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COPYRIGHT

Term for photo- graphic, post- humous, .anonymous or pseudony- mous works

Exclusive right of translation

[Art. II, ADD. PAR.]

Posthumous works are inclvded amongst protected works.

Article V Authors of any of the countries of the Union, or their lawful representatives, shall enjoy in the other countries the exclusive right of making or authorizing the translation of their works [until the expiration of ten years from the publication of the original work in one of the countries of the Un- ion] during the whole duration of the right in the original work. But the exclusive right of translation shall cease to exist when the author shall not have made use of it within a period of ten years from the first publication of the origi-

be required to apply the provision of the preceding paragraph only to the ex- tent to which it agrees with their domestic law.

For photographic works and works obtained by a process analogous to pho- tography, for posthumous works, or anonymous, or pseudonymous works, the term of protection is regu- lated by the law of the coun- try where protection is claimed, but this term may not exceed the term fixed in the country of origin of the work.

Article 8

Authors of unpublished works within the jurisdic- tion of one of the countries of the Union, and authors of works published for the first time in one of these countries enjoy in the other countries of the Union dur- ing the whole term of the right in the original work the exclusive right to make or to authorize the transla- tion of their works.