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BERNE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS (Paris Text 1971)
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ARTICLE-13
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... (3)
Recordings
made in
accordance
with paragraphs (1) and (2) of this
Article
and imported without
permission
from the
parties
concerned
into a
country
where they are treated as infringing
recordings
shall be
liable
to
seizure
. ...
ARTICLE-15
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... (b)
Countries
of the
Union
which make such designation under the
terms
of this
provision
shall notify the
Director General
by means of a
written declaration
giving
full
information
concerning
the
authority
thus
designated
. The
Director General
shall at once
communicate
this
declaration
to all other
countries
of the
Union
. ...
ARTICLE-18
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... (3) The
application
of this
principle
shall be
subject
to any
provisions
contained in
special
conventions
to that
effect
existing
or to be concluded between
countries
of the
Union
. In the
absence
of such
provisions
, the respective
countries
shall determine, each in so far as it is
concerned
, the
conditions
of
application
of this
principle
. ...
ARTICLE-22
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... (i) deal with all matters
concerning
the
maintenance
and
development
of the
Union
and the
implementation
of this
Convention
; ...
... (ii) give directions
concerning
the
preparation
for
conferences
of
revision
to the
International Bureau
of
Intellectual Property
(hereinafter
designated
as "the
International Bureau
") referred to in the
Convention
establishing
the
World Intellectual Property Organization
' (hereinafter
designated
as "the
Organization
"),
due
account
being taken of any comments made by those
countries
of the
Union
which are not bound by
Articles
22
to
26
; ...
... (iii)
review
and
approve
the
reports
and
activities
of the
Director General
of the
Organization
concerning
the
Union
, and give him all necessary
instructions
concerning
matters within the
competence
of the
Union
; ...
... (iii)
review
and
approve
the
reports
and
activities
of the
Director General
of the
Organization
concerning
the
Union
, and give him all necessary
instructions
concerning
matters within the
competence
of the
Union
; ...
... (c) Notwithstanding the
provisions
of subparagraph (b), if, in any
session
, the
number
of
countries
represented is less than one half but
equal
to or more than one third of the
countries
members
of the
Assembly
, the
Assembly
may make
decisions
but, with the
exception
of
decisions
concerning
its own
procedure
, all such
decisions
shall take
effect
only if the following
conditions
are fulfilled. The
International Bureau
shall
communicate
the said
decisions
to the
countries
members
of the
Assembly
which were not represented and shall invite them to express in
writing
their
vote
or
abstention
within a
period
of three
months
from the
date
of the
communication
. If, at the
expiration
of this
period
, the
number
of
countries
having thus expressed their
vote
or
abstention
attains the
number
of
countries
which was lacking for attaining the
quorum
in the
session
itself, such
decisions
shall take
effect
provided that at the same
time
the required
majority
still obtains. ...
ARTICLE-24
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... (2) The
International Bureau
shall
assemble
and
publish
information
concerning
the
protection of copyright
. Each
country
of the
Union
shall promptly
communicate
to the
International Bureau
all new
laws
and
official
texts
concerning
the
protection of copyright
. ...
... (2) The
International Bureau
shall
assemble
and
publish
information
concerning
the
protection of copyright
. Each
country
of the
Union
shall promptly
communicate
to the
International Bureau
all new
laws
and
official
texts
concerning
the
protection of copyright
. ...
... (4) The
International Bureau
shall, on
request
, furnish
information
to any
country
of the
Union
on matters
concerning
the
protection of copyright
. ...
... (b) The
International Bureau
may consult with
intergovernmental
and
international
non-governmental organizations
concerning
preparations
for
conferences
of
revision
. ...
ARTICLE-25
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... (iii)
sale
of, or
royalties
on, the
publications
of the
International Bureau
concerning
the
Union
; ...
ARTICLE-30
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... (b) Any
country
outside the
Union
may
declare
, in
acceding
to this
Convention
and
subject
to
Article
8
of this
Act
concerning
the
right of translation
, the
provisions
of
Article
5 of the
Union
Convention
of 1886, as completed at
Paris
in 1896, on the clear
understanding
that the said
provisions
are applicable only to
translations
into a
language
in
general
use in the said
country
.
Subject
to
Article
I
(6)(b) of the Appendix, any
country
has the
right
to apply, in
relation
to the
right of translation
of
works
whose
country of origin
is a
country
availing itself of such a
reservation
, a
protection
which is
equivalent
to the
protection
granted
by the latter
country
. ...
ARTICLE-31
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... (4) This
article
shall in no way be understood as implying the
recognition
or tacit
acceptance
by a
country
of the
Union
of the
factual
situation
concerning
a
territory
to which this
Convention
is made applicable by another
country
of the
Union
by
virtue
of a
declaration
under paragraph (1). ...
ARTICLE-33
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... (1) Any
dispute
between two or more
countries
of the
Union
concerning
the
interpretation
or
application
of this
Convention
, not settled by
negotiation
, may, by any one of the
countries
concerned
, be brought before the
International Court of Justice
by
application
in
conformity
with the
Statute of the Court
, unless the
countries
concerned
agree
on some other
method
of
settlement
. The
country
bringing the
dispute
before the
Court
shall inform the
International Bureau
; the
International Bureau
shall bring the matter to the
attention
of the other
countries
of the
Union
. ...
... (1) Any
dispute
between two or more
countries
of the
Union
concerning
the
interpretation
or
application
of this
Convention
, not settled by
negotiation
, may, by any one of the
countries
concerned
, be brought before the
International Court of Justice
by
application
in
conformity
with the
Statute of the Court
, unless the
countries
concerned
agree
on some other
method
of
settlement
. The
country
bringing the
dispute
before the
Court
shall inform the
International Bureau
; the
International Bureau
shall bring the matter to the
attention
of the other
countries
of the
Union
. ...
... (1) Any
dispute
between two or more
countries
of the
Union
concerning
the
interpretation
or
application
of this
Convention
, not settled by
negotiation
, may, by any one of the
countries
concerned
, be brought before the
International Court of Justice
by
application
in
conformity
with the
Statute of the Court
, unless the
countries
concerned
agree
on some other
method
of
settlement
. The
country
bringing the
dispute
before the
Court
shall inform the
International Bureau
; the
International Bureau
shall bring the matter to the
attention
of the other
countries
of the
Union
. ...
ARTICLE-II
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... (1) Any
country
which has
declared
that it will avail itself of the faculty provided for in this
Article
shall be entitled, so far as
works
published
in
printed
or analogous forms of
reproduction
are
concerned
, to substitute for the
exclusive right
of
translation
provided for in
Article
IV
. ...
... (b) A
license
under the
conditions
provided for in this
Article
may also be
granted
if all the
editions
of the
translation
published
in the
language
concerned
are
out of print
. ...
ARTICLE-III
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... (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
. ...
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). ...
... (i) that the
license
provides, in favor of the
owner
of the
right of translation
or of
reproduction
, as the
case
may be, for just
compensation
that is consistent with standards of
royalties
normally operating on licenses
freely
negotiated between
persons
in the two
countries
concerned
, and ...
ARTICLE-V
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... (i) if it is a
country
to which
Article
30
(2)(a) applies, make a
declaration
under that
provision
as far as the
right of translation
is
concerned
; ...
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