The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-02
PROPERTY IN NEWS.


NE. HsNRY WArrERsoH, the brilliant ed
itor OF the Louisville Courier-Journsl,
after giving the subject long, careful aod
considerate attention, has prepared. and
will soon have introduced In oongress .
very important measure for confederation
touching the protection Of property in
news. II 10 proposed BY this measure to
insert q clause In the copyright laws max
ing collected news OF every description the
product OF skilled labor and outlay, sxclu-
s!ve TO those who pay for 1t, tor twenty -four
hours. Under the present law, news 10
not recognized rs property At all.
and at which constitutes the real value
OF newspaper property, LIS news franchises,
costing large sums OF money and years OF
experiences, en,er.riss and labor, has no
legal status whatever.
But very lew OF the IN any readers Of the
HERALD have the rem 1test idea OF the er
pense, toll and labor attendant upon the
publication OF even ono days issue, and
this new proposed law is specially drawn
with the view Of giving the HsnALp, and
other like publications, the same right to
legal recognition and projections for It's toll
and labor and expense 80 other classes oil
property. Aud this 10 - II shoald be. The
adoption OF the measure BY congress would
infict no wrssg. no hardship upon any
class OF publ,oations. bat only pro-
tscts for enc days duration thoss
who display enterprise and push
md who expend large suns a money
In the collection Of tAs current events
Of the aay for the benefit OF their readers.
II 10 true the question 10 Q novsl ens, but
1. IL csrtsinly tho outgrovth Of she rsDid
progress u the times. II embraces ~
whole principe Of modern journalism. and
In discussing the feasibility Of the proposi'
ton The author OF the ill very pointsdly
and truthfally says that the railway and
the telegraph, which have within the las,
halfcentury wrought such changes through
ont the world, have comslsssly revolution
I,sd the newspaper. That which We call
news is q modern invention, - much a.
uutta percha or the respinG Machine. II
dsmsnds yhe very best snd rsrsss Of
killed labor. 1t involves forecast. orsani.
sation and outlay. It 10 An intel
eosusl AID q material product. Why
has Il not the sane right u
lera recognition and protection ~ othss
clssses OF property" Certainly Nc enc can
.si,cs TO the snactnsnt Of any Law ths<
Offers and cords prsAssMoA " any sad oil
leeitina ate brssohes OF trade and isdustry
aud that sssks to sosoarass. and ct the
saas time protsct. the iruits Of sos's labor
skill and expenditure.
Some publishers OF country nsvspsps'
nsys been niied - 70 the purpsrt sSd o.
S.et of the proposed lsw, and have vsns
usuuy cried out sSsisss IL sAspsse, 10
bsrins no doubt uDd0 The ssssnsous In
pression that Il II ibtspded - . rslisf fo'
the sssocisted pres and ininicabas 10 thsa'
,ntsr,sk such, however. II not the 60
Il simply creates . new properly, snas ~
propssty in nsws. sad 81 The sane time pro
| tsets that property .whish. ~ vs odd bsfcss
| cost large sums Of mossy. much toll and
labor. nom pirstss. The sans - ths lsvs
ofrexse. prstssss The owners Of any kind
AZ propersy 10 Their rights. u creates no
no.opolv. but sivss sqsa rishts and priv
No. 70 al Who have sntsrpriss 70 push
sorvard and ~ end their time and means
m e,thsrius TIE events - they daily occur
,hrousbout The world end present. them 70
he publc. 10 10 intended, to. - . cbsck
a vhst srs known - pewspeDH piFeso.
a nxss ~ s.ms psosits 49, seeonee
- ~ he Law vd1s upon Ne sesaalng
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