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The

all not

Convention also specifically provides that it affect the provisions of

nvention for the

Eks (Article XVII).

Protection

the 1886 Berne

of Literary and Artistic

The First Protocol to the Convention permits the similation of stateless persons and refugees as nationals a Contracting State. The Second Protocol extends the otection of the Convention to the published works of the

ited

its Nations,

Specialized

:ganization of American States.

Agencies

and

the

Under Article

VIII Of the 1971 Convention,

any

lates which have not signed the Convention may accede to : by depositing an instrument with the Director-General of

United Nations Educational, Organization.

the

Scientific

and Cultural

Article IX further states that accession

to

the 1971 Convention by a state which is not a party to the

952

constitute

accession to that also Convention shall onvention. Relations between States that are party to the 971 Convention and States that are party only to onvention shall be governed by the 1952 Convention.

the 1952

may

Under Article XIII, any Contracting State

the Director-General that the

notification

to

eclare by onvention shall apply to its territories.

United The

Kingdom

opyright Convention

the ratified

1952 Universal

and its Protocols on 27 June 1957 and

eclared their application to Hong Kong on 2 May 1973.

It

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