Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-15

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An Act to secure Copyrights to Authors Composers.
FRICTION The Congress Of the Confederate States Of Amer
do Any being citizen or citizen
author authors Of book books char. musca
composition, which be now msde or composed and no
who shall invent design, eth engraVe work cause b
engraved etched worked from his design any Pot Of
engraving and the administrators legal assigns
person persons shall have the sole ah and liberty
printing reprntng, pu fishing and vending such book
books, map, chart, musical composition Pn, cut or en-
craving, Whole part for the Of twenty
from the time Of recording the title thereof il the manner
SEC No person shall be to the benefit of this act
unless he shall before publications deposit printed copy Of
the title OF such book or Ook map chart musical compost
ton print, cut engraving in the clerks office OF the district
court Of the district wherein the or or PROPRIETOR snail re
side And the clerk OF such court 10 hereby directed and
qured record the thereof with in bosk to BE- kept
e under the seal Of the court to the said anho or pCpre
tor, whenever he shall require the same): District Of
to a0a: Be it RENE inferred, that on the day Of
deposited in this office the title Of book msp chrt or oth-r
wise may the title Of which in the words fol-
loving, hee insert the title the right whereof he
claims author Tor proprietor as the case may be in
Copyrights to Authors and Compossrs O. D. Clerk Of the
District For which record the clerk s1al be entitled t.
ceive the person claiming such right aforesaid fifty
cents and like for every copy under SEAL actually
given such his And the author pOp
any book, map, chat, musical composition print
cut engraving sha within three months from the Puhca
ton Of said book map chart musical compositions print, cut
to The cer Of aid district And 1t shall be the day Of
the each district court at least in
certified OF nclnd
ing recorded and the dates Of and also all
copies books other 10 his Office
according this ac to the secretary OF State TO be
served In his Off e.
unless he shall give information Of the copy right
bv causing be the severed copies each every
edit on published during the term secured, the tit
page Immediately following, if it be book, or map, chart
musical composition, print cut engraving, caus it to
be Impressed on face thereof il volume Of maps,
CHARTS music engrsTings upon the title outpIece
thereof the following words, " Entered according
the act Of Congress, in the year By B. in the
clerks efics Of the district csurt OF las the case
SEC The author or proprietor Of any book map, chart
musical composition, print, engraving which copy
right shall be secured under the exsDn Ct Congress-
those which shall hereafter be enacted respecting c0pyht
SHALL within three months fran the publication OF SAID book,
map chart uscsl composition print, cut engraving, T
err or cause delivered copy Of the to the Depart
ment Of STATE, for the use OF Congrsss
SIC s. IT, at the expiration OF the aoreaid then OF years
such author designer, engaver, any Of hem
when the work originally composed and made BY
person, still living, and citizen citiZe OF IN
Confederate States resident therein dead shall have
left widow, child Children either or AL then living the
exclusive right shall be continued such author designer
epRraver dead then to such widow and child child
rem for Of fourteen years. Prevded That the
title OF shall time recorded and
other regulations hen required in regard to
original rights, be complied with respect 70 such
copy rieht hss within six months befTe expiration Of
the first term.
SIC In all cases Of renewal Of copyrights this
SUCH author proprietor SHALL within two months from the
said reneWs Of the record thereof to be
published Of the printed in the Con-
ederate States, for the space Of four weeks.
FEC q ali deeds Instruments in writing for the transfer
assignments copy rights bsir proved lodged in
deeds for the Of ne required
law to Be proved acknowledged in the State dis
rc shall and may oe reor ed IN me once Whe TIE original
opy right Is deposited and recored and every such deed
instrument that shall in time hereafter
ated and which shall not be proved acknowledged and
eecrdsa IS aforesaid within sixty days sitter its execution,