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Old 02-24-2012, 05:28 AM   #459
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Originally Posted by rogue_librarian View Post
Do tell? Article 12 concerns the "Right of Adaptation, Arrangement and Other Alteration", if I'm not mistaken. Here's the full text of the treaty. I didn't find piracy mentioned anywhere, perhaps you could be more specific?
That's the modern treaty. Article 12 of the original 1886 treaty states:

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Pirated works may be seized on importation into those countries of the Union where the original work enjoys legal protection. The seizure shall take place in accordance with the domestic legislation of each country.
And here's a fun advertisement from 1906, issued by a firm of American lawyers touting for business:

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