The law of motion pictures (1918)

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850 APPENDIX Special Conventions and domestic legislation may govern. Provisions of Convention to apply to new accessions. More extensive rights may be granted by domestic legislation. More extensive right may be secured by special treaties. But if a work by reason of the expiration of the term of protection which was previously secured for it has fallen into the public domain of the country where protection is claimed, such work will not be protected anew. This principle will be applied in accordance with the stipulations to that effect contained in the special Conventions either existing or to be concluded between countries of the Union, and in default of such stipulations, its application wall be regulated by each country in its own case. The preceding provisions apply equally in the case of new accessions to the Union and where the term of protection would be extended by the application of Article 7. Article 19 The provisions of the present Convention do not prevent a claim for the application of more favorable provisions which may be enacted by the legislation of a country of the Union in favor of foreigners in general. Article 20 The governments of the countries of the Union reserve the right to make between themselves special treaties, when these treaties would confer upon authors more