New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-29
NEWSPAPER COPYRIGHT.
MT wATTERsoN PRESENTS ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
DECISIONS OK THE SUBJECT.

MT. wATTERsoN PRESENTS ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
DECISIONS OK THE SUBJECT
WAsHINGToN, March 2S.-The House judi
ary Committee to-day heard Henry Watterson in expa-
nation and advocacy Of the proposed Eight-hour News
Copyright bin. There was full attendance and the
members Of the committee manifested much interest In
the topic of inquiry Mr. wattersons presentation of the
matter was substantially identical with his argument be
fore the Joint Library Committee on March IL, except
that he to-day submitted the following comprehensive
statement of the principles of the adjudcaed cases on
the subject:
whether in Eagland copyright existed at all in
papers to have been doubted by Lord Chelmsford
In Plat agt Walker az Law Times N S. 1891 referring
o.s 'aS SSoasS the latter case Turner L. j.
copyright In newspaper as right which undoubtedly
Mains In the case of Cox agt the Land and Water Com
pany a. r. 0, eg S24 who decided the question remark
ali in newspaper articles repugnan to common sense
and common honesty. he said Now suppose, for IN
pondent abroad and that correspondent beng employed
and seu abroad at great makes T Ss
lie; il be said that another newspaper published,
IN ee Of ns name @ or with
monsrous state Of law repuenant to common sense and
common honesty because that property in these
articles there can be shadow of Doubt After showing
and ~ $a Tshan ys Grsha decision Of his own
affirmed by the Lord Chancellor; Sweet vs. 8enning 16
TO secure the. right no conclused as
follows: Though II is seldom worth the
while OF propetors assert the copyright in articles in
a newspaper am Of opinion that, whether it be the
letters OF correspondent abroad. or the publication OF
tale treatise, the review OF book or whatever
else he acques-I will not copyright but as prop
ery-sueh propery III every article for which ne pays
under the 18th Section of the Act, only the gen
eral rules of property, will entitle him, II he thinks
worth while to prohibit any other person nom publish
ing the came thing in any other newspaper or In any
other FORM
The copyright in newspaper was held to he included
in the words goods and chsttes in the 125th Section
OF the Bankruptcy Consolidation act OF 1s49. TX parte
Fora 6, W. R.4l7, citing Longman VS.. Trip, l3os
Pull. new r. g. Vide Kelly vs. Hutton L. r. 8 On
App. 7O3 1900 , -,
In the case before Lord Curriehill in Scotland Charles
Reade maintained action against The Ggoe HerddfOr
damages for infringement Of copyright by the publication
OF his sketch called "a Hero and Martyr which APP
peared originally in The Pail NAL Gazette and which The
Fercd had transmitted London by its special wire
the days paper. lCOpinger on copyright 40
The OF Clinton agt Stone II, Panes Circuit Court
Reports page 1891 decided by Mr. Justice Thompson
II was action for the penalty prescribed by the
statute for infringement Of copyright The defendants
editors and propetOrs Of The Nec York Com
Advertiser and copied into their paper the daily price
current, or review OF the market, compiled by the
plaintiffs daily few hours after its appearance in each
Issue OF their paper. Judgment ordered for the
defendants the ground that the case was not within
the statute.