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when even such extreme limits are not reached.
" It remains also for all those works of art, which on account of their age, do not come under the provisions of modern legislation in the matter of copyright.
" Proper legislative reforms are required. As a matter of fact, since the existence of public dominion over an author's works after a certain period of time is recognized in what concerns its financial value, it is not easy to see why a moral protection over works of art should not be regularly assumed by the State when the copyright period has come to an end.
" In the same way that the State has prepared a catalogue of art objects belonging to private individuals which cannot even be removed from place to place without the intervention of special officials attached to this service, why should it not become law that musical and literary works cannot
be launched commercially except on determined conditions ? There is no reason why the State should only exercise its rights for fiscal purposes and not for artistic reasons : Moreover, this protection which the State can give need not be limited to cases of grave and unjust damage but might include all cases in which a work of art undergoes deformation, contamination or maltreatment, etc.
In this way a notable step forward would be taken for the defence of art, while at the same time a small advantage would perhaps derive therefrom for the State but especially an important economic advantage for contemporary artists who would see the competition with their predecessors diminished.
" In any case, if the Institute of Intellectual Cooperation should decide to tackle the problems, the International Institute for the Unification of Private Rights will certainly be very pleased to collaborate with all the means at its disposal.