Can anybody help me with the exact length of the wartime extension to the Italian copyright term for nationals of the (non-Italian) signatories to the 1947 peace treaty? My reference sources say the extension runs from "the day World War II started" until December 25, 1947. Is the starting date when Germany invaded Poland (Sept. 1, 1939)? Or when Britain and France declared war on Germany (Sept. 3, 1939)? Or, maybe more likely, when Italy declared war on Britain and France (June 10, 1940)?
To compound the problem, I have a reference to decisions of the Tribunal of Rome on February 17 and May 29, 1995 (Diritto di Autore, 1995, 591 & 604) which are said to state that the wartime extension lasts 5 years and 10 months -- a period compatible with none of the above.
Believe it or not, this question is of more than purely theoretical interest to me. Thanks to any of you for helping out.
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