New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-01
An international Copy-Risht Law fen"c as
well As Just

y
the Copyright Question | read Win great
risasnre That article was manly directed
IN show the Justice OF the authors demand
for nrotectiOu But the Iust and the polite are
ono If Am International Copyright law Is lusl,
u Is also advantageous TO all parties, and l
am convinced II should De demanded on ooth
these grounds. Permit me. therefore, 20 oher
few hints respecting the advantages thal Woa'u
accrue 20 all concerned rom the passage OF sucn
a law Trust the subject Will be again taken
up by those who can command a ready access
to the facts IN the case.
The parties Interested IN the question are three
m number. namely. tho Author. the Publisher and
the Public 1t could be conclus.vcly shown. l
think. that tie interests OF each 81 these parties
are decidedly on the side OF protection.
Thatth passage OF protective law would he
ADVANTAGEOUS 10 authors Is OF course. perfectly
obvious or some OF this unhappy class oi NOR
tails II would double the income AZ once OF some
II would even more than double H. Carlyle Is
more read here than in his own country Irving
Is probably read more II England taan here.
Publish an edition OF Macaulay'> history nm both
countries n the same price say i've dollars and
VENTURE 10 say that greater number OF copies
would he sold here than there. These are Silk
nc cases: but many other authors, not so con
spIcuous. would find their condition Immensely
altered Tor the better bv the desired change. For
eyonple. the SONGS of General Morris are seen on
every music stand n the British Empire They
are known and sung and bought wherever there
/ a paror. piano and Young lady. II the gal
lant General could clam nut n lew cents upon
each copy OF these songs, when, whenever they
are sung DO at least few cents worth OF good.
ne would from this source alone have long ago
been made man. and need MOI for years past
have written a single Uniusplred line.
That the publishers interest Is On the same
side If t.e question IS lust as certain, II not quite
1t.,.c+. Tile international law would make
H.. .,,5.. loss, hazardous and speculative and ian.
,,r, ~, increased s,caalncss and certainty. The
.. l.,r ln the .IrlLIlShin1 business is to pos
90. ,'i.9bIe cc.,.rl-bts these are the surnst
o,s tr.t toundaf;ans of a Great and permanent
.. , l.,,s,r,.ss thar shall enrich ntlpr son
.l 80, , t,.s,.,o.st .-,. shall make MS con
-.' ..''i f....r.ffe VhIsI,v ,yauid
r.t.'. -. .,,or,..,,. FOR obt,fa-
'...tt. T+,.,,If sfren.,hentho
I...-. d, .f.. r..l,I in. ulsucs, IA
......, ~ ,.o,lt .i,c ta. regular t.adc
..,,', ,'.,..,. ,.... close oue door of Spccula-
$3.50 ,ls, tf.,- flto profits OF pubicat,on
-t . ....r.,s,f -r.sti. and et once, Uoae
A. 80 b,I b,et- able a. purch,So the
3D., ,t n,,ii,shiu~ DAVID Copaerticld
.5',, D.. ,,,s,.I l,,llors fer the rluhf or
r. . I,,ai,.\lr Dickens ZEN cents ON each
..', en-, co .-,y ono ,,o,.i,t that the eain woaiI
.i ,...,, t.r .,r,,t.r .f thar one house. than Il
,'t.al!. wa ot an the irns together which pub
ushet GIN edition ON The present system Lc,
those liAI> answer. ia case - SUM more 'i'd
wla regard TOO iuo. shefs 81 magazines an"
We y news dpeie. f.'til one com t'''uS % we
ufi. au..-"a.r} nature ~ 'u' magazines ""'
-.rr cannot pcssin} ne o.-'tNist "u1' i1e'
haze 'o con,end npi merely win one 'n"''t 1N,
"a .;U the combined talent, shlN ann capital az
forocr. Ehn. urel ani Du'Hn has the Anrk
er.orNff iar ci'n'' I'D go i'' country cree.
"H.., b.c~"D'' ~ a.i" al !" "+'"S W ~ V""
frcc Ui"tf us Nt-l nose " '' can O''"i'H,l
80 - Do ".s ." P''' I''.'s' - n 10 H.
10 cut suc iaste ne ga" '.y u" " '''' nc "o'S
co. namely pi''' so ,t ''.'','j,'
"'." d,',1, p ms il,,,. ,,r,,,tee VII
80 Nj ,o,er,,an ',ay ~ contributors or
,ii, fo tLo wont of its snhscr,ntion
7" '.'' l'' ,e f,,r IesIinc Reviews Of Great
pr,,,,,, ,tonndiIo m talon, and sustained al A
o,,',terIy ontov can he procured for less
- fo,,i5o IT, price There Is room IN this
.o,rt-v for a thorouohly roodnlscellaneous week.
,,,',,..r,D,,. Inn, H.. market i deluged with
- .''''-"Liiif Words and Living ACES TO such an
lent ,s Ia forbid the very idea of attempting
one IN short. Mr.. Editor. II S 10 me a matter of
M, fo,oned wonder that the whole body of pub
jixLeTs. whether of Books. Magazines or News
,',.ere borb FnoI,sh and American. do not unite
- ,,,c man IN de,nanding this law As the pub.
rsber ,Lsorbs most of the profits of authorship
,,,l as mo-, are usually wide-oWake 10 their own
',.o,esf cannot dou,,. that ultimately the trade
"i INIT
nm. .i.o. p..,.l,,. ,o,. l,o, ,l.o
D'. ~, ..i' ~, M, ,,o NH. ,n,arns,
80 ~. ,rao'ed b, rho JNsiTed cbange -
.i.-,l forLtrl cyon lax MANY advocafSs of
~ -.,..,ss5 lo,, An eminent nubl,sber has
' e, ,,tli.bcr ,vouId sunnort tho law
- ~ ia az syar,,1, ~ me. but az a ritIlen
, ~. 30, IL ,,o,r I a.ee-t tba, ,,bat
dih asH"l'' )" -, 80, all ,ar,,og a,,
= i's' j. alIo ''s'' anu - o o., ,h
cVN'lh0ou '"e pun "'"'I "'e,,,lo' 49,
change III many "ayS, a. loi IN"'''P,o ', ',''
loiio"ih5 ioO.ii' t 'iI' i.rai ~
ceh"4loH VI INC N'o'Hi} 'i"SS 80 -.
seine measure uV" 'uo "V1os9N{ ~ i'0oo'a"'
(OmIOSltlOu would produce btlttf DOOhS- great