, 1879-02-22
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''' ,1,n Law Of Property in In
tolleot,lal proauo-
tions.
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LITERATURE.
nnoyE on COPYRIGHT. :
n, Trc,tlto OH tho Law Of Property In Intel.
,.,a,, Productions 10 Great Brltatn anil tho
ss.d mu sntcs; Embracing Copyright Iu Works
sa'Iu IH.n,uro aud Art, and Playwright In ORA.
- ,nd Musical ComposItiona.n BY Enton
@'1ss ! N.ont boston: L,ttlct Brown & TO. 1870.
n1n. "a cannot agree with Mr. Dronc in bis
",.t,fr ".n assertion TINT "McantngIess, iuconI
p .,.,, .n,l Inadequate statutory provisions,
s,Irnon,. erroneous, md conflicting decisions
wv, ,hs law Of copyright with doubt, difficult
", w. ,r, roptustou," thcro can be no question
W. " ,I,ht, Of The professions Of literature or Of
n,w 10 the need Of u thorough and exhaustive
,u,,{.e upon tho subject OF copyright.
r,1nrer The lntcst and best English authority
,p s.r ihe subject, is go burdcncd with discus
Sn, Of acts Of Parliament, and IL 80
r,,ro in citations OF American cases,
- II be almost valuclcss to American writer's
~ ],r7crs. And the rich field Of American
tsatous upon questions Of literary property In
rtu. yc.ys eortainly nfIorls abundant material,
rab ac English decisions, for a complete and
,,,ho,,!ys treatise upon tho law Of literary
s1cts,y as II prevails In the great Englsh-
,r,kig nattons. Tie only previous attempt
i, ,hts direction by au American writer at all
7u.hy tho name Of treatise was that Of Curtis,
1Ettta sons thirty years ago, when the Law Of
cp1hghs, In this country Mt least, mny bc sall
btl5e been Ia It's infancy.
The gfowth Of American literature since that
TIE, md tAe markcd increuse in musical and
i1m,.atcompositibns, hive led to more frcounnt
.,.,s.t,on. m t,,c rnnria AZ lote vnars for ti,a
sa.s,'.A ," an.hass M s,,.,,a.,.,a I 10, ~ .h, ~
tHes'lon " ausuols' u.H'1'a''s, ',l1a M ano puo-
aop,, and the work OF Mr.. urono ts especially
roduuc io t,s appearance at time when Tie
" ~ =, s,ns,,a,,t Il ,u,a-ro,,1, t.ao,,n.,. ~
w !" eop'''s"' 10 u""siso''s "ea"eut ots-
ss'an IN tue courts.
Preliminary 10 Tho moro technical md purely
kc, carts oi his work, Mr., Drouc ],as given Us
,robtyre,tlpr chontcrs or nrcfntorv cssox. ~
rr' saae' upon tno origin md nature and
uposl The history OF literary property. Accept
tc ,ts io,flpe Of preoccupapcy as the orirlu
# Il, ,rnnarly. Tho anthor dfsecnta frnn, ",
~ nra,;n. p,faadanr 49,, 49,. .,a, a'o. Wv
us@' ~ " u''1ius' . ulehuosl, ahu tho 8enoo' OF
'he's sno' aaop1ihs Inc social eompact theory
l.fo,msl,ye ncrlod OF SOCIETY t,,at ownershin IN
,Soolt fot,ow occunoncv IT, chonss. r,t1,nr
.aa.s '~'s% o.euou's, ~ s"oo7sS' Iatief'
laNo8ns Ioeke' 10 oase Inc fleht OF possession
upoa prcoccupancy which hos Its origin tu tho
sNmeat Of creation or production. The creator
h tte frat nos,rssor 1T thut w,,toh H.. ,ron,os
rnrsnrv thcrofnr, ,,n,>,tos ,.no. .,,1 T., ta,.
=, ~ sA~'e.oe' ".P's" 'aoo.' h''" ~ 'auor
!" aua Wv ot'etls OF t''e fleht OF property
UTDefxlp Is THUS the t.rcatDra nf nrn3uetfnn
I'D thc producer becomes tbo ownor And
~, kInn,e law - rz,n.-.,s ~ ...N
sI.,,'A. .'ap'' ~" u property trut,
'ae1ass lne product DO TINT Of mental or
n1ou'l labor In the nature OF things there
nu be 10 distinction between the uoet aud
he esrtI,sa In tlto owncra,n ~ tlc ,,rt1,,c,s ~ ~
b,,,,ho,, r.s.s, ~ ~, up -, Wv ploous.h ~
,,h.. ~. 49, .Asu " ~ u'.,'nnte ana'yAls ~
a'net tastt tic pEopcrty.riE finds its origin In
Tie element of creation or labor, mud every
ucuneut for The snv,o,sbi,,tv ~ ,ro,,ortv ~.
Iplttpp finn, hod,,,, ,.,,,. .',,t.. III. 49,,
INV. :, '.vu. ooa',S 'aoor APPLIES Will cqnal
ea.sFr Literary property, therefore, is IN no
En.e ,ui gt,erls, but is ein,nly n diyIsion. ,he
slltlon which Il sue,otro ~ ,,,o aonosn, ,asa
.. propertv h4,nr ,hat -. s,.s ~ ss suas.a' 'os'
1afs iaE the argument Ia In the abstract; but
Us practical application Is soon nnnarent. Ar
stgtlg Dir. Drone's prumtscs, md tlIry carnn.
vtll b. questioned. his roncinsian T. ;rra.,st.
as|t. uat literary, itko ali nt,,rr nroncrtv n In
'ls oftrln not lu Legislation. Int in thn brnadnr
eonan Of natural Inv, It Is. therefore. a
a!ufal and not an artificial right. Indeed,
tts1,'t1 IT,. property vns recognized, nnd COPY.
sam, md ons prIur to ths at"tmsc ~ ~" anns ~ s@
This celebrated EDclIsh etntt,rc rnactcI tr
1la, was te iirs+ .,Ma,, - etIentI; Gane.ca ~