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    Oxford: March 21, 1889.

    , < £ t Bunstan London ' sIIouse E i O Fleet Street , . ..

    March , 25 , 1889 . l Dear to Sir , — letter Although s you d it « do valuable not ask us to

    courteous repy your that we cannot , we n refrain so from writing anso a few words to thank you for it . You make out a

    gether still very una good re ble main case to on admit de " your jure that for side ri your . ght claim and justice ; but we alto . *

    are With so reference to « that . to we the " have Act of not Charles the means II ., we of rry ay

    the referring impression to that that Act j in ust the now time ; but of we Charles are under II . there could not have been many ( or any ) original

    America books printed , the im in portation the then , of w British hich that Colonies Act for of - bade .

    the following referenc remarks e to ' Dr which one on seem Copyri rather ght , ' we to co fin n - firm our view than yours : ' . The Clause in the

    protectio Licensing n Act of literary of Charles property II ., intended , prohibited for any the person from . printing w importing , rv \ thout the con '

    the sent sol of e the right autJior to , any reprint boo , k fcgr whic virtue h any p of erson Letters had Patent or " by force ? or , virtue of any entry or

    entries entries reg or in ister the thereof thereof book register of duly dulv the book said made made of Company ^ -ei or or ther -to to of be he made made the Sta Univer tione in in the the rs - ,

    sities statutory . " ' provision * Here , ' as for Dron the e ^ says ^ protection , ' we find of literary express property . ' Surely it is fair to infer from this that

    the Act of Charles II . had no reference to the Colonies importation , so of lon g rig as inal they works were from npt otherwise British

    excluded hemousseditious by being * or heretical treasonable , schisma . ' tical , blasp You - — , j very —_ ^ , ingeniously _ the , advan —— tages ^ 2 —

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    amongst jis pointing them only man to y selfish on both interest sides s of , but the there Atlantic are who habituall t 1 refrain fi from ipip 1 taking Vp ^ p > m dppkppBtj advantage pip ¦¦¦ t of

    ~* n ^^ . i M . p ^ p *^ b ^ p « T . j ITT ¦ * t «^ fe y «* k ^ p ^ *^ pV * ' pf c * , g ^ pfc ^ p ^ v ^ *^ ^ . ^^ w * ' . ^» M ^* W ^ " ^^ ^ w ^ m Vp «* pvVVpW ^^ ^ p * «¦*« because seizing upon the law t ^ eir or wa neig hbour of law ' s property wers simpl them y to do so . In thier , respe n ct it seems , empo to us that they

    Oxford: March 21, 1889.

    compare favourably with the great Universities' j delicate Libraries , who les seem to be restrained by 1 ) 0 such , |

    claim Finall ¦ no scrup t because let us . say we » w that admit we have ¦ justice accepted « . but 1 your oalyr { j \

    bec ^ allows k ¦ — " ~ — ' au "" " , ^ se m — it ^^^™ , ^™~ \ ^^ as * ™ - ™~ an ~^ p ~ in ™ a d terpreted je ¦ we ^^» ^^^ will " ^^ ^^ p ^ h " ^ bide ~^ r ^ m ^^ b ^^ ^^^^^^ y our ^^ Cou B ~^ ^ p" ^* ^ ¦ time nsel ^ P' ^^ " ^^ ^ v ^^ "p , ^^ p » till ~^^ r , ^ m ' ^^ the ^^ ' the p ^ B ^^ F ^~ ^ p ^ ^ p ^ law ^ law h p- ^^^^^^ m ~ - ** _ j . ¦* j I

    is ^ ^ . —^— altered _ *^» 1 Again ^ J _ i " »^ p * v ^ ^ <_!» *¦ or thanking ^ Hv ^^^ made i ^^ _ ^ T v m ^ p » more ¦ * you *^ ^ «» r ^ explicit ^ for ^» ^^ r ^ » your ^ j w » ^^ . . wp ^ p" great ^ h ^ b ^ b ^^ r ^^ * i ^*^^» courtesy . ^ " * . ^ " »^^ f . ^^ ¦ p ^^ p . »» pw v . ' 1 i \ ' ' \ !

    we remain ^^ m — " ™ " ^^ " , ~ dear " ~~™ ¦ " ~ Sampson r ^~ *~ ¦ f ^^ ^ Si ^^ p * < * ^ r , - yours m * ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ « « Low ^^ * Ma » ^^ >« faithfull nt r v t , ^^ MA ft " n in ¦ . RST ^ y rr . , ~^^ ^ k ^ % 6 ^^ ^^ ^ if ^ v ^^^ ^ ^ & ^ ^^ ^^^^^ C ^ ^ ^ ^^ o ^^ ^» . ^^ w , ^ B ! i

    To Professor Bodily E . B ' . s Nicholson . Librarian , * Oxford .... ! ^

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    April i , 1889 , ^ tie Publishers' Circuldir ^ 359 : ' l l — - ' ¦ ¦ ¦ r- ^ - " ' ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ : ¦ ¦ --

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    you not D think for ear you Sirs me r , letter — tod I controversial beg of to the ackno 25 th . in wte wishing I 4 ge trust & pcd you to ^ ¦ thanku make will | i

    the Sec followin . ix . of g remarks the Act of on Charles it . II . prohibits the ; printing beyond the seas , or the importation , of I

    mainly any is no qualifi 6 l $ lish nffli cation $ book 7 i 9 or in or favour the part Eng of of ( s harmless h a Tongue book which books / There * > ' is ¦ ; I I do ^ pj ^ 1 ^ kdh - ^^ t th L ^ in 1 k I ^ mi that J » Lk ^ n it ^ H >^ argument i-i ¦ m ii ~ — - ^ b M mI is ai . ^ . « , entirel «^ a . A ^& . V . ^ _ 7 _ - I

    exp I loded no where ^^ ^^ ^ the American ^* ^^ my ^^ and Eng ^^ lish names y i \ both there appear is such a on thing the as title co - | - > operative age , because publishing after all . ; j j

    purchaser than As on regards the often title an - notices pag Am e , eri I it can doubt till imprin he if has the t boug elsewhere ordinary ht the \ ;

    book or irk . . an He adver sees the tisement English or name a ^ review on the , and ^ title simply -page ; j

    never Would suspeets the Copyri that the ght book Act ' s touch origin is A if meri you can left . \ \ the American imprint and added' Sold by —^— ;

    sen & Co t b . ' y " yourselves and , in cases or by where an American a review , firm -copy havi was ng V : you as its agentsmight there not be a request to ;

    the the reviewer American publisher g , ive your ? name as well as that of i You must allow me to dispute the parallel r "

    latter between appropriate the Libraries what and no copyrig law g ht ives -pirates T 3 ierh . ; The we / the law

    claim claim what what we we think think the law gives oivps us us , . and and wh what at to if we b did The not law claim in effect we should some to day to ha the ve :

    seller l « j hj uy uj of . imported JUXJ . C iaw xix books cij . c , « You acciiia seems may im say any port - i > v and iuo '» . sell as freely as you like , but if you also put

    lishers you yourselves come / I , u think as nder it were such my provisions , in a law the is place capable relating of publishe of to being pub rs - ,

    you defended are resolved , but in on any putting case there your own the imprint law ; and , is it if quite No fair doubt to , suggest if the opportunity that we are offers unscrupulous , some fir ? ms j j

    will who wish try to to obtai put their n a ch imjgrint ange in the imported law . Mean books - while spirit in I cordially which you ack and nowled the g publ e the ishing very world friendly in *

    general connected 1 * deal 1 with 1 with » i the 1 us working in this il * as of in the all 1 Act * 1 other i . —I matt remain JJ ers , , . dear ¦ A-A , V ^ C « Jh . K Sirs ^& JL . KJy , yours J «^ .- * . KJ faithfull JL .+ MM . UA . AJL UAij j ^^ , . ' ¦ t

    • EdwauI Bodley ) B ' s . Librarian Nicholson . , - j I Messrs . Sampson LowMarstonSearle i >

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    Btrogs though on his the expressions importance of are the , lays Licensing too much Act I of Charles IL _ whichaccording — - ^ - to legal '

    authorities ' a ffA A _ ^ A , exp ' ired A , MM in A 1694 ~^ , W - . ^ k . ^ . This . ^^« . fli ^ K — ^^ ^ . —^ a ^ s is ^ ? far — ^» from ^^ a— ^^ «^^ B being suffer heavily a narrow under question the tax . ; English especiall authors y those i

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 1, 1889, page 359, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01041889/page/15/