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1. Conference interpretation is an oral intellectual exercise, quite distinct from drafting a written text. Interpreters work in the heat of debate, thinking as they speak. The interpretation cannot therefore be transferred to paper directly; considerable editing is required. In most cases, it is probably easier to record the papers and discussions in the original language and to use the services of a translator afterwards if necessary. 2. Intellectual and creative works and their use by third parties are protected by national legislation, bilateral and international agreements, in particular the International Copyright Convention and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Artistic and Literary Works. WIPO and UNESCO are responsible for the administration of these international copyright agreements. 3. The performance of conference interpreters is protected by the Berne Convention which provides protection for the interests of authors; translations are protected as original works and translators are protected as authors. When fixed in material form, of any nature whatsoever (printed, sound or audio visual recording, records, discs, magnetic tapes, videos, slides, films, wire, cable, transparencies, photocopies, microfiche, or any similar method) the performance of the conference interpreter becomes a translation within the meaning of the Berne Convention and the exclusive rights provided for in the convention apply to the author. 4. Because the agreements on copyright protect the legitimate rights of the author, no-one may publish the work of an author or exploit it in any other way without the preliminary consent of the author; the exclusive right to grant such authorization belongs solely to the author, i.e. the interpreter. 5. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (10 December 1948) recognizes as a matter of principle the protection of the moral and material rights of authors in relation to their works. 6. No interpreter may be recorded without his/her knowledge and without his/her consent. 7. Conference organisers who wish to record the interpretation should therefore consult the interpreters.
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