The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-10 00:00:00

COPYRIGHT CONVENTION WITH PRUSSIA

AND SAXON?.

(MOM LAB? MOUT'II MUMS.)

At the Court at Windsor, the 19th day of oOtober,
1855, present the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in
Council.
Whereas a aonvention, bearing date the 13th of Min,
1846, was concluded between her Majesty sad his Majeety
the King of Prussia, whereby doe protostfoa was enured
within the Prussian dominions for the authors of books,
dramatic works, or musical compositions, and the lona-
ton, designers, or engravers of plats and articles of seulp-
tore, and the authors and inventors, designers, or engravers
of say other work• whatsoever of literature and the fins
ane, drat published in the dominions of her Majeety, or of
his said Msjesty respectively, in which the laws of Grist
Britain and of Prussia did than or might thereafter give
their respective subjects the privilege of copyright, and by
the said convention awful representatives or assigns of nth
authen, inventors. designers, or eogrevers, with regard to
any such works first published within the dominions of her
Ilejesty, were to be treated on the same tootiag as the
authors, inventors, designers, or engravers themselves.
And whereas an order of her Majesty is Council, dated
the 27th day of August, 1846, was, by virtue of the au-
thority committed to her by so set passed la the session of
parliament holden ip tin seventh end eighth years of her
reign, intituled "An Act to amend the law relating to
international copyright," made by and with the advice and
calmest of her Privy Council, for giving effect to the said
oenireatinn. _ _

And wherries his Majesty the Ring of Saxony, his Royal
Highnesses the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar, their Royal
Highness the Dukes of 13rait Meiaingen, Sete Altenburg,
and lime Coburg Gotha, his Royal Higbee= the Duke of
Brunswick, their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of *shalt
Dimas and Ash alt Bentham, sad their Serene Highnesses
the Princes of Schoenberg Radobtadt and fietwarsburg I
&radershsurea, Rom Omits, ROM Lobecstein Rion Dorf,
and Rams &blebs, subtequenty seceded to the said eon-
ventioa, and thereby became parties thereto.
And whereas orders of her Majesty in Council, dated
respectively the twenty-sixth day of September, one thou,
teed eight hundred and formai:, the tweaty-fourth day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and feet .seven, the tenth
dm of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty-seven,
I and the eleventh day of March, me thousand eight hundred
I and fifty-thriP.Weff Wainer' of the authority aforesaid, gad
by and with the advice and ecuent aforesaid, made leg
giving effect to suck acceesices.
And wherear, on the fourteenth day of 3m, ene
tbetioand eight hundred and AIM Sr. a oonveation, addl.
timid to the said convention of the thirtieth day of May,
eN themond eight hundred and forty-six. wee concluded
Women her Majesty sad his Majesty the King of Pruesia,l
es well is his own name as la that of hie Majesty the King
of Sammy, his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Saxe
Weimar, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sam Meiningem,
his Royal Shames the Duke of Sete Alteuburg, his Royal
Highness the Doke of lime Coburg Gotha, his Royal High-
ness the Duke of Brinswiek, his Royal Highness the Doke
of Aahslt Dram Cothen. his Royal Highness the Duke of
Anbalt Brenham, his Seem Highness the Prim of
getmonhcm Rodolstadt, his Serene Highness the Priam
of Schwaraborg Soodirribsasen, his Serene Highness the
Prince of Rem (elder branch), and hie Serene Highness
the Priam of Reuss (younger branch), whereby the ma
motion reacted by the said Convention of the 13th day of
Mar, 11146. to original works, is extended to translations,
subject to certain stipulations thank' contained.
Now, therefore, het Majesty, by amt with the advise end
seatoot of bee Privy Council, and by virtuosi*, araffeeity
emanaitted to her by an set passed in the mien of
sent holden in the 16th red 16th years of her Me sty's
reign, intitsled " An set to amble her Majesty to Gerry into
effect a Convention with Frame ea the subject of copyright,
to explain and extend the International Copyright Acts,
and to explain the acts relating to omyrights in erg-avisge,"
deli order, and it is hereby ordered, that the authors of any
books published, or of any dramatis rims drat pobliely rte
recanted within the dontinime of Prussia, Saxony, Saxe
Weimar Saxe Meisingea, Saxe Altenharg, Saxe Coburg
Gotha. Bromwich. Anhalt Delete Cothen, Ashen Bern-
bum Ishwanbutor Rudolstarit, fichwarsbarg Sooderhaulen,
or Roses, at any Ms after the day next after the day of the
publieation hereof in the Load= Gaya', who my atoms
to reserve the right of translating each books or demands
piste% their executors, administreares, sod 'okras, shall,
aril the expiration of five men hem the date of the !Intl
palatial., of the translations authorised by them, nom-
tierly, of mete books, or from the Me at which the tram-
Mdse. authorised by them, of seek drentstio are
Bret published er palliely segmented, be, im to the
provisions useuttamil in the mid Jut in
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of soy t,an f ion of nick books or dramodepleme, sad be
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