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      I in 12 this and country clause , and 19 abolishes for the deposit in regard of to a copy the ri of ght the of forei translation gn work of , imposed foreign books by 7 and and 8 p Viet lays .

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      I I Clause their with which books 20 proposes there and p exists lays , in lieu a a nd copyri of the adap g present ht ting treat their law y a , p genera to lays reserve for l ri the g to ht authors Eng , during lish and stage three playwri ; years and g if hts , of the of translating author any State or

      IL I p laywri > dat dat g e e h of t e registeri registering xercises ng suc , the h rig translation trausiauuiii ht during the ur or thre adaptation a , uajj e years , ai , ioii , , to together T / ogei give / ner him wren with a copyri performing penormmg ght for ten righ rign years t t for tor from the tne

      I I it author same is to period or be p lawfu laywri in the l fo gh r case t anyone does of the to t translation exerc translate ise the or or ri adapt g adaptation ht reserve the book d of to a p him or lay p . under lay By and clause the thereb preceding 21 , if the to acquire forei clause gn ,

      I cop adap yri ta g tion ht and . performing right for ten years from the date of registering , the translation y or I In Tn order order to to ooiain obtain we the nece necessary ssary funds iunas for ror the xne preparation preparation of oi tne the Bill mil , tne the Uom Committee mittee

      I I invi has Colours % te give subscri t n £ 10 ^ 50 . p 10 tions ; s the . ; f the , toward Royal Grosvenor s Scottish which Gallery the Academy Society ml f £ 10 . , 10 g £ ' ives 10 s . . ; the 2 10 s . Dramatic u ; ineas the Societ ; th Authors e y R of oyal ' P Society ainters Academy , £ ¦ in 10 * ¦¦ of . Water 10 Art s .

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      an and d * the Cue t * The council Council Bill of will the me shortl Society oucxeuj y be uuiiiijiuji communicated issued , jiuai and tju , we with wiuu think , , because ue , should cause it iu be seems seems well considered to lo us us that mat b so so y far iar authors as as the tne and promoters promoters publishers of Ol ,

      th this ? y Bill hare hare deviated adopted therefrom the clauses they of have the gone Roya astray l Commissioners . For instance ' Report , the they clause have givi done ng copyri well g ; ht but for where fifty W-ars from date of registration may inflict a grievous wrong on an d author : the old term isfar

      yc preferable . The clause as to registration will bear improrement . The age penalty of loss of copyright is ^^^^ H too V \^ ^^ tremendous ^ » ^ »»» ^ »^ ^^ ^^ **»»»* to «¦ ^— be »^ ^^ made ¦— ¦ * . .- -v ^ ^ dependent — — — ^^ — ^ — - ^— ' ^» ^^ — on - ^ - ¦ — the - ^^^ — mere — — — ^ v ^ ^^ omission ^^ k > ¦ ^ - ¦* r ^ ~ - ^ — m or ^^ ^^ forge ^» ^^ ^» « ik ^^ tfulness ^^^ ^^ B 4 » a ^ a ^ ^^ v ^ ¦ hm ^ to ^^ ^^ reg dto ^^ l ^ Hh ister *^ ^^^^ ^ . Piracy ^^ . » ¥ % . V V 1- * ^ should J JL JL * J \ _\ Mm T _ %

      only be permitted until registration is made , and then should be absolutely suppressed and existing stock dest of be reg admitted royed istration . There without . The should most restriction also surprising be an into interim clause all parts , protection howerer of the , is of British 17 at : least viz Dominions ., that a month licensed which betwixt colonial is in publication effect reprints precisel and should time the

      same as the clause suggested by the Board of Trade as to foreign reprints , referred to in our last issue y mat but which was subsequently withdrawn . Such a clause is quite inadmissible , for the reasons giren in ,

      issue .

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      1 ^ 1 ^ 881 The Publishers' Circular ^

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      the On well Friday - ¦ known , March publisher ¦ 25 , the the Universit honora i- r-i ry y of degree Oxford Mh of conferred M . A . in on il ¦ Mr 0 h . it Alexander ion i of hi yii s Macrnillan services as ,

      ^^^^^^ K publisher ^ - ^ ^ ' —— — to ^ " ^ w V the ^» ^ " m ^¦ r Universit ^ b ^^ ^ ^^—^ n * ^^^— ^ r ^^ , v y - ^ ^»^ for - ^^ ^^^^ ^ seventeen ^ »™ »^ ^^ ^^ ^^ » ' ^^ ^ i ^ ^ years ¦^^ ^^ ^^ . ^^ ^^ ^^ In ^ * ' ™ ^ ^^ presenting ^^^ « , « « B *• ^ v recogn ^^ ^ fc ^ ^^ ~ i «^ h ^^ ^^ im . ^ ^^ ^» ^(^ ^ for v ^» ^ fc ^ *^ th e J d egree , ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ W >^ J the mfm '" - * devo Public noii tion Ora to to tor literature , Rev . W . W . well Merry known , said that that Mr . Macmillan ' s business qualities , and

      uevo assume the literature rights of were were citizenshi so so well p in known the Hepublic that , , though thou of gh Letters he he could could , he was not not yet hinoselt hinoself held , . as as worth an an author author y of its . , civic uv » c honours Honours . Dwelling welling on on the the services services which wnicn Mr JVir . . Macmillan iviacmillan had had . during duriner a a stewardship stewardship ot of

      ^^ Public seventeen Orator vww years * . pointed 1 / ViAA , rendere UVVi out VWt d that VXJtV to the thoug UJLlV U Un ^ Ai h iversity the VAA . % / Universit Press by now * 1 V his |» felt JLVA experience itself AVUVU , . able UfMXV and to assiduity dispense V / AltJ , with the

      h to outside w appear appear — aid — . ungrateful ungratetul and take the or or unmindiul unmindfu whole burden l oi of this this of the old old \ y A 1 Press A association association f VJ . MAV upon y f its and and own V alliance alliance shoulders . . Joy Bv , wav way it AkJ did \ J ot of not reward reward \ J wish V ^ A UIl .

      de therefore gree of , M for . A . h m onoris any causa and . great The services vote to Mr this . effect Macmillan was carried was now bacclamation to be presented . to the , y

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      prese The nce faithful of the American City of Minister Worcester at has the festival enjoyed in an honour exceptional of the opening privilege of its in Free securing Library the

      ¦ ¦ ot ^ u wuty Mr to . Lowell bear witness , in his to speeches the immense on the value occasion of these , was institutions not slow to . avail Itemembering himself of the the conflict oppor- ,

      In ^ Hili opinion i 1 ? ? w ^ ~ - which -w tn « HW © public ^ has J KA KfXlKj been ought U Ugl proved ll ; b Vy y this l / to XIXO exist time WXXXXXJ in to \ j \ J many be MO convinced WI 1 Eng V 1 UV lish / CU of KJX towns . the l / JLX \ 7 , and advantages <* V * V C * even -li lfC * £ ^ O in of V ^ JU the adopting ( AVAV / larger J ^ F tlll ^

      BS ¦ IT *? £ fr ° Libraries m ^ eminent Acts , it citizen is satis of factory the United to have States , not merel in favour y a silent of the vote system , but . an Referring eloquent

      ¦ . Clse i v great those free means libraries of culture of the United and self States -improvement , his Excellency by which e the ulog late JL ised «« «/\ President JL them VUAVtV aa affo Lincoln rding

      Hto ^^ H ^ iid , i ^ tf emer Called ^ gre crre ^ S from « at at AJfc . % ^« statesmen Rt jW * M atpflmf * KT an XSJL . obscure VU » n . and nnd 1 V position C *** by hv V * . UVAA which -whi , ^ h had U |/ the hha A \/ become T VJJUVAJI newly ¦ n pixvlv V - PilPiO - elected one * 7 l * . AAAVAi of tp . cl the President PpAaidfint % / JLAV few ^ y men . Creneral ( jrene who ral V Garfield ( deserved A jrartield 4 AAAUUAAA . ,

      ¦ H ^ payers ^^ attained * in his many high English office . , towns It is which certainl has y a been significant ofered by contrast the liberalit to the , parsimony f the of l the of ,

      y opeope ¦ ¦ T Jz ... 5 V * * ^ hsre rebuilding amoncrst their us . University in the face ; and » f the althoug work h accomoliahed it is evident at that Worcester the same , there spirit are is shared man y

      ^ Where English people might fitly emulate their American cousins .

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1881, page 243, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041881/page/3/