The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-16
Mr.. Manning, of Mississippi, Appears in the
House, and Gives Small Imitation
of Bradlaughs Methods.
General COburn Nominated Associate
Justice Of Montana Territory.
Probability that the Democratic National
Convention Will Be Held in Baltimore
Miscellaneous Washington News.
THE NEWSPAPER COPYRIGHT.
Reasons Why the Proposed Measure Should
Be Made Law.

lie MADE Law
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-To-day the Journal
correspondent had talk with Mr.. Rice, of Mass
achusetts, who is the sub-committeeman of the
House committee patents, having in charge
the Rosecrans bill to copyright, under certain
conditions journalistic articles-a bill which
seems to be turning the country editors heels
over head, judging from the way in which they
sending in their protests against it just now.
''Wel, must confess" said he, that have
not looked the bill over, and do not know how
it differs from the Dorsheimer copyright bill, al
ready reported"
'"There is not the least similarity between the
two bills I said 'Dorshemer's bill relates to
foreign patents; the Rosecrans bill is a new
proposition. 1t provides that any writer, cor
respondent, or other contributor to the daily or
periodical press who shall publish any article or
series of articles unprotected by copyright,
and who shall subsequently take out copyright
on the same, and republish under copyright,
shall thereafter possess an exclusive property in
the matter, the same as though he had originally
published it under copyright protection, pro
vided that he shall cause TO be published six
times, in the journal periodical in which the
articles originally appeared or in some other
journal or periodical issued in the same city or
county notice that he has acquired such copy
right protection, and at the time of publishing
shall notify the first publisher thereof of his in
tention to avail himself of the privilege con
ceded"
''What will be the effect if the bill becomes
lawl" inquired Mr. Rice
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nishing Geographic and other news will keep
notices standing in the papers they supply,
stating that it is their intention to copyright the
news from certain points, and it cannot be used
by other publications. you see, until it is stolen
''Who will it affectP
ut will protect the men who pay for the news.
1t will keep the men from pirating the news col
umns of enterprising journals and running small
concerns that gnaw, like worms, at the vitals of
legitimate enterprises 1t will cut off the small
country papers that echoes, now, of the
metropolitan press"
THAT settles it. said Mr.. Rice, you may put
me down every day for the country newspapers,
I don't believe in protecting the big concerns at
the cost OF the weak ones"
Shortly afterward L met General Rosecrans,
the author of the bill.
"Why, have not heard of all this opposition
from the country press that you speak of. 1
know the press favor it in my State-in Califor
nia-and think the principle is just The man
who pays for or writes news is just as much en-
titled to protection in his work as he who writes
books or invents patented articles l believe in
recognizing enterprise and sitting down upon
interopers and plagiarists. have talked to
many of the leading members of the House, and
this opposition of Mr.. Rice is the first I've heard
from. am confident, however, the bill will
pass -
1t is believed that even-eighths Of the pub
fishers of daily papers not supplied with press
dispatches have written their congressman to
oppose the bill