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Imperial Act nor passes substantially identical legislation, 
should not enjoy in other parts of the Empire any rights 
except such as may be conferred by Order in Council, or, 
within a self-governing Dominion, by Order of the Governor 
in Council. 
(e) The Legislature of any British possession (whether 
a self-governing Dominion or not) to which the new Imperial 
Act extends, should have power to modify or add to any of 
its provisions in its application to the Possession ; but, 
except so far as such modifications and additions relate to 
procedure and remedies, they should apply only to works 
the authors whereof are resident in the Possession and to 
works first published therein, 
Reveal of existing Copyright Acts 
3. The Conference is of opinion that as from the date on 
which the new Imperial Act takes effect, the existing Imperial 
Copyright Acts should be repealed so far as regards the parts 
of the Empire to which the new Act extends. In any self- 
governing Dominion to which the new Imperial Act does not 
extend the existing Imperial Acts should, so far as they are 
operative in that Dominion, continue in force until repealed 
by the Legislature of that Dominion 
International Copyright 
4.—(a) The Conference is of opinion that, save in so far 
as it may be extended by Orders in Council, copyright under 
the new Imperial Act should subsist only in works of which 
the author is a British subject, or is bona fide resident in one 
of the parts of the British Empire to which the Act extends ; 
and that copyright should cease if the work be first published 
elsewhere than in such parts of the Empire. 
(b) The Conference is of opinion that, if possible, it should 
be made clear on ratification that the obligations imposed 
by the Convention on the British Empire should relate solely 
to works the authors of which are subjects or citizens of a 
country of the Union, or bona fide resident therein ; and 
that in any case it is essential that the above reservation 
should be made in regard to any self-governing Dominion 
which so desires. 
@ 5. His Majesty should have power to direct by Order in 
Council that the benefits of the new Imperial Act, or any 
part thereof, shall be granted, with or without conditions, to 
the works of authors, being subjects or citizens of or residents