Whereas Ricordi asserted that the works of Puccini continued to enjoy protection in Germany until 31 December 1994, that being the date on which the term of seventy years post mortem auctoris expired as a result of the non-discriminatory application of national legislation (Articles 120 and 121 of the UrhG), the Land Hessen claimed that, under Article 7 of the Berne Convention, La Bohème was only entitled to the fifty-six years of protection provided for under Italian law, and that, accordingly, such protection had expired on 31 December 1980.
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