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    arkets . - m Provides I will that endeavour - ¦¦ an »¦ - »¦—— author - »— - — to justi — shall — fy these gai — n — remarks copy — — - ri iq ht by in — — reference — either — — w—— - _• country to arti -- — »— " ^ cles b of his ¦ the book ¦ " ¦ — draft ¦¦ being ¦ - ¦ treaty re # -manufactured t itself . in Article and 1

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    , book will ___ ¦ g abroad ive them aw .- ; therefore _'_ . my - ¦ - pppbpp- view ^^ i ^>» .-pp-pppA his * of ^^ p ^ p" copyright it .- > a * . An A ^^ k author ^^ should a a « L ™— ** fw ^^^ can a not ^^ - a . ¦ have b ^ be ^^ . ppp ^ ppi made ^ no ppppp . '* «& control ^ dependent ^ k ¦ - ^ L - ^ k . 1 over «»» . ^«^ p > ^^& on the ^ L Kh ^ the ^ time ^ L 4 b — want a . ^^ taken ^ L ^ ^ p . v ^_ of — — activity to a _^ re _ _ _ -manufacture , or caprice 9 m , his Y or There valuable books which it would onlbe worth the while

    II design of a foreign publisher . are many y I of geeiDg one that special in a publisher few months to I reproduce can take , his who book might in sp well ite say of , him ' Wh ? y I should will set I arrange the book with up the at author once ( now as I , II know no one will oppose f »— me ) and the day after —— --- the three - ¦ months have exp »— ired i I -will t h publish ¦» it h and take

    ^^ 1 ^ t Wu \ . 9 YW ^^ J ^^ F ^^ r ^^^* ^ r r w ^—^^^^ ' ^ ' ^~ ' ^^ - ^ - — —— — m , - —— - — - — —^— —~— ^ g ^ — —^ — — ' — —— ^ ^ ^— ' ^^ ^^ ^ - " — ^ — - — — - — — - —^^— - ^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^ m ^ ^ p ^^ ^^ r ^ h p ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ r , ^^^^ ^^^ ^ v ^^ P ^ M ^ V ^^ F I I I possible all English the profits . authors Again myself , will if . the ' be Of excluded interim course period from , this all is would chance limited not of to be American three an honourable , or copyright six , or even proceeding . In twelve illustration , months but it , is of nine not this -tenths the I less of

    may HI 1 quote ED , Blackinor as I have e often which quoted was riot before ' discovered , the familiar ' in the instance United of States my firm until ' s publi nearl cation three * Lorna Doone after , ' b it y was Mr . [ I

    [ II published . . in Eng , land . Had the proposed limited law been in existence , Mr y . Blackmore years would have derived no benefit from his bookmore than he now doesand he is thus deprived of an annual income

    I II probably of £ 150 or : £ 2 . O 0 . T & b , any certainly hope that the Commissioners , who will be intrusted with the 1 Negotiation of this treaty will feee the absolute necessity of altering the three months to at least twelve

    I ! months . Indeed , the only justifiable claim I can conceive for there being any limit is the possible obstinacy United States of some Another English- motive authors and who perhaps may otherwise at ix \ refuse lausible xauoik / to 0 have wuo is id their the t books possibility uodi vxxxujr printed that iXi at during UlU all in the the L > JJ

    interim U 111 toll kJvtliliUB the author . * xxuuuici or his & x * . vruJLvo Representatives , , cnuu . j / oihojjd may a pour more m-jjl * j . into p the foreign one ) , markets « . u . > j ^ floods of his > u own home . O I ^ edition U ^^ ft & ^ J A ^^ F ^^^ B , V ^ and ^^^^^^ ^ so ^^ ^^^ spoil PfI ^ VP " ^^ ^^ V ^^ the ^ V *^ ^^ P market ¦ I ^ 1 ¦ ^^^^^^^ F ^ - ^^ ^^ ^ for ^ B ^ F" ^^^ republication ^^^ " ^ F * ^ FB ^ ^ P ^ F ^ p ^^ W * ^^^^ ^ F ^^ V ^^ - ^^ ^^ ¦ ¦ —in ^^ T ^^^ V other ^^^ VJT ^ ^^ ^^^ W ^ words " V ^^ ^^^ " ~^ ^ ¦ ^ , V he »^^ ^ would > w ^ i ^ V ^ V ^ ^* F ^^ ' ( kill ^^^ ^ F * ^ B ^^ ^^ B ^ his ^>^ B ^^ a « jFV own ^^^ V V ^ V" ^ goose ^ P' ^ k ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^~ ^^^ , V ' and k ^ V WBB ^ ^^^ F * ^ I H *

    would pay the United States Qorerriment 25 per cent , duty in doing it . It is , of course , possible that in j but works solitary sueh H who instances solitary may ¦ reasonabl instances an author B - — y ought look of an fo not . r ep ward - hemeral to ¦ I ¦¦ be to allowed an publication ¦ annual to ¦ I / wei incom g may h e ¦ against from do this their the ¦ and c interests opyri V reap ght HM - ^ a ^^ . of harvest The authors instances while of valuable he may could : 1 j ¦

    • \ 1 ^^ ^ y ^^^^ be f * , ¦ few * ^^ " ** ^^ F * , * F *^^ because F" ^ PI ^^^ P' ^^^ ^^ ^ 1 ^^ ~ , ^^ as ^ " ~ " ^ regards ^— » — -- ^^ - ^ - ^^™ all " - ^^ " - ^^ known — ' - ^— ' - ^ - ^ F" and ^^ V— » — appreciated ^^^^™ ^^ " ^^ — V ^ " ' ' ^ authors *^ F ^ ' m - ^ , arrangement - ~ - - ^"^ - ^ » ^>—^^^^ s would ^ F ^^» «^^^^ ' ^^ ^^ most «^ B ^^ P «^ ^^ r ^^ F ^ F *^ V ^^^ ^ certainl ^^ ^^ p P ^ pV ^^ p ^ ^^ F * ^^^ F ^^™ y ^^^^ ¦ be the made greatest beforehand sufferers for . . simultaneous _ publ . ication in both countries . Unknown or new authors will be ; ]

    ^ re ™ r - ^ F manufacture ^ Reverting ^^^ f ^ ^ m ^ m ^ B ^ B ^ BV ^ F ^ F * ^ t ^ ^ 0 ^^^ m ^^ W ^ If ^ to as ^**^^ ^^^ matters ^ a "F" ^^ necessity ^^^^» ~^^ ^ " ^ ^^ F' V ^ p' ^ of " ~ ^^ r W 1 more , of ~^» ^^ copyri ^^ ~^ T ^^ importance M ^^» ^ ght V ^^ K ^^^^~ " ^ F . ^ ^ ^ It ^^^ ^^ ^ insists " ^ to •»^» ^ F ^ pF ^^ . ^ publishers PV ^ P * " P ^^» on ^^^ ^^ PP"P ^ . it ^ P ^ on ^ Pjp * P ^^^ " than the " »* ^ " ^ ^ Ameri ^ ^ to ^^^ - authors ^ " ^ ^^ F- — can - ^ F" — ^^^^^ ¦ ¦ side , ^ W - ^ I ^ ' ^^ find , W and I ^^ F ^^ ' ^ f ^ PT the suggests r ^^ ^^^^ pT ^^ treaty fe p ^^ fc ^ PP 1 "PP ^ ^ P" PP ^ P it PP » requires «^ F on ^ P ^ PPP ^^ the ^ f * PPPPPP ^ J ^ F

    English , Por my part I would willingly concede these points . Let re-manufacture in America from American type or English stereotypes or electrotypes be the condition . I do not even care to insist upon the — ^ opposite ^ ¦ pp' m * ^^ PPjpTppfe ^ f *^^ condition ^ f »^ p # » •^ " " ^ p ^ p *^ Vp » 1 ^ ppppp" that ^ p- FPppPfeP ^ p ^ ^ ¦¦ American - ' ¦ pppb M m ^ ^ pi ppppi pp > w # wpfm auth v * pp > vpj i P ^^ ap ^ i . ^ or ^ pT «^ v M s ^ . must ^ PpPjpPP * ^ fTAIpp . ' ^^ ppB have «^ ¦ Jppp' W ^ . ^^ th ^ p" ^ fipf » ei ^ Hl r ^ books r *^ ^^ ^ - ^ ^ ' - ' P » pri « f- pv pp . nted ^ - ^ ¦ P" pp here ^^ ^ P' W ^ PP * wi » » pp * thin ^ pF PPPPPt P * Pppl the « r ^ Bi . P * ^ P ^ fixe . p" . ^ . . ^ Pf . » ^ p ^ d ^ p ^ pb period Hppr ^^ pPM ^ ^^ ^ riW

    to in order our manufacturing to get copyright interests ; the re - -manu at present facture , thoug of American h it may books eventuall here y is beco a matter ne so of ; but not what much seems importance to me to be the greatest flaw in the treatyand one to which I B ^ pb do not ¦« think ¦— ¦ »— ¦ Engli pfp-ppppt PI sh fppbppp publishers PV ppw aHpppppi- have »» iven f the

    ™ " ¦»»¦«¦• **¦ f ^^ ^ pV ^ f »* «^ ^^ Pp * *• " •¦ .. ***¦» * f W , p » k -. » - ^ P **» - ^^ WPM . ^^ ^ PBf **^ ¥ , y ** " ^ " ^ ^ " ^ ^ pT" » l ^ ^ T ^ P" ^^ PF P > pa ^ -a >> ^»^ ppp » Hpi ^^ .. « p * ^» - ^ — — ^^ p- « - > Jp » ^^« w p ^ pRI ^ .. ^ b . »« p « p « ¦ / " ^ ¦ g P * tt "" ^ p » «^«» W *> p * ^^ attention which it deserves , is this : —According to present . English law there is nothiDg to prevent an American nl ' ^ m ^^ ^^ ^ f' ^ t ^ pbppb publisher B ^ V « V "^ r ^ fe # ^ K V ^ V ^ H *^ HB ^** PB ¦*** purchasing ¦*>* ^ P ^ bj ^ PVl ^^• pf PPB ivpipp' pppt Pf e ppppv ajp ^ i an p ^ pfpp ^ ppp « English pvpbpp PPI ^ 'PB PJt Ph ppi PPI PPjpr PPi -pbfpbi author « mvp >« vrv > . Vjr PPiPJPP 1 ^ pf * ppb » ' s * r entire ^*^ *^^ HB ^ f * pVB .. ^ ^ p ^ ri •¦ * « V * ¦¦ % g ^^^ hts ^> " * M P |« Ppr in P ~ P *^ ^ his ^^^^ PPB «^ « - ^ « . book % ^ P * ^ ' ^ tt " ¦ ¦ " , ^ £ 1 and ^ fw ^^^> PP ^ 1 publishing BV ^^ vfpp M PPB ^ PBIPFJr PP PPhaVJ > PP pppvVppb Pa ^ h the Vflr ^ BpVa VJP * work V V ^^ r ^ v fV & pVV in ^ pk pm ^ A ^ " *^ " ^^ * b . ^ ¦¦ ¦ " . .

    oul England y taking ^ . All care ^ ^ he to has send to do his is to Eagl publish ish * edition here first over ; here he may before print he and publishes bind the there book . This in his he own can country do now , tinder the lish iht Jawbut he has never done itsimplbecause HkV he has not thought it worth I

    — - > v « VA uuv Eng JLJJJL » £ iJkJ . fc 7 . 1 X copyr V ^ Vr'L / T ^ . If g ZAAV \ JU-W FV , IUUI / UU UICKK 7 J- «^ W W * \*\ SMJl \ J ¦• * -, 0 UU ^ y »~' ^' « - « -F > » * - »^/ JL ^ KXI ^ ASW VXlV UgUL J K *« VJ . I / U ¦ give hja while him * copyri to compete ht in wi his th own English country publishers and th here ere , is while absolutel he had nothing no protection to prevent on his him own ground ing ; both but

    market _ < s , to _ ^ ^^ he injury - gA of /^ all - engaged ^ j '\ * ptaA in , the ^ manufacture ^ of L _^ books ^ y in A this pi pi country . It « pVJP > . cannot occupy . be ^ eaid ^ that ^ ii an English - ™ ^*« wmj publisher | t / ** kj jk jLts ^ iT ^ t WfTA- may * x * . « -vw am retaliate . ^ - » vivfAAU * VM ( V evenv * x / 4 ^ ' if * ""^ the VpWI v Ameri «* - ^ . mm ^ . * . -m . can wvwaa law aim vv permitted f ^ Jk i-i- » - » w « - * * - * * - »> it ) M by J go ^^ ^^ ing to » - * - * . - Lowel ¦ * iv 11 ^^ F «* l a . or ^ # r * -- »

    Longfellow , and purchasing from them their entire copyright , and so have the exclusive right to supply PM VV amount both 111 Vl markets V and value with hi of » th Englisl # literature ^ printied of books the & two ; it in countri obvious es being that pp , the quite cases unequal A are not , besides equal A , the the fact comparative that the , ' .. pi ¦ p— ' A ^__ _ . ¦ *¦) pp ^ p * ^ pV - » ¦¦ ^

    American English publish could ^ ^^ ^^ er send wbuld his ^^ 1 be ^ books weig here hted ^^ ^^ freo with . 25 While ^ per in cent the , present duty to draft get into treaty the the United advantages ^^ States ^^^ , while are ^^ all the in ; : javour of the American publisher , and he is abundantly protected against any possible competition from .

    II thua England this treaty stated , th . ere passes , 3 Lhis is no ojs free cl it -trade ause now affording stands nation the condemns the effect slightest France -will protecti be for this granting on anomal to English bountie y — th publishers at s to freertrade its own in producers Englan the case d , will I but have be if jj | j

    II ^ for Hrtually lrtuallv sale in granting cmnhmcr this market a ^ bounty hnn and -n t . v at ^ to tn the American AmAPiVfin same time publishers nii ty hlifthfivs ing the to tr % hands manufactu mnnnf of Eng t \\ rfH re lish English RnO manufacturers "lish books hnolrs in in , their thflir who own nxirn will have coun onr \ -n try tr no *\ r ce of competing with themAmericapublishers will have two lcopyright fields to work in

    I ^ & ngliah publishers onl - y one ( if they . can get n that ) . The clause required arg to cover e this difficulty should be ; II «> this . effect " + * . \ j \ j \ j — that DUCAL no ilVJ American XXIU ^ JL JL C Oj U printed UllUbCU . edition CUJ ( ilUU of VFA . an CvAA Eng J- ^ JUlgiiOll lish QULJIVI author ' s O work ITUin shall » - > UL C * J . J . be KfKt permitted J ^ GXUU litOU to * J \ J be I / O sold OUiU Ol

    I " m any way circulated in th 6 British dominions , either with or without the author ' s sanction ; and that II I ? l . ° * culated ^ glish in printed the United edition States of an & American author however ' s work that shall this be could permitted not be to inserted be sold in or in treaty any way

    I II II ° t Uter voxilfX points vv override * IJU in L 11 * the ' our uiiiLcu treaty presen outlet J t which Imperial * , , ooc c . seem . I l law presume proHuin to . me It to e would , , uuwovt be unworkable possibl sr , , Lim y require , but » cuujiu I an dare Act xiut not of intrude Parl juatu iament i / eu further mu . a « . Thera ueui on your , , are » as s »

    Suable suable space « n « n « . . ,. I am , yours obediently ,

    188 Fleet Street , London , Sept . 9 . EDWARD MARSTOIST . I

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1881, page 731, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091881/page/3/