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(c) The act complained of must be such that it would §§ 29, 30.
constitute an infringomont in the country of
origin;
(d) AH conditions and formalities required by the law
of the country of origin must have been com- plied with;
(e) In the case of books and dramatic ]3ieces, if a com-
plete authorised English translation has not been published in the United Kingdom within ten years from the date of first publication in the country of origin, the right of publishing or performing an English translation becomes free;
(f ) English newspapers, provided they acknowledge the
source, may, without j^ermission, reprint from foreign newspajDers (1) all articles of political discussion; (2) any other articles, unless the re- production is prohibited by a conspicuous notice;
(g) Authors of non-treaty States may bo excluded from
the right to acquire copyright by first publica- tion in a foreign country named in the Order; or the publishers of their works may be sub- stituted for the author as the person in whose name proceedings must be taken.
Before making any Order under the International Copyright Acts, His Majesty must be satisfied that the foreign country or countries nameel in the Order will give adequate protection to British works in that country.
Under the Act an Order of the King in Council Avill, Effect of subject to the provisoes in clause 29, operate to protect OounciTunder foreign works as if the foreign country named in the the Act. Order was a part of the British dominions to which the Act extends: the Order of the King in Council will not, however, protect foreign works in the self-governing dominions whether such dominions have or have not adopted the Act. Each self -governing dominion may decide for itself the question of international copyright in so far as the rights of foreign autliors in that dominion are concerned.
The principal alterations in the law of international Summary of
COpvright will be— alterations in
(1) Complete freedom to the self-governing elominions iuternational
copyright.
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