INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS 605
It is understood that, in the case of a work for which the translating right has fallen into the public do- main, the translator cannot oppose the translation of the same work by other writers.
Protocol I. As regards Article IV, it is agreed [that those countries of the Union where the character of ar- tistic works is not refused to photographs, engage to admit them to the benefits of the Convention con- cluded to-day, from the date of its coming into effect. They are, however, not bound to protect the authors of such works fur- ther than is permitted by their own legislation, ex- cept in the case of interna- tional engagements already existing, or which may here- after be entered into by them.]
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(b.) Photographic works, and those obtained by similar processes, are admitted to the benefit of the provisions of these acts, in so far as the
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dice to the rights of the au thor of the original work.
The contracting coun^ tries are pledged to secure protection in the case of the works mentioned above.
Works of art applied to Works of art industry are protected so applied to far as the domestic legisla- '*>dustry tion of each country allows.
Article 3
The present Convention Photographic applies to photographic works pro- works and to works ob- tained by any process an- alogous to photography. The contracting countries are pledged to guarantee protection to such works.
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