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 PROCLA~fATIONS, 1934. 3413 COPYRIGHT-ARGENTINA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PIlOCLA11ATION WHEREAS it is provided by the act of Congress approved 11arch 4, tiPyright; Argen· 1909 (ch. 320,35 Stat. 1075-1088), entitled "An Act To amend and con- Vol. 35, p. 1075. solidate the Acts respecting copyright", that the copyright secured by the act, except the benefits under section 1 (e) thereof as to which special conditions are imposed, shall extend to the work of an author or proprietor who is a citizen or subject of a foreign state or nation, only upon certain conditions set forth in section 8 of the act, to wit: Vol. 35, p. 1077. "(a) When an alien author or proprietor shall be domiciled within the United States at the time of the first publication of his work; or "(b) When the foreign state or nation of which such author or proprietor is a citizen or subject grants, either by treaty, cOllvention, agreement, or law, to citizens of the United Staks the benefit of copy- right on substantially the same basis as to its own citizens, or copy- right protection substantially equal to the protection secured to such foreign author under this Act or by treaty; or when such foreign state or nation is 0. party to an international agreement which pro- vides for reciprocity in the granting of copyright, by the terms of which agreement the United States may, at its pleasure, become a party thereto"; and WHEREAS it is provided by section 1 (e) that the provisions of the act "so far as they secure copyright controlling the parts of instru- ments serving to reproduce mechanically the musical work, shall include only composItions published and copyrighted after this Act goes into effect, and shall not include the works of a foreign author or composer unless the foreign state or nation of which such author or composer is a citizen or subject grants, either by treaty, conven- tion, agreement, or law, to CItizens of the United States similar rights"; and WHEREAS the President is authorized by section 8 to determine by proclamation made from time to time tile existence of the recip- rocal conditions aforesaid, as the purposes of the act may require; and WHEREAS satisfactory official assurances have been received that Action by Argentina. on and after August 23, 1934, citizens of the United States will be entitled to obtain copyright for their works in Argentina which is substantially equal to the protection afforded by the copyright laws of the United States, including rights similar to those provided by section 1 (e); . NOW THEREFORE I FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Presi- . Benefits extended to d 'h 'dS " 'dd '' citizens of ,\rgentlns. ent of t e Umte tates of Amenca, 0 eclare and ~roclalm: That on and after August 23,1934, the conditions speCIfied in sections 8 (b) and 1 (e) of the act of March 4, 1909, will exist and be fulfilled in respect of the citizens of the Argentine Republic and that on and after August 23, 1934, citizens of the Argentine Republic shall be entitled to all the benefits of this act and acts amendatory thereof: PrfW'i~o•. Provided, That the enjoyment by any work of the rights and bene- ( "oncJitlol18. fits conferred by the act of March 4, 1909, and the acts amendatory thereof, shall be conditional upon compliance with the requirements and formalities prescribed with respect to such works by the copyright laws of the United States; And providedjurther, That the provisions of section 1 (e) of the act Modechanjical. m)usdiedcal fMh 09' f 1 '} II' repr nct Ol18lnC n . o arc 4, 19 ,mso ar as t ley secure copyng lt contro mg parts of instruments serving to reproduce mechllnicully musical works shall