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      International Copyright.

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      authors or their assigns shall have the excluworks sive rig for ht to which ¦ dramatise copyri or ht translate shall have any b been of their

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      port " first , " and publish the , word dramatise s " so , printed translate , published , or im- , ¦ BB or ^ pf Bl " -BB imported — - »— BB B . hpf ¦» - bB — ¦— -bf- - b > " bbp shall BBBaVBTBaaK «¦ - read ¦ > Bjr b > V -MB > S " so B aB , » ¦»« # " printed U PaW 4 b b _ ¥ 4 b 1 ¦*» ~^ B ^ fB , , K pub B _ T % J ^* ^ f ^^ T -A

      ¦ lished , dramatised , translated , or imported . " person That in bf who Section after 4 , the 964 , re after cording the words of the " title every of

      W *^ ^¦¦ bf * *^^ ^^ —¦¦ t v ^~^™ bb" , aa bi b bb bf ^ ja- ^ a » ^ v v * ^^ r ^ M ^ ir ^ iv ^ v ^ 4 B ^ w ^^ ^»^»^» M ^ k % ^ ^ h ^^^ h ^ fc ^^ # yj ^ v ^^ v ^^^ ^^^ ^ b ¦ any book m \ , " shall li Il ^ be inserted m - bbi the _ aa word s " and the depositing — — — ' ¦— ¦—¦ ¦ - — ' of two copies of such bookas

      required ^^^ - ^ - by — Section r ^ ^^ Two ^^ ^^ m *^ of ^^ ^^ this ^^ ^^ * Act ^ ^^^** . " ^ - ^ ^^ ^^^ Th ^^ , mfm at in —¦¦ Section - ¦—— 4967 the words " if such author or

      proprietor ^— —^ - ^^ — ^— — ' — is , y ^^ a ~^ citizen ^ - ^ ™— ~^ - ^^ V of ^^ ^^ " ^ " ^^ the »^»^ W United ^^^ B v ^^ ^*^ s ^^^^ 4 ^ v ^^ p States ^^^ v ^ v ^ fc ^ V ^^^ MBA or ^^^ ^ Bk resident therein" shall be stricken out . That

      Section 4 , 971 be , and it is hereby , repealed . -T Ke fcfivised vised 'Section Statutes Statn II . — a of of That the tha United TTnifAd Section States Rtn 4 , 956 . fpa be "Ko of and nnA the

      j , read the same as follows is hereby : " , Section amended 4956 so . — th No at it , shall

      shall be entitled to a copyright , unless he person shall on - ^ — " ¦^ or - ^ ™— before " ^ - ^ ^^ ^ —^ ^ ' ^ the ¦—*————¦ ^ v ¦ day «* w ^^^ of ^^ «¦« publication ^^ ^*^ p «^ ^ b ~ Bj ^^«^—y V ^^ B *^^ ^ "fc , «| in ^^ hB » this » W ^ db 4 B > P ^^ or ^^ Jbi ,

      any foreign country , deliver at the office of the Librarian of Congress , or deposit in the

      mail mail within within the the Unitfid United States States . addressed arlrlrpssAn to to the Librarian of Congress at Washington , , District - ^ ^— ^^ ^— ' ^ - of * m' "" i Columbia ™ ' ^^ . » ¦ pi a * -B » H r «^ ^ h » b ^ «| , «¦ a ^ - ^ printed J ^ i * m ia «««« ii ^^ ^ B" ^*^ ¦ copy ^ r ^ . ^ ¦¦ fc ^ of ^ -i ^ JB * the V ^ JBt ^^ ^^ T title V ^ mt " ^ rtBi ^^

      of the book , map , chart , dramatic or musical composition or chromo , or engraving a descri , ption cut , print of the , photograp painting h ,

      , drawing , statue , , statuary , or a model or de- , sign for a ¦ work ¦ ¦ VB . BHI of the B ¦ fine hhH artsfor which he

      ! ! not desire Ir ~ Kr ' — J ^* % ^^^^ later ^^ s k ^ ^^ a ^^^ than copyright * w ~«^ ¦ * the *» , day | b ^ HtMHi nor . | v of , «^ «« unless ^^ . ^^^ publication - IT ^ WP ^ HV V | V , Bl he *^ ^^^ 0 ^ shall ' * «^* thereof ^* « W ^^ T A also JBV gV > 4 B > ^^ ,

      in this or any foreign country , deliver at the , office wr ^ v ^ b ^ ^ v -- ^ of ^ i » v ^ the ^^ n # ^ -v ^ v Librarian ^^^^^ q * r ^^ * "V «^^^^ **¦ ^ ' ^ t ^ ^ Bj of ^^ * v Congress ^ lair ^^^ ^ B « B « BVh « BB ^^ *** r ^^ , B | ^ at ^^* « # Washing r * W ^ " ^^ # B > da 4 Bb ^ <•> ^ BVk

      i ton , District of Columbia , or deposit in the mail within the United Statesaddressed to

      the Librarian of Congress , at , Washington , Distn Distri ct ot . of nf Columbia nolnmTiift . two two copies noniflft of of such snnh r » nnv -

      right book , map , chart , , dramatic or musical copy composition —* ' ^^~ B ^^ ^^ w ^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ , « engraving - ^^ ^^ vpk ^ i ¦ ^ - ^ r ^ r ^^^^ ^ h BpBh , " 9 chromo ^^ ^^ h ^«^^ ^^ ^ w ^ w ^ Br , cut ^^ ^> v ^ r , v print m ^ r- ^^ m m ^ v *^ ^ p , h or ^^» r | B * k

      photograp statue of the , fine statuary h arts , or , , a in model p bt case hotograp , of or « a h desi painting of gn the for , same drawing a work , -

      , vided * 7 ^* *^ ^* fil ^** that «^*<« v » 1 fl * l ^> in * ¦•¦ m ^^ ^ the ^ it , ^ ^»* ^ case ' » " r ^ ¦¦¦¦ *^ " ^« r ^ of ^ ^ . »« A a ^ kr i book ¦ v' ^ *^ * ¦¦ ^ " 111 > "V the ^ T *^ ¦** ^>** two t y- ^ ' ^ ^ v ^^ p " ^ cop B ^ , bb pro M ^^ ies ^ ^^^ of the same BIMM required to be ¦ B ^ B' delivered or

      de-~~~ ^ F # * B » - ^ BT B ^ «| BJ ^^ W ^ T "VJj W » BB - ^ " ^ BF M BB V ^ B ^ 1 ^ ^ B ^ Va V" W ^ " *•» ^^ ^ " » ^^ **> ^* W ^ B ^ set set posited within within as the the above limits limits shall ot of be the the prihted TTnitfi United d from btates States t , ype or or

      from plates made therefrom . During , the mto into existence the the United U of nited such States States copyri ot of ght anv , the book book importation so so oonv--any

      righted , or any edition or editions thereof copy , or within any p lates i ? he of limits the same of the not United made from States type shall set

      be * b 1 , and BBh it is ^ hereby ^ ^ , prohibited ¦¦ at b > A A M , except in ^ , the ^ cases # specified in fkAA Section 2505 of the Revised

      . Statutes / vwv ^ i A > v ^^ ps > MkrvviMv of ^ the . A , United B « BB r ^ fc / v / ib / y * v •¦ ** States « bW **• « . , v ^ >^^ - ^ , ' % and ^* - v * a except ^ j »* w % / f Aiuxy . in * % «>

      | ; * for B the BB ^ B' ^ BBBi ¦ sale Vflfl case ' WBB ¦¦¦ Bat ^^ , BB is of who V V | BB mk | persons ^^ import a ^ B > HtBV VkBT ^» - B ^ VJBT purchasing not BBbBJB > ^^ V ^ . T more BBB B % . BH ^ bT «¦« W aV than " for W « B «^ BJf B ^ « B >^ use B bIbl two ^ F V */ and ^ V b ^ cop ^^ ^ ^^ H ^ not ^ a ^ ies B >^ B # ^ **^ ,

      of j 3 uch book at any one time , in each of which cases the written consent of the proprietor of the copyriht 7 BP « BF BB signed ffBP in the BB * BBBI BBBB of BBBf two BJB

      ^^ ^^ ^^ BB ^ ' ^*^ ^ PV V BBBi ¦ BB ^ g BJBJK l B ^ BT , BBBBJBK BBh ^ BB ^ p " « B . « Bk BI ¦¦ BPBBB . BB ^ ^^^ Bl ^ BB ^ BBl presence ^ B ^ , Bk ^ BT B BBL ^ « B ^ B ^ ^ BBT BBl T ^ V ^^ P witnesses . . , shall ^^ be furnished with ^ each im ^ - portation ; and provided that any publisher BBBBTBB BJB ( of

      BV ^ F ^ B *^ *^ V ^^^ ^ B ^^ P ^ V BB ^ B ^ ^^ V ^ BV ^ J ^ V ^ B > V ^ ^^^ F _ B ^ BF Vi ^ ^ B * ^ P ^ P ^ F ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ F ¦ ^ ^^ w ^ B ^^ Br ^ BF ¦ ^ BV ^ BF WW BJBT ^^*^ B V ^ BF > . BBB ^ B ^ p ^^^ B BJ ^ f a newspaper or magazine may ,- without such consent " ^» ^^ —» - ¦ . » ^ BV v ^^^ h . ^ , h import ^^ ^ H ^^^ B 1 BB ' ^ B ^ BB ^ P » ^ for ^» ' ^ B" ^ BBT ^ his ^^^^¦ ^ own ^ " . — ™ —»» ^^ use ¦ ¦ ¦ ^^ , ^ ¦ but — ^ V ^ B * « P not ^^^ B ^ B- BBT for BBBI ^ b ^ T H ^

      sale , not more than two copies of any newscountry paper ^ B' ^^ P ^ TVP ^^ V ^ B * BB k V . or ^ BBL magazin Provided BfBBfr BBt W ^ B ^ ^ T V ^*^ V ^ B . ^ e *« , B published nevertheless V ^ ^ F ^ ^ B' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B . « P ^ B * ^ V ^ B * , W in that ^^ i ^^ a TV BB > Bi forei in BBBIBI Bh the BB ^ gn B ^ BBB ^ BB 1 . ^ . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^

      onl case y of transl books ations in forei in Eng gn lish languages are copyri , of g which hted , the « P prohibition of importation shall applonl

      to ^^ ^ HWH the BJ ^ I ^ ^^ ^ translations ^ BB V ^ MT BBl ^» ^ Bi ^^^ BBhBBt ^ B » ^ " » ^^ ^ ^^ of ^» BT ^ —» the ^^ ^^ ' ^ » " . ^ ^^ sam ^^^ ^^^^ ¦ ¦ e ^"" ^^ ^ ^ ^ and ^—^ ^ " ^^ B ^ BF BMP the ' ^^ y BP "BjBF im BBB . BB y W - portation of the books in the orig , inal language

      shall be permitted . 'Section BFBB » BBI iBBftBB ill BBB « BBi B . » —That Hr at - the ~ B » end » of F- T Section BB- B > BV ¦ ^ B * ^ " ^^ ^^ " . ^ . ^^^™ ^^ ^^ . ^ . ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^ " ^^^ ^™ ^^ ^^^ " ' ^^^ ^^ . ^ ' ' ^^^ ^^ ^^ _ . ^ b A _ . » ~^ k . Bk ^ h ^ H ^ A Bl flB * B A BB iBBh

      4 , 958 the following . clause be inserted * : Proor vided descri , that ption the of charge any article for recording entered for the copy title

      right , the production of a person not a citizen or ~ BBB BW resident V B BBI B > Bft JflF BB B * BB 1 of —— the BBfe B > BJB' United B ~ BBi BB Bv > States V -F v M shall BWT be H one - « Br B > F ^^ P ^^^ | | ^ ^ p ^ ^^^ ^* ^^ ^^* ^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^¦ , . ^ — ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ . ^ ^^ ^^

      dollar of the , to United be paid States as above to defray into the the Treasury expenses of lists of copyri BBF hted , articles as hereinafter 1

      V B « ^ WBBlPBBT A BJ # B ^ bT ^ - ^ AW I ^ F " * ^ X ^ *^ v W ^ B ^ B g ^ " ^ Ab 3 ^ l ^ t ^ m A "JT ^ 1 ^ ^ TB Mi ^ aia B ^^ ^ ^ w ^ V ^ BK B ^^ V ^ B' BP B BBBP 9 ^^ BB ^ BP ^^ BB ^ f ¦ ' " ^^* B » WB BB ^ ^ B- ^ Bf ~ BBp provided « . _ for — . And . it is hereby made the - duty of ^ W * F 4 b the VBB B )^ Librarian WBBBBBaBb P ^ p * ^ f B ] B | BBj ^ V ^ a ^ f ^ V ^ By of ^^^ "B ¦¦ * Congress *^ ^ VtBB JpBJH ^^ " ^ ¦ ¦ » to ^ F ^ F' - furnish w ^ FH — — - » ^ ^ w to ^ " ^ the ^¦ T BBr

      Secretary of the Treasury copies of the entries of ^¦ P 4 titles BBV BT of B all B / B books V bP * bf ** " B ^ and Brf ^ P B » BBi VBl other ^^ f ^ —m —m * ^ BB articles ^ r ^ ^ ^ ^ - ^ « - ^ F ^ wherein « F — —m - ^ ^ B BB- ^ ^ BBI ^ ^ ^* ^^ ^> " ^^ . ^ a ^ ^|^ ^ p ^^^^

      ¦ posit the ^^ ™ ta * T | ^^ BB «* copy f of ^^ B » two ri W T » g ^^ ht cop " ^ F ^ has U ies ^ V B ^ p , ^ been of ^^ ^ H B such ^ « P » BjP comp " B- BB book PW ^ BF leted ^ B- PJB printed BhpF BB ^ by BB BB BP BjB- the - ^^ BBi from BB de ^^ BP BB -

      type set within the limits of the United States , in accordance ¦ with Section ¦ Bl II . of this Actand

      by B . Bt * yV the * P » ^ B » ^¦¦• »» ^ deposit B . m . 'V BlBB ~ BT » * # * B _ , of V >* FN two ^ BBF ^ T BF BB . cop - — —^~ ies — -. — " — of — - — — such —> ^ V . — - ^ other , --BB— —B . article VxBjfaVj . V ^ m ^ Bj ^^^ B ^ made BbA ^ V V % V or ^^ BV produced Bt ^ "Pta ^ BP * ^ P ^ JI B ^ Bfc Bjp- BjpF BBBI in B— ^— the BF ^ BB ^ B- United - ^ ^ ^ ^— W "BF ^^^^ States F - ^ . ^ « -w - ^ ^^ PBF , «

      for which service he shall be authorised to emp B ^ AAbV BwT loy b ^ b * W an B ^ B ^^^^^ ' additional ^ V Brf < fc ^ bfIbbW Bf ^ ^ ri » BhW « Bf clerk B ^ BBI BB- BBB ^ «¦ , « at ^ FBF ^ a ^ F ~ v . salary p- ^ ^ . ^ . ^ . ^^ MM of ^^ one ^^ ^^

      thousand two hundred dollars per annum . directed And the BafBj to B Secretary ^ f of and B the print Treasury at interval is hereb s of y

      not V » B BB | »«•• B _ T more *_• B ^ - ^^ than prepare K ^ « « j ^ B . ^^ B a BJ . B week B ^ B- > «> « , — catalogues ~ - ¦> » , — ' » — — - of - " ^ " -T such - ^ — title-entrie 3 for distribution rfc aapaap to bf the bxfh collectors -v >¦»

      ¦ a" Mt " ^ pmm ^ # Vaf aT « BB ™ a" ¦ Bfc *« ^ W ^ M a »* ^ pV JBa ^ arV * Bfc PS ^ "W ^ a * F B ^ aj . vh - ^* f w - - ^ ^ r ^ w ^^ - — ^ w f- ^ of customs of the United States , and to the postmasters | JT \ JK * UJJAUfM UVAM of \ S M , UVM all . * . post ¦ s ^ 'V ^ Vtar " - offices ^ -r » - * . »» ¦ % - ¦» - » - > - » receiving - * . ¦ - * - w - % _• -- > - « m « , B | a-k

      foreign mails ; and such weekly lists , as they are issuedshall be furnished to all parties

      desiring * WJk . " 4 b » f * "•^¦» # ~ V ~* » - ^ ^ them »™ « , * ~ " - ~ f ~ " ~ T ~ at ¦ ~ l "Sbf a ^^ siim ^ V * , « . » — T < not ^ I I I -Bar -aajaa exceeding - » -ur - — - — m ^ b | —— —• five —¦ ¦— -B- F- — dollars ^^ B ^ j A 4 ^ A b ibT per n ^ ^< m annum « ' « B « a » tf « **^ t ; «¦ and VVMa ¦¦ ' ** the bf v- h -bt Secretary p . ^ bf- - ^ ^ —— - ^ — — — —* ^ » to — -- the — — - — -

      Postmaster-General is hereby empowered and required regulations aVa Vb / I ^ ^^ pb ^^ P V A ^** * *• to as M mak . 4 M ^ 4 * ^ shall plA e ^^ a \ Jh and prevent W *^ tffc enforce ™ bf * w ™* b" AA ^^ the » r bb such bb " ^ bf importation ""> Bq rules r ^ ^^^ — — - ^ — and p- ^ ^^ r— ^

      ri ditions into hted the above under United the specified States Act during , , except of all the upon articles term the of copy con the - -

      g copyri ' ' Section f / V ght / B ¦ bT »» . IV — if Y . —That pWtpV'BV * B ^ bibipi in - Section - ^ ^^ ' ^ F- - »¦ ^ ^ pvvb 4 — - ^ w 959 - ^* - -bf - ^ - the w-f ~ p » - ^—¦ ^^^ . ^ 4 ^ ^ plLi , —» _ . _ . ^ ^ Bfc a al * « Blf « al * A

      words " within ten days after its publication two Bjpt B B » ^^ complete B ^ pT ^ , pF ^ pV |» B m ^ fm \ B ^^ T B ^ B ^ ar printed V ' 4 *™ *¦»*¦ ' *• "I * ** - « FWW cop ^ r ^ r BB' ies — ~~ - F-w ¦* there ¦ *^*« B BF p _> - ^ of — —* , — of - ^ ^^ the ^ — H - ^

      best edition issued , or description or photograp \ h of such article as hereinbefore required ,

      and nx {{ " shall Rhall be he stricken stricken out out . and and . atter after the the words words " a copy substantial of every changes subsequent shall , BiaBiBB ! be bvb edition - -B > - made wherein " shall

      any * be u . IWKaV ^ » inserted — M *¦<• » S ^ l » B ¦ " •«)» BB wwbbbj these . ¦ * ¦ Bjppajfc « words WJ »» MBh ^« ' BB F » IP : dAAB " provided I M BKBI ak > < > - B _ , ] ¦ however v r-p-. - — ,

      mad that £ hn . f . e the the aai to book alteration alterationn ¦¦ s by aak s forei , revisions reviftinns gn authors \ al > A . , and and (¦ , heretofore 4 additions additions % ' —_ ^ ^ ^ . *

      shall subsequently published be , held of to which and the deemed new taking editions effect capable snail of of this appear being Act , /

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 1, 1890, page 115, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01021890/page/13/