DROZ.
A. D'ORELLI.
(Extract.)
No. 26.
Mr. Adams to Earl Granville.-(Received September 28.)
Berne, September 26, 1884.
THE whole of the proceedings of the International Copyright Conference will be forwarded to your Lordship in a collected form in the course of next week.
Meanwhile I take the liberty of addressing to your Lordship the following observations. The original programme of the Federal Council was naturally of a modest description.
The German Delegation presented their carefully-prepared series of questions; they argued every point with earnestness, ability, and learning; and they succeeded in transforming a moderate programine into a draft Convention of considerable dimensions.