New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-13
The cvEsr1oy or COPYRIGHT.

The Senate Of the United States has row had the
Treaty with Great Britain recognizing and protecting
International Copyright before fornOnhs and is un
derstood 10 have given it some attention For the
present il seems 10 have been laid aside awaiting ac
ten the Cad sden Treaty and other matters wherein
the lobby has deeper interest bur we trust this tor
por is not destined to prove eternal Whatever may
be the judgment of this branch of the Treaty making
power, We insist that common fairness aud decent
courtesy toward the other party 10 the negotiation re-
quire that such judgment be promptly and deflityely
made Known. For until il be- the great Stealing inter
est which + not the most powerful is always the
most active astute and efficient will be constantly az
work endebyOrng TO mold opinions aod shape actions
in accordance with its own supposed interests aud
cOrdrgy that the present hiatus in the Copy.
right controversy has been improved by The adversary
to get remons'rsnce against the ratification Of the
Treaty signed by portion OF tie publishers of Boston
"a minority, indeed, but embracing several names OF
persona who ord ariy cherish conscientious scrupes
against leyypg upon their neghbors hen-rooss or at
least against being caught there
We use plain words because none other truly char
acterze the contest in which We are engaged or are
calcated awaken our People to the true nature of
the Copy right controversy Either the mao whose book
you choose TO read il entitled pay from you for his
talent AMI labor bestowed It's production or he who
made your clothes your boots your hat is robbing you
by eIactlg pay for them There is no other practica
bic mode OF securing author the Just reward Of
bic abor than by the recognition of Copyright and 10
say that he keep his book to himself or any one
who buys copy nag reprint it, is ast equivalent to
telling BIN 4 al lie nay stay in his house 30 long az he
Iletses, but If De ventures into the highway any one
who ierces tie sniusenent My shoot bin. The al-
y OF IS perfectly ell understood, in selling printed
coy q BIS work not 20 sell herewith the privilege of
reIrh'ne x; and he who that privilege might
as vel claim rigd 70 pocket the forks and spoons at
apublc table because he bad paid for his di0rer To
tell cur people By IA. Lat they may reprint any for.
eien authors book rot ony Without said authors con
sent bur against his reoustrance is practically
10 ignore the distinction OF Mine and Thine and pro-
claim Spartan immunity for theft
AS to the ca' hAt tie most popular authors are not
TfaHy authors, but Only reprOducers Of other mems
Ictas IT has DO per,lneuce to the mitter in dsputo
International Copyright no more obnoxious 20 il than
tie copyright We recognize and protect Ii man
claims to be an suttor VIXEN lie i. no suthor C.ur!
SLs Juf! nay refuse 10 uphold bis preposterous pre-
tense Ihfy Iucge autLoriratyeiy whether claim of
auhorstp Is vel founded or baeless the senate has
Only to decide whether such q claim rlea cell founded
stat De overruledabd nulled because the claimant is
ROT one OF cur own citizens.
We trust Mr. Everetts amend nent proposing that
took sba be reprinted here ia order TO have an
American Copyright will be voted down snc the ques.
ton taken On the Treaiy orig oaly made Let Us rs-
settle "bat Is right let Expectancy follow ID its due
order Either Copyright is right or wrong: Il right
Jet It De affirmed IN ts integrity. if wrong let i, De
utterly repudsteJ Ii the author VI popular book