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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I've been looking at the current text of the Berne Convention.
I'm not sure whether you're right or not. I thought it would be clear, but the more I read it the more puzzled I get.
Can anyone quote article and clause to justify either position? |
International conventions and treatsies are known as "negotiable" texts, ie if not explicitly prohibited then it is allowed. Most laws, outside civil law, are known as "non-negotaible" texts, hence if not explicitly allowed (usually as an exception in a specific clause) then it is prohibited.