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    THE LITERAKY CONGRESS IN PARIS.

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    Berne , and has been residing near , Berlin , since his retirement from public life . He was an

    eye-witness of the important events of 1848 , 1866 , and 1870 . His personal experience and

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    g g The Publishers' Circular July , 15 , 1889

    The Literaky Congress In Paris.

    THE LITERAKY CONGRESS IN PARIS .

    of the The Socie second wwAtw'' te' International des Gens VJAJLlVJ do Literary Lettres Congress held

    I ^ \ rw-w v « vu -v ^^ VI \? J ^ JVV t > \ fK \ 7 & was YV C * O JJIvvAvl . I in Paris at the close of last month . The pro-

    The Literaky Congress In Paris.

    ceedings occupied six sittings ^ ' which were attended f - ^ v ^ b ^ by * 451 ¦ ¦ persons ¦ m of whom 314 --- . were —¦—

    ^ ar ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^»^ ^^^» ^^ - v ^^ h ^^^^ ^ - ^ -m ^^ ^ ' " ^ » , ^— — — — - m — ^ ~^* ^^ French ^^^^^ ^ , and 137 ^ ^^ M - forei ^ h A gners . Fo ^ V ^^ M urteen A resolu ^ B - tions were adoptedthree of which dealt ^ with

    the ^^ V ^^^ ^^^ ^^^»^^* V question ^^ B * ^*^ Jlf ^^^ PF ^^^^ ^^^» ^^^^^* ^^^^^ 9 of ^^^* BM ^^ the ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ , ^ W assimilation ^^ ~^ ¦ ^^^ ^ ~ " - ^ ^ - ^ - ~ ^ n — of the ri ght ^ j ^— ^ of ^ - ^ " ^^ translation ^^ P ^^ H ^ r ^ p ^^ V ^¦ ^ I ^^— - ^ r ^ - ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ " ^^ to ^^ ^^^ that - ^ ^— ™ r— ' ^ of B — ' reproduction £ — I ; ^ and ° -1 — ' ^

    seven treated of the . rights of the authors of hemeral productions . The remaining

    resolutions ep concerned reprints of authors' works i » school collections , < fec . ; permission of an

    author to reproduce his writings by means of public readings ; transformation of novels into

    dramas for the theatre , and vice versa ; and finally a resolution in favour of unity of

    legislation among the countries adhering to the Convention of Berneso as to ensure complete

    , and effective international reciprocity . The principal question submitted for

    consideration of the Congress was the right of an author fctUL / lUJl . to IU the VLLKS translation bX £ U . l » Xa , blUXJL of % JX his UiB w W . UA orks JS . B . . This J . XXXS ^

    is an important point , seeing that -a writer translated without his authorisation may

    sustain as great injury as when his works are reproduced in his own language without

    his knowledge or consent . He may even sustain more indirect inj ury , as a- writer ' s

    reputation suffers more by unworthy trans-^ lation ^^ ^^^ P ^^ V ^^ B ~^^ r ^ F ^ ^^^ than ^^ P ^ HV ^^¦^ . ^ ' ^^^^ B ^^^ t b W ^^ T y V ^ fraudulent ^^ ^^^ B ^^^ r ^ T ^ t ^ W ^ ^^^ F ^ B ^^ P ^ B ^ H . ^ H ^ ^^^ B ^^> ^^ P reproduction ^^^^ ^^^ ^ VV ^ fl ^^ P ^ M ^ P * ^^ P ^^ P ^ V ^^^ ^*^ ^^* ^ F ^ B ^^^ Fr ^ F ^ v ^^ Fr ^ . V The ^ FB ^ F ^~ ¦ ¦ ^ - ^

    International Convention of Berne , signecj in 1886 by nine Statesviz .

    GermanyBelgium , France , England , , Italy , Switzerland , , Tunisand the Republic of Haytiaccords an

    author , the right of publishing a translation , of his works for ten yearswhether he avails

    himself thereof or not . , Any translation published during this term of years without the

    author ' s authorisation constitutes an infringement of his ^— ri — g ^_ p hts — , . The _ _ only condition — —for a

    writer availing himself of the terms of this Convention is that he belongs to a * country

    which adhered to the Treaty of Berne ; and that his work was published f w ^ ft ¦¦ 1 in 1 one FF of ¦! i the

    ~*~ ^^ — ^— ^ —^ " ¦ — — ¦ ¦ — V " ^^~ ^ F *» —^^^^™ ^ » - ^^ - ^ »^^^^ FB ^^ r ^ FV ^^ W ^ m ^ ^ " ^ " ^^* "F ^ ^^» F- ^ FFFBB ^^^ ^^^ F ^ FBB ^^^ ™ ^^^ ^^ ™ — - ^ participating . countries JL . A - It was proposed at the recent Congress to

    extend the ^ term of ten years for right to ; translation ^ h bv ^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ™ ¦ ' ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^ ^ pv ¦ ¦ ^ bf ^ ^^ m a *^ to ^ p ^^^ r the ^^ f ^ b ^^ ^^^ legal ^^^ . ^^^^ Ftap ^ Bh ^^>^ V ^^^ B ^ life ^^ * f » ^^^ B ^ . ^ P of ^>^^ fj ^ ^ an pry *^^ « bj ^ author ^^ f ^^ ^^^ ^ . ^^ p ^^» ^^ b ^ a ^ ^ p ^ B ^ in f- ^ ~~

    the original , which in France is fifty years , in \ England forty-two years & c . The usual

    practice prior to 1886 was , to allow authors only five years' security over their works as

    regards translation . The Berne Convention , moreover , abolished certain onerous conditions ,

    such as the obligation to publish the translari tion ght within of translation a fixed almost period , illusory which . made Several the i i

    —— - " VBM ' —¦ ' — ' " ^ - - ^* r » - ^ ^ v ^ ^ f- ^ p warn mm wm ^ ^ m v m ^^ >« v ¦ ^ r- mmr mm ' ^ m * im * riOh ¦ mm > *^ pf ^ > . ^^ tmm ^ Bfc ^ PBb ^ iF *« Br ^^ ^»^ "fbb V V ¥ ^ bpf" ^* b * ¥ ^ " ^ ' ^ ~ countries , such as Spain and the Republic of , San f Salvadorhave made treaties fpb of ¦¦ a more ¦¦»

    liberal - ~^ — ^ - ^— ^^ V " » - - »»^ t ^^ ype V - ^ r ^ ^^ 'Vfj ^^^ than ^^ , m « a ^ M b ^ the T ^ B *^ f « A Convention Wfm ^ I ^ VJ - ^ pPB * ~«^ ^^ ^^ " ^ h ^ ' b < « J ^ pf * ¦¦** ' ^ ' f ; but - ^^ p— « Ba ^ as ""^ the ^^^ ' ' treatment -- ~ ~ ~ f » - of - f- the b most favoured » » B . « p m nation rm -mrm » f mmr iF is — ¦ p ^ ¦— ' ¦ ^^ "p—^ ^— ' ^ ^ - ^ f ^ " ^ ^^^ ^^^^ p ^^ - ^ p * - w ^ trn' ^ tm" p >^^ ^ pp ^ p ^^ ^ . p ^^^ . ¦¦ ^^^^^^^ " ^^¦ p . — - **

    accorded to the signatories of the 1386 agreement , no disadvantage is sustained by the

    nine nine above above--mentioned mentioned States Statea . . Still Shi 11 . it it is is ; desired to make literary legislation as uniform , as possible ¦^¦ F * ; andaccording V ^^ Bk l Bfc the resolution

    was ~ ¦ " <¦ " voted - — - —— » ^^ - »¦ « in ^*^ BF"BF favour » - ¦ ~— ^^ , « H ' ¦ . <¦ ' ^^ ^ B * ^^ of *^ ^^ T » ^^ assimilating ^^ ¦» ¦¦ « y W , ^ T ^^ ^ " ^ ^*^ •¦• " ^¦ " ^ transla « ^ . T ^ PB" ^ P ^ W ^ " ' - tions ^^ ^ f ~ v T- ^ P with V v F" ^ — ^>~ F ^ F | reproductions FF ^ ~^^ p FM p ^ FJF * -FIf * " ^^ P ^ H ^ hF' ^ FJ ^ p ^ Fjp pWB 1 J ~ ^ hVJ p ^ F ^ F . "P ¦¦ . * At ^ BBF « ^|« the ^ . P B | t fl ^ K ^^^ forthcoming BFFB ^^ P # *¦» . ^^ ^ BB > IV ^^ H ^ 11 ^ ^^ ^^ ¦ ' ' M ~ H

    Literary Congress to be held at SDockholm next ' ' ' ^ ^ year f ^ F ^ ^ F *^ - ^ , BH or ^ tP * " ^ in F"F » BFB PFJ 1891 BPH . ^ ^ | f ^*^ «¦ " *¦ , H this ^ l ^ " ¦¦ ¦¦* Tl Pf ¦¦¦ unification ^ BjrfBB ^ ««¦¦** * I » M * VfT ^ B ) T ^ ^^ ffVt ^ B "' *^* F « of ^ | P - ^ i > the ^ " '

    law will be advocated . sittings The of business the P ^ ris transacted Congress during was varied the and six

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), July 15, 1889, page 828, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15071889/page/10/