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1 a Berne

Union

country,

such with

a country.

彝

XUS

Cotection

)IKS

of

or by virtue of the author's

is accorded to the

authors

who

are

the On

latter, copyright

published and unpublished nationals of or residents in a

erne Union country (Articles 4-6).

•

or

erms

of

£

With some exceptions, protection must be granted If the at least 50

after the author's death. years protection of two countries differ, the duration

is protection

to be governed by the law in the country protection is claimed, but the duration of protection in the country of

here

hould

not

exceed

the

-

duration

rigin of the work (Article 7).

fixed

Subject to certain

guarantees

authors

the exclusive

adapt, arrange

and

the limitations,

Convention

to rights

reproduce,

their broadcast

works; authorize

dramatic, dramatico-musical

and

translations; perform

usical works in

nd

orks.

·

2.

the

authorship;

performance

to

object

public; recite literary works in public;

the

of such public communicate to

The Convention also provides for "moral rights", to any the utilation, deformation, modification or derogatory action n relation to the work which would be prejudicial to the .uthor's reputation (Articles 11-14).

right to

claim

j.

Under

Article

25

of

the

Convention,

countries

Jutside the Union may

1otification

in

Conferderation.

Jay

in

writing

notify

the Swiss

Convention to the accede

writing

Government to the Under Article 26, any country of the Union the

by

of the Swiss

that Government

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