, 1870-03-06
LITERARY PIRACY.
Wukic Collins and 1ho Dutch Puh-
llRhcr1.

nsyleg rest,ved 10 n,self tue r,knt Of aushoziza.
They .ake caro- TO remind him hat shey eau rob
70 convstt,on," aay they. ''1oro.os u, ~ Dou:n
purl ahe1a. 10 Reproduce ID our own lauRna2e ms
s y Gof ssS fsst
[casioo, We onst Jo1, win tos gtestes: pleasure,
. copy o. oar stuir1s Asyasy.; aad Nhsa yoa
va aiTsJs viii pe gisa TO BE- IN the opportunity of
returning our amHn,llty." The admissible Joke Of
oesrs pehn, an ,n3 10 poSn 70 a. Eoga
the vie % call " add Ftng his book, ec1lpsed BY
the sntl 4 ore nuroron1 crcunAtatca tnat Bsiin-
paiton Of Ii Christian psne-are uader tue ial~
p7e. sion that Mr. WIlk1e Co'lIns II female. Win
''Madane, theJ CONN ence taer eomnnneat1oo,
kn1 1t IL Madame whom 1hey Assure Of Their
=" II CIT dstiI Rushed confederation at its close.
Here ~ MAdaueI reply:
OF 5oar letter irforuios ne thss yoa are destrous
Of tIsrsaut ln'o tue Datco iatgusEe, and q
pab!lshlng q Du,cn @sgaEoe eossl ot ny
"BeIcre enter on this question, I must venture |
Vi Vi a ca 's Iou a. sfe N completely Sntlken.
=" Your le.tts - addressed 10 me Al Aadams
Wlkio Csutns' Ryow II with s1h oere reares, bat
Fame, Rtruemep, has p bysd The wrong tune in
Jour ears I am not lhe Charming peraon whom
yca suppose me 70 Pc wear troossrs; nave
yote Tor Ps:l an6ns; posstss beard; Ia two
This Little eIfor set rghs let us seturn 70 buzl-
II obterve with profound surprise and regret
that 5cue rques: for tesntsalon to pnbllsn u,y
Book IN HoNaho, u your tnaRaztoe, IL nos aeonl-
Juur part Of bsINg for that privilege. Ali tnat
son c1ev &c Ii copy Of the msgsz1ne- ~bas aW
% IL So'' Al eaa % : i Il
negszlnc, and NOUN oHe1 my own neglected edu~
@Permls me to suggest that you might acsnowl.
edge the receipt Ct the RANT 70 uantlste Man and
Vile IN uucu ~ Ter Way than By giving NE the
magazine. ltls quite neH tues: yoa night give
sWny noI sen,emep, II you publish my book
Do tour trsns'asars wilsa tos uosnisgs DO .our
Te1s 9a 70
publish for the ho3or nd elcrJ Of literature, with
out makit ai1gIe farihlnR BY II II 81 ths
OF ny letter: 1sls WI ten uEder toal1y errone@
ora imp!eselon ~ man who u Incapable OF IN
sn; TIE !. noca Al Eat!on maj. .o.an, h,
The rupncAuon Of nv BOOK, then hare the honor
Of reminding Jou that an the mAa who aeu JON
oe pad IN lhs after Is inc per1oa VINO pats tho
en- ployn nent Ito your ha1 ds, and The Eenuaeta-
tlon inIo 1o1r pce1etA tske up The pen-ann.
teto;d. plC11tshe Industry AalE ases Jour dormant
| e1tabrshnentl And what DO get I Oh, de-! he:
| ccHY oI the nsgazlne.
tou Dby-and probably xtiI--ten me that the
iIoxs Io Naii, el,nef upwsrd Of dow1 saEd.
,sws sas naaeI lie 81 ess: ana Il 10
bsne Ct 3ott,ce, let us hhare NhAt there "a ouca
| & rsctea tNenSJ.dse po1nds from some colonial
Lubltkeer1 who n1d pIaled book OF mlue, aud
WA 20 p1ec.ops 10 ne as that Cal, tue psonts Il
sesipsbe sarsisc1iou of seeing tot shrty Or forty
ntlls to coze. tbs eniIJ IN nv batEet1 book.
B5 Ne.t1a. Ee.iniaate Ato;heEs' Sense Of Jasrct-
s:Iperce.
!" Does tnls esgerreas Of mire to ahare the
rEtnta sbork you7 Are You amazed 70 md that
c. ougn to Aa.n!5 nc: Genaenen, can't see the
hcLor. The injustice done 10 me- gets In the way
! a. cloEgs the prospect.
II therefore, you want ny permission to publish
Man Al q Vile, J1u hAro 1t or thls coudltlon-thAt
,en ana thale between us the psonss Of the pap-
"Ent here a lille bird whispers IN ny ear
Aadame Hilk!e Co'llrs. there la no treetJ o. 1n-
,eyL s.ior al copyright between EnalaLd and Hol
sas s2e bsessass II tsa4
rhe.her Jeu Ike It or Lot, sId are rot to1nd BY
e 'oo sean1 sf, e, 's19S a,x,,on
twten Is! Whasl Seu eaAnot den. tsAs ought
a. matte. Of deseat f4:s:deal'sg 2 have sns1e
own heof~ard set jon decline q i've me vnls i
uosally my r'aht, because las doesn't harpen t
have d eb uAus WHICH force. yoa 10 % TT ptr,si
been aueaay allpd. d to. Il absolutely decluea K
admit that nFm Of frtpectaote Dutch publisher
sespasie o. ostE tEnaenesa 10 ~ oonmeres n
6!cera: ioI1. Acre Il LIE dignity OF man involve
aqnpety apesiea Of !, money Gsn.Iemsn
Hsass : : t.ie, psJ st lesss atnnisr tribute !.
the eighty Of nan.
tesilg Ey present View or The matter. Ny flienc
books for cor III ensa circulation He - o. ooge
= lLvsr1shly dtsa Fay ne Earetlheltsa. HIS ov
:. .snss q n9noE s laa enough, Il th!s patacala
v nor u 1os ;s9 eas1s s1so, IL lis psrt1cnal 4
J Mesals. Beunfsptc bTo:herss
a "TLe aLsNer 10 taat texioos quasnon. genu'
~ to lat ne bare It NJ 5ouf earliest conVeulccci
4 and teleTe me faithfully 5ooIs, =.
tS'Rnfol WHkk Iol4H,a" "
1Ln &c aoGoe seS1s 70 nsve uao seEs eoneI
fave te. ERJn ~ re ~ fa 1n'cn ,a,r aiu ~
n cs;r:cd. IL IA Wr1e ta1pri,ea 81 sss ssul VI
1e tn,ea ny suns nt;e Eo.ked: TSey snouEns Pc
nsr, .n,a nei 'asJ cnG tn .esss
ID re trsn.iete4 tsto nn.cS rE - RsoIg ot !,
" TeeyroW made thciT g.. ~. os 1h y
Isx,y esa Gsaos Fo,e g. ss snI ~ !nn1 n,m Q!
:: an e.. es 49, A1o~ nv! NM osaS ~ VI nan LIN
p ps-:n. !, ~ s,,n. et ts,x1s speu ~
- ~ ~ IS mr,sn san nn,,r .nast1
ol ~ e.nI 1nsIs hten ~ sms1
A. 1Nae ntmole ctaus n1,ca auswt
at ,s I'm :; !. III. coins ar ls:er, inala
i'll fcu.us sven M oi ne.s A1sM ~ w 0uTU
n lc:ouA d1cI<ss nenns1nss 4. M Psosasi W
- | sid rather clsveslJ IeG.tklng thkfeur9s %
~ tae5 nsJ IoE dupsnte With rSls1uy, and
eoe Tsst Y. ~, ,as{ S1 "
20 posei On = araIe error ~ to the subject OF
y. r.qlest. No tteAsJ Ct international oopyr!s
sa1 e1Aat9 be:wsea Enalacd and aonaaa-
eSy 9y i eaJ qusauon Of a;kt1g ,yoar sa,nortzat
e. q t1anssse YouE povel = ,hn Dutch IaSsuag
lce olerkd 1ou copy (of course pot - q femuus
By Hc1. iii eut i q nefs pe1,teae.ss. il mi
la FfeLch sn,bcls, vhora vc never thought 70
etr peInis.ou io1 what ~ consider our nndoub
%E1 e aas Of
for Pufe. We receive uotn.ux ara:ls; We nave TO i
~. on Translator, =. 81; S;!lter. and our p1p
aN u.k-- -, - :. u. sssscn % m.ks those cnaf
u,d ~ nsa,sl ~ 70 os a.ee ta 70 sfsr; tors
e1e c peShas = nhcse Csc M Wask u reproduced IN our ms
~ aoooual Hne.nes. qome ~ tnssts3on. s aver
red !. III although II fac. svsrJ AIgflSa 5 sSt
,a,x te1t' tus.uaet Hao takes 81 resne, n IN
comp s.e a,a,e Q! ne a1 1aT sa .iss ss 10 non
e .oe and nuEof. III ths Cxte, noNkvrE. az "
~ ~ oNn Punishment. The Hela4nte b1osA> "A
@ssu ~ eave been al uon.c.ad 1Etetd-and =
'ess several tough kk1rs. ard coIple1e ehea.hfe>
~ y. Antkconscie1tous teae-if Ito had nos tels
'GsG 3, ~. TSs ssfor ,n,
9s!s eTe iusi a1d n Eore snusntesea msn ' tn.a !
IT, are.
~ previously urrill,tg 10 be!ieve-shas sou !
- - pefB!&ttc 30 lotR IN PUBLISHING oook9 Oy auil
lcE Of ali Latons, without pA}lpg 1or them, That
3M. prO'eet 4gn!uss that pTocetdtog On my r
~: wtlc1 appeals 10 your seuae OF 4 moral d5itnc
1ae | hstxetn tt1at Snd NroEK appeals to someu
err | te4r ro NfRef exs.f.
eI. HNhat4 an To s1g to men who acknowledge
Jpn | they ana the PEOPLE whom they euplcy all de
den | rfcut from p4bItsning MI oook, And WHO, o NJ
3sl. | tust not oniy repu1ln.a The hAEa idea ot b
lex | uldes auy pecaLtQsJ obligation towards n
lwly the w1ttef OF TIE book, but shhGe1esasJ a
to | their own set Of epQ,,u1fpo 10 be HRht-hecl
led: no law 10 exist which prohibits ttAt
Of 4 KfuuR There u Eolhlpg to pe said to PER
dtd, | wso arc xsuarE "a cccupy such q position II
tue What IL to prrJeEt Ueu = to tladc Oh such
rest | cp!es N taese ffQu1 ptckttK MY pocket n