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    6 Second . For every copy under seal of such record ppsj actuall p ^ p ^ T iven to the Wppvpp b

    ¦ claiming V ^ w * v vpbpp * pppj ^ p ^ ^ p ^ ^ the ^ ^ v ^ B copyri 'Par wy vrw ^ v # fe g y lit w , g V" ^ ^^ or ^^ •¦¦•¦¦ his ^^ ^^ assigns ^ B ^ person y , r ^^ PH fift * p ^^ ^^ pp y > ppl cents .

    ' Third . For recording and certifying any instrument of writing f ot the assignment

    of a copyright , one dollar . ' Fourth . For every copy of an

    assignment , one dollar . ' All fees so received shall be paid into

    [ the That Treasury the charge of the for United recording States the : Provided title or , I description of any article entered for

    copy-A t / XT «/ right , the production of a person not a citizen or resident of the United States

    shall be one dollar , to be paid as above into , the Treasury of the United States , to defray

    the expenses of lists of copyrighted articles as hereinafter provided for . ' And it is hereby made the duty of the

    Librarian of Congress to furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury copies of the entries of titles of all books and other articles wherein

    the copyright has been completed by the deposit of two copies of such book printed from type set within the limits of the United

    this States Act , in and accordance by the deposit with the of two provisions copies of of

    such other article made or produced in the United — - States ; y and the Secretary ^ jof the

    Treasury is hereby directed to prepare and printat intervals of not more than a week

    catalogues , of such title-entries for distribu- , tion to the collectors of customs of the

    United States and to the postmasters of all post-offices receiving foreign mails , and such

    weekly lists , as they are issued , shall be furnished to all parties desiring themat a

    sum not exceeding five dollars per annum , ; and the Secretary and the

    Postmaster-General are hereby empowered and required to make and enforce ¦¦ such rules and regulations

    as shall prevent the importation into the United States , except upon the conditions

    above specified , of all articles copyrighted under this Act during the term of the

    copyright . ' Sec . 5 . That section forty-nine hundred

    t and he same fifty-nine is here of b the am Revised ended so Statutes as to r be ea , d as y ,

    follows : * Sec . 4959 . The proprietor of every

    ^ at copyri mi % J the p ^ mM ^ p ^ g office ** -r ht WL ^ - * m ^ r book ^* - of -v —^ the ^ or •—¦ — ¦ other Librarian ¦ - — -- - ¦ - article — of Congress shall deliver , yor

    deposit jp rian »¦> v of Congress in the mail at , ad Washing dressed ton to the District Libra of

    -Columbia . jm ^ nr p * ^ s ^ p » - *— ' - » " a copy , of every subsequent CU ' , edition wherein any , substantial » - — - i changes shall be

    tions tions made p / p ; A Jm ^^ ipV , * * : revisio revisions # * *¦» Provided ^ s ^ pp **» i w ns , , and and v- ** - ' - ho r — we — additions additions ' —— ^ - ver , That --- -, mad mad - . _ the e e to to altera books dooks

    which by forei , new gn authors additions , , heretofo shall re published subse , of - appear

    be quently held to and the deemed taking capable effect of of this being Act , copy shall

    unless righted they as above form a provided part of the for series in this in course Act ,

    of publication at the time this Act shall take

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    and Sec . 6 thre . That oi tne section itevisea forty-nine hundred

    ana the same sixty sixty-- is rnre hereb e e of the amended Revised so statutes Statutes as to read be be , . and and as follows : y ,

    insert ' Sec or . 4963 impress . Every such notice person or who words shall of the tne sam same e purport DurDort . in in or or upon unnn , any anv hnnlr book .

    map tion , , prin chart article t , , cut dramatic , engraving , or musical , or photograp composi h - , ,

    or or other other article , , tor for which which he he has has not nnt obtained nhtn . \ ru > A one a copyri hundre ght d , shall dollars - - - - be - liable recoverable - to a -v penalt one -V - y hal of f

    for the person who shal . _ , l sue _ , for _ . ^ v , such ^ ^ ^ penalty ^^ - ^ 0 ^ A ^ PA ^ and one-half to the use of the United States . '

    ana and Sec sixty sixty . 7 --four . iour That of ot the tne section lievised Revised forty Statutes Statutes -nine hundred be be . and and

    the follows sam : e is hereby , amended so as to read , as

    4 Sec . 4964 . Every person who , after the recording of the title of any book and the

    depositing provided ^ 1 by ~ J of this two Act cop , shall ies — —» — of , v within - r such ^ ^^ -mm- ^^ m ^ book the « r ^ ^ ^^ term «^ , ^^ ^^ as ^^^

    prietor limited J , of and the without copyri ^ ~ i — the — ght r ^ — consent first - — " - ¦»¦ obtained - *^ of ——¦ ^* »^ the » a « - >^ - ^ pro r ^ ^ in >^ -

    writing , signed in presence of two or more witnesses , print , publish , dramatise ,

    translate , or import , or knowing the same to be so

    printedpublisheddramatisedtranslated , or imported , , shall , sell or expose , to sale any copy of such book , shall forfeit

    shall every also copy forfeit thereof and to pay such such proprietor damages , and as

    proprietor may __ — — ^ — be — _ _ recovered _ — in — any _ court _ in a civil of ^ , __ competent ^ p . - _ action ¦ ^ - ^ - ^^ v ^^ A ¦ ^ b y juris « such v « . ^ AM

    diction . ' Sec . 8 . That section forty-nine hundred

    the and same sixty- is five hereb of the M m so Revised amended - - ~— Statutes as ™» w to read be , and as y ^ , — ' —— — ¦ ¦ ^ P * ^^ " ^ pa ^ BV ^*^ W ^ P" ^» ^ f ^ F .. ^ F

    follows : ' Sec . 4965 . If any personafter the

    dramatic recording or of musical the title composition of any - - map , print , chart cut VPB PF ,

    — — — — — ^ p * —™ ^ , ^ m m ~ ^ pb ^ m ^ ^ m ^ W , PM ^ pp' ^^ , the engrav descri ing , p or tion photograp of any h painting , or chromo drawing , or of

    statue , statuary ± , or model % / x or desi 1 ^ , gn ^^ ^^ inten c 3 , - ded to be perfected H and executed ii "i ¦ ^» ^ ^^ ^^ ^» ^ P as ^^^^ H a ^^^^ work T » ^^^ P ^ p ^ p ^ B ^ W

    shall of - the within fine arts the , term as - provided limited - -- ¦ ~— b and y this ¦ without Act ,

    the consent of the ^— proprietor — — — " ^— " ^^ ^ B , VH of " ^ " ^ ^^ ^^ ^— the ^^ w ^ bb copy ^ p- ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ pyPMJ - | ri ¦ g r ' ht first obtained in writing ¦ " ^ ^^ — ' ™ ^~ ^ pwp * , -m ' si" ^ gned apk ^ " ¦ ^^ ^ ^ in * p > ^^ ^^

    presence etchwor o k f t copy wo or pr mo int re witn publish esses dramatise , engrave ,

    trans , late , o , r impor , t , ei , ther in whole , or in , part p . — , or by f vary w ing r— -m the — main - ¦ — _ _ , ^_ ^^ desi _^ , ^ , , ^ r ^^ gn ^"" 4 —^ with ' ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

    intent to evade the law , or , knowing the same - - to be so printed m published - -- - ¦ 1 - - - ~ n - __ ^ drama ^^^^ i tised iV

    translated — — , or imported — , — _ . , ^_ shal — l ^ sell , _ _ _ _^ - ^ or ^ _ ^ , s _ ^ expose ^ ^^ _^ - - ^^ - ^^^ ^ BP ^ , I ^ p to sale any copy of such map or other article

    as aforesaid , he shall forfeit to the proprietor all the plates on which the same shall be

    copied and every sheet thereof , either copied or printed , and shall further forfeit one

    dollar for every sheet of the same found in his possession JT m , either printing A O 7 , printed X ' ,

    copied , published , imported , or exposed for ' sale - ^ " / , and in case of a painting _ ^ j , statu— e , or

    copy statuary of , the he shall same forfei in his t ten possession dollars for , or every by

    him scld or exposed for sale ; one-half thereof I

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 31, 1890, page 1653, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_31121890/page/11/