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    I 4*8 The Publishers' Circular June ^ ig...

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    the i>e I Testament The third down volum...

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    the successfull statute y had raised been . sufficientl Upon the y question complied whether with , and there that could no objection be a copyr on ight this in ground the particufo could be ! I I the title combination , he was of opinion reall that there could and not hackneyed . The words term ' Splendid It Misery ved to ' have were old and II

    ; title of a novel published was y ia a 1801 common , and there was no invention . or was orig pro inality by the plaintiff been the in III I such of a the combination words the ine any more than might l in the entitle eiiwwe word him iiilu s miserable in in the iiie sinners of oi . ' trade Then mark it was said that III

    user user any one oi cue else woras from by vy publishing plaintiff piamtin a work jii ^ ug under that title , , as as , lest the case ua public . se a a should traae--marK mistake , , to to it restrain rpd for - ^ his ;* III III III Misery work . In ; or the East t wo and titles Wes themselves t End" by there Colin were H . remark Hazlewood able differences . ' The other . The * one " Sp was lendid ' " Misery Splendid II II

    ", , on b y the Miss - »/ r « question Braddo t- » l 1 . of n , trade author l 1 . -mark of _/? c C could c ' Lad T - J y be Audley A or indeed > ' s Secret O was jl 3 " raised & O c . ' . No "VT Assuming serious * argument tliere was i , therefore copyri . 1 - « ht ' III I I

    in a title—and be was not going to say , that there could , not be—what did it mean ? It was g I th the e right rmht or of multiplying miiltinlvinef copies conies of or an an original orifirinal work work , ana and it it must must be be shown showntthat hat the the * work wnrlr *™ I

    • when original the ; if very not same , then words there had could been be used no copyri for the ght very . , How same could purpose this some title be 80 said years to ago | be ] ori It ginal was was I

    that no answer Mr . Hazlewood to say that did peop not le had forgotten the title the of the older nove novel l of . 1801 There or was that no he evidence invented to those show I I copy

    that words the . On plaintiff the ground ' s action , therefore failed , and of no the proof appeal of the must plaintiff be allowed ' s title . , he Lord was Justice clearly James of opinion con- I I

    curred piracy , . wh Literary en , for property instance , was after liable the to publication invasion of in a thre work e different in this country modes , : — someone 1 . By literary either I I

    reprinted the work in this country or introduced a reprint of it from abroad . 2 . When a I manin bringing fout a workappropriated JV the fruits of another man ' s p JU revious literary 'J I

    was labours V V HHV ^ W ^^ when j , ^* l ^^ fe ^ , v ^ ^^^ that ^ B a ^ . ^^ V man ^^^ M ^ was l ~ 2 ^^ v ^^^^ appropriated ^ i ^ ^ literary w *^ W ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ¦ Mi ¦ ^^ b ^^» ^^ larceny ^^ ^^ pv ^^~^^ the ^ , ^ ^^^^ ^ . v . title ^^ ^^* Another ^^ ^^* ^^^ of ^^^ ^^^ an ^^^ v ^ i ^^^ other ^ mode ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ " ^^ ^^ m , man ^ ^^^ and ^ r ^ w ^^^^^ ' v s ^^ one work V V ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ quit ^ ; V that ^^ ^^ e ¦« « irrespective . ^^ was v * vr ^ v r ^^ not ^ v ^^^ v ^ p an ^^*^ r ^^^^ of infringement ^^^^^^ flv ^^ copyri . ts ^ BH ^^ ^ klv g ^ ht v V ^ V , I I ^ H

    to of suggest copyright that , but Miss a common Braddon law ' s nov fraud el called , punishable ' Splendid as such Misery . In ' was this either case it a was literary perfectl piracy y idle , a I I literary larcenyor a comm && ercial fraud Jb WV and there was no pretence whatever JtJkVV V / Jfc for bring * ing this VUlU I

    JL 1 . UUX C 4 IJL V JLtVJ . VW-il T 'X . tV ^/ V- ' ALJ _& X ^ JL ^/ JLtJVJb X ^ -A VxV . * VAf *** VAJLVik V ^ * f % * KJ «» Jt ^^ V ^ i / Ai ^/^ -r T I UV T JL V 4 b PwT , LJ . * SkAAi ( JK H could action . be Lord no copyri Justice , X- ght in Lush the concurred title or nam . , e Lord V of a Justice book . James Lord r * ' Justice added Lush that , in did his not op dissent inion , there from I I

    that , but thought it necessary to confine himself to the particular question before the Court . I

    I 4*8 The Publishers' Circular June ^ Ig...

    I 4 * 8 The Publishers' Circular June ^ i

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    reproduced WUOCL Vlllg , a -LAX in KjKJ common America LJLJ . J . JUl ^ lX , WJLIMJL was many M . at M . XOl ± leng XJf th roused rnitV / lO by , j WHO the widespread I 9 VVUXaUl . V way *» circulation CKJT J . J , J . YVJLX 1 . VJ , . IJL of two ) 9 « J . articles U 1 V 1 VU by » v I him * James Russell Lowell / under the ices vjl of the American xuiivxuiui Book Exchangeto write ---- I

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    by all those whom it may concern : — I New Yobk , April 30 , 1881 . I Sirto communication cuiuiuuuiuaiiuu of ui April 16 consider aiut it duty to ive the Ameri"can I

    public able We WT ^ v De UtSAU , consider nnnni and ar the . out ^ so best nn ,, especiall — — it 14- of In in ^ m good - rep ropLy wir y unfortunate iiTi Ly literature appropriate f uj /\«^ your yv iinofa ut : , and for ¦ , ff \ r % on we readers Ko account -i r coul \ ova d authors onf of not the . m r » well t pri « c ! subject L and o afford au nri , , we wo publishers wii , as V to ouju » l 1 on your omit ^ Tia . ) i articles anything alike a 11 1 ilr uur our / -w that 4 < - on T -i -m u so . Ly t- James ¦ the ^ interesting lu Vm g give laws 1 o Russell " « 7 O mo are flTft and < u Love » 1 1 H a vhIu . ltne 11 « <' - - . I I

    influence bri abominable nging to home condition have to very them all we of made now them find the them natural mat that , and results we nine little , think later later of , you the will existi will find ng be , that laws able aoie this is to , the sharp dictate most ¦ work effectual we are doing ht possible to * be m I I I

    influ able ence to do , your nave own tnem terms maae upon right rignc whatever , , so so a a literary work you you may do , without co ajccare trusting , , as as ¦ to you ¦ the vu oug * cou m ittance tesy r -- , instead of publishers of their , who , under this the , to meantime raeaniuue my thought , contemptible cul eui pretence taste taste of and right , offer to authors iuwic interest a p in . » goo I

    literature CI are lnsreaa IC ? made IllOAAO or ri i that tneir iflklL ght is that 1 rights rignts / lJLClLi becoming your VVF . . U . JL in In . readers LCnuCJL recognised uib D have JUC * V O as been HfDDU we w a real are are greatl g JL wci ' / UJL literary y jr tivating bivaLing multi UJ iajli / revolution jl p jlp lied jlji a a i 4 in All . number JIJIU , ' and . LU . IUCJ awakening awaKening . you , so DU will that LiUCbl find you J an an VJ > II when will »••» - ^ be the & mp w ^ j J I I

    compensated Regretting for sincerel a temporary y that we loss cannot . comply with such requests as which we receive from a lie I I

    and conscientious „• authors . it , —I am , very trul i . _ i y .. yours , yours , J -r . B -r- > . Al a ^ en , Manager ivf < i mvccr . . I I

    Rev . H . R . Haweis , The London Amber , Eng House land . ( Lord's ) , Regent ' s Park , I I

    The I>E I Testament The Third Down Volum...

    the i > e I Testament The third down volume to the Pastoral of the ' E Speaker pistles , ' has s Commentary just been published , ' bringing by Mr the . ¦ Murray Notes . on It coitta

    and the Couimentary Mr . Waite ; oa Galatians the Ep , istles by Dean to the Hows Romans on ; by Phiii Dr . ppians Gifford , Ephesians ; Corinthian , Colossians s , by p anoI , Lr iJ ) fln ^ j I I loniansand Philemonby Prebendary MeyrickBishop Alexanderand | Dean Gwynne ;

    , , , , the Messrs Pastoral . Hurst Epiatlaa & Blaokott , by Bishop will Jaokson shortly and publish Professor a new Wace work . entitled ' A . Visit to A byfl 8 " . u I I

    an Account of Travel in Modern Ethiopia , ' by W . Winatanley , late 4 th ( Queen's Own ; ** I

    » arsm 2 voluinea . , ___ -- ^ s ^ H

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 1, 1881, page 428, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01061881/page/4/