The Universal Copyright Convention (1988) by Coalition for Networked Information
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protected under this Convention either in their original form or in any
form recognizably derived from the original. 2. However, any Contracting State may, by its domestic legislation, make exceptions that do not conflict with the spirit and provisions of this Convention, to the rights mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article. Any State whose legislation so provides, shall nevertheless accord a reasonable degree of effective protection to each of the rights to which exception has been made. ARTICLE V 1. The rights referred to in Article I shall include the exclusive right of the author to make, publish and authorize the making and publication of translations of works protected under this Convention. 2. However, any Contracting State may, by its domestic legislation, restrict the right of translation of writings, but only subject to the following provisions: (a) If, after the expiration of a period of seven years from the date of the first publication of a writing, a translation of such writing has not been published in a language in general use in the Contracting State, by the owner of the right of translation or with his authorization, any national of such Contracting State may obtain a non-exclusive licence from the competent authority thereof to translate the work into that language and publish the work so translated. (b) Such national shall in accordance with the procedure of |
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