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    Over And Over Again In These Pages We

    Driven sensational ¦ Out / headings " * The , Pirates such as have ? Home ruined Authors the > ,

    Market , ! . & c . The authors iii Englaad are much better off in this respect ; but they must

    look to their laurels : the taste for American literature is making headway on . this side , an < 3 [

    the foreign authors are protected amongst us . There is far , more excitement about

    copyright in America than there is here , but we question whether the authors in ^ merica . are

    a sufficiently influential body _ tt ^ . mov e the legislature . Classes and masses have lines as

    sharply defined in the Republic as . they are in monarchic England , and the strongest vote

    must carry tfye day . Assuredly the prospects " of the young American author are exceedingly

    gloomy at present — V . ~ " ^ v . ^ -The impracticable royalty-stamp proposal

    brought forward bj Mr . Pearsall Smith was likely to prove a stumbling-block in the way of

    the Copyright League which has recently been actively employed in furthering schemes for

    promoting its obijects . We thought this stamp plan was long since forgotten until the

    Nineteenth Gentwry resuscitated ifc , appending comments from English authors . Mr . Lowell

    pointed this out at once : ' tt is only necessary to say of it , * he remarked , 'that it was

    imanimousl mm y rejected * years ago by the British Commission which considered it , and it ii now

    considered impracticable in this country by those competent to know through long

    experience , both among authors and publishers . ' The Authors' Readings at New York , held

    in the interests of the International Copyright Law , were very , successful , nearly 4 , 000 dollars

    being placed at the disposal of the Council to carry on the campaign . On a reciprocity basis

    we , wish all success to their spirited effort .

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    1800 The Publishers' Circular Pec- ^ iss ? ¦¦ ¦ i ii i- i- i - ¦ ¦ t ¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦ f ¦

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    Messrs . T . Nelson , & Son & chave remon- , strated against the extraordinary , , proposal of

    Aniong the Board letters to manufacture addressed its to school the members copy-books the .

    following has appeared :- — Dear Sir- —My professional duties have

    brought me into , contact recently with upwards of 400 teachersamongst whom there is a

    common complaint * W m , that * ^ . the - « K ^ are already mm ' ^ much ^^ toohampered and restricted in their choice

    of copy , -books . In Board schools the cause lies h with the Board a . s ; in other V Government _ - ^^^ . . ^

    . action aided ^^ schools of the the Inspectors cause is ^ . generally The ( London in ^ the )

    writing Board ' - s books recent , will step , assure if confirmed dly intensif as rega y this rds

    grievance Until . a style and series shall be produced h ! ti ;

    wnicn wnich admittedly admittedlv excel excel all all others othfirri , . ' how r » w . can « n ; fr ¦• ' - ¦ " " - — ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . ¦ ¦ ¦ " l . ^

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    ^~ .. — — .., — — - ; . ¦ . - ' \ ' " , " . — -: g' ""^| f * BftM ^ i ^ H inflicted any Xi _ one a ^ 1 style and * " < series •_* . ¦ " thousarid 2 _^ - . be _ ^ : V acceptable -J . ^• of ^ -. i * : v-i .. *¦¦ . '¦ . ' ' ^ to or I

    Where , as upou at present some , such _ diversity s of teachers opinion ] I I prevails ^ fa w t wuka . the V 4 « . o diBastrous utnuovxvuo cbnsequeiibes xsvruovu % a ¦ «? . u \/*? 0 of vj . deny Civil y - 1

    without iittg teachers grave a ^^ choice apprehensions cannot be . And coht ^ tiot tuplated only I I soit is a serious infringement of a teacher ' I

    recognised , prerogative . It is one factor the s I nrlnrft in in that f . haf . accumulation a « ftii ' imiiljLt . ir » Ti of of forces fnvn & n which xxrh 'inh is in I I

    reducing rqore the True Educator ( now , unhappily , I almost entirely banished from our •* B & sults I

    lowest Schools leve ) not l of to a a m true ere mechanical "Teacher even Instructor , but to . the It I

    is aUo tending to change the . Scjipol Board into a vast' monopoly , ' a private publishing and manufirm since the

    with facturing designs equal , comp h i | consi iles ; , stency and ¦ ¦ i produces m -m desi w same gn ¦ copy principl and -books produce f e will that ,

    apparatus — — — —m - ^ — , —r text - ^— — ^ - book ~ —^ — w ^ ^^ - ^^^ « ^^^ ^^^ , of ^ - ^ - ^^^ every ^^ ^^^^^^^^ fc ^^ , ^^ ^^^^^ descri ^^^^^^^ ^^ " ^^^ ^ m ^^ ^^^^ ption ^^^^ ^^ 0 ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ * p - lans - - ~ a- buildings w-- ^^^^ food ¦ v and -- clothing - 1 ¦ . Bate VV - ,

    pay ™ ^ — — ing — — , — publishers _ — — _ , ^ g , authors —* - — - _*~ - ^ ^^ ^ p . _^ - ^ , and ~^^ - ^^ - ^^ manufacturers ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^ v ^^^^ S ^^ B ^^ . ^^^^^^ F ^ V ^^^ have good cause for protesting against the ,

    fatall introduction strikes of ai a the scheme root that of fair strikes and , free and y , ~

    competition in trade . : I submit that a question of such importance ,

    been ana and pregnan Txresrnan referred t fc with with to the such such entire issues issues bod , , should should of Board iiare ha . v ? teachers ( as it is pre-eminently a y question of

    matter education of , finance and ) , " onl and y that very it subordiriately should not have a

    been of twenty sprun members g upon , a or s thereabouts mall Sub-Committee most of whom m ¦ ¦ as mt educationists - ^ v ^ v *^ mr or . w . experts tfv rf in , 49 bb

    shi * " ^* ^~ p ^~ , ^* v ^^^ never , ^^^ v be ^^^ - ^^ atowjed w >^ ^^ ^» ^^ ^^ v ^^ ^ v ^*^ ^ an ^ ^^ hour ^^^ ^ v m ' s ^^^ ^^ thoug ^ f ^ ^ m * ^ BWm ht penman ^ t ^ ^^ on | j ^¦^^ the ^ v 4 A art of writing in their lives . The ' new

    departure ambiguous ---- , ' looked ¦ aspect at from and the that outside this , amblgrnlty has v - ^ p ^^ v ^^ v a very

    should ^^^ ——— be removed — * ^^ — m— — — -w ^ , ^^ no ' ^ — — ^^ one — - ^ ^^ ^^^^ sincerel ^^^^ ^^ v ^^ - ^ wpv ^ wv ^ v y ^^ p ^ interested v ^^ r ^^ v | ^ L ^ Xv ^^¦¦•^^ in - education —— — ~ - — — -w — ' — — —¦ pr w the — i Board i — ^^ -- ^ —^ — ^ '^ ^ s ^^^ well v » ^^^ - ^ v ^^ b ^ -being t- ^^ ^ v ^ r ^^^^^¦ h ^^^ m can i ^^ r ^ J ^^^^*^ for ^^^ ^^^ ^™

    a moment d innovation doubt . Trusting most you careful will give atten the - propose tion tion . 1 I am am . raithiuJly faithful lv your yours vbtirs .

    , , , An Intermediate Schoolmaster . Rights in Book Illustrations . —A lady

    Miss Nicholl , has recently been complaining , to — — newspaper - ^ - ¦ ~~— — - » ¦— — — ^ - - ^ - ~ — " editors ~~ - ^— — —— — -- ¦ ^ - ^^ ^ - ^ ¦ respecting ' - — ' »^ Jk ^^ ^^ - ^^^¦^^ ^ ¦^ fc 7 the vaa ^^ - use ^^^^ 1 ^ ^^^ ^ made »^ 4 ^ ' ^« ^~ ^

    the of illustrations late Mr . A . from Nicholl the . pencil < It is not of her fair father ' Miss , Nicholl writes , ' that his [ Mr . NicholPs ] , work should to other be publishers distributed for by other the . original books publishers for which

    they quite m \ were sympathise m never «¦ m * with intended m m / Miss / jNich Of oll course ' s feelings , ^ we , . ^ ^

    neous but practicall — — . — The ~ — - ^ itep n y - ~ r m << m her ^ l —— y w g ^*^ m iven ^^ ideas ^^ •^^^^ in w ^ v ^^^ are the ^ ip i ^»^ v ^^ r altogether Globe ^ ^ ^ rw ^^ ^^ ^ r ^^* regarding P ^ ^ ^ VBT ¦ M ^^^ V «<* erro ^^^ . ^»^— ' — { -

    correct copyri w- -w b— s > - ^^ - - ^^ ght w that va « v in « w illustrative we v * ^«* - do - ^*» p ^^ ^ not W * V ^ ^ art hesitate ^^^ l ^ is dk U ^ . so ^ « # ^^ pointed to % /^^ quot ^ 1 1 , . 1 V ^ V e V ^ and it" ** .

    the That terms paper on says which : 7- ' he Every [ the thing artist depends ] parted upon with his work . It is open ' to an + artint tfc to p ^ r ^*^ to a

    ' — ' - ^ - ^ " ^ - ' —~™~» ^ - ^ »^ r ^ - ^ ^ m ^~ ^^ -m ^ ^^ - ^ v ^ m ^^^ mmm ^* «* m ^ m ^^ ^^ say W ^^ ^ " ^ tor for publisher production Droduction : * ' I dispose in in such such--and of and these --such such drawings a a work worlr . and and to yon in in

    connection no other . . Th ; * ey If are he not made to mr be such used an mtpmfm ^ in n ^ agreement any , other vimm ,

    ^ — ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦¦ ¦ *~*^ m * ^^ ^** v- ~ m ^ ^»^» ^ nv ^ w ^ w ^ B ^^ dv «^^ mmmWgniwm ^ ^^^ ^ mr mm ^^^ ™ " r the result would be obvious . But if Jie failed to come to any such understanding , and sold

    he his or drawings his j ( jix representatives 4 / without to conditions wbuld have of any nb kind locu i / f * ,

    standi - » * y vs « . in objec » . v | ji ^ . tig their vi * vo nviuu sale * or xtcv lolan vv ? jiiu for any »^^ .,

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 15, 1887, page 1800, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15121887/page/6/