New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-22
with them on ground that tho place should DO given
to d resident Of the District
ACOPYRIGHT BILL REPORTED
THE SENATE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS MIR. CHACRi

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| WAsulNGTON May II (Spccinh. The Com
mittse on Patent. directed Mr.. Chaco to
report to-day his bill providing for an international
copyright The report prepared by Mr Chaeo ioreioJ
tho governing tho committee In recom-
monding this OF Justice 10 authors Inc Oil
may pass the Senate uuless Congress adJourns mueh
earlier than appears probable. But the prospect
In tho House loss favorable The bill amends section
1882 Revised Statutes by striking out the words "czen
OF tho United States resident thcr9in Inc proPoeed
amendment will extend tho right to foreigners. mo
proys,on OF tho same section relating the right TO
| dramatlze and translate Is amended as folows'
Authors their shall have tho exclusive right
to dramizo or translate any OF their works Tor when
copyright shall been obtained under the laws OF tho
United States" Section 4.95i. governing
the extenslon OF tho term OF copyrights
and section 1907, rotating to damages
for infrin cement also amended by striking out the
which limit their benefits to citzens OF tho nod
staes Section 407I. declaring that nothing In tho
chapter relating copyrights shall DO construed to pro
hibt tho publication OF tho works OF foreign authors Ia
repealed Sections 1854 and 965 prescribing damages
for printing publishing importing works protected ny
a copyright amended by limiting their Application
to tho printing and publication OF such WORKS. tue worn
"im port" being stricken ont OF each.
The following provision Is added to section 4.037i
That II the author designer oomposer OF tho book
other article for which copyright Is applied ior DO
not citizen Of the United states or resident thrrel1
then the name Of such copyright book or other article
OF Congress- later than the day Of Its utilization In
Tho country Of it's orln and In case OF book printed
bo, edition Of the sano priarcd In tho United states
shall 10 deposited with tue Librarian Of Congress wthh
the term OF three months after che date OF suen
copyright, ia default whereof such copyrlsh SHAH be
held void aud Of no effect ana after me r,con4 OF
copyright the importation OF any article so copyrighteI
the United states shall be and is hereby prohibited
Al OF customs and postmasters are hereby
required to seize and drtan ali copies Of such copy
rgnted articles shall be- the Custom Houses
of book. In foreign languages of which transa
Tons In Fnglsh copyrighted. mo prohibition OF I'M
portation shall apply only to the TRANSACTIONS or the
same and the importation OF the books IN inc orlgiht
LANGUAGE shall he permitted unlos- the Original shai
also DO copyrghtei aud an American edition Thereof
shall be lssnrd within three months AFTER the uatc VI
entry OF copyright
An addition is made section 1858 providing that tho
charge recording title description OF work
author enterei forcopyrght shall be ST. The
Secretary OF the Treasury and the PostmasterGe
are required such rules and regulations as
shall prevent tho importation into the United states of
articles copyrighted under this act The act is to take
effect July l. 1887. In its report the committee says
The United states alone, Of all the great civilized
patton. which have made advances In literature, sun
to :ecognze the principe that Unconditional
comfy should apply to tue protection OF Literary prop
erty Your committee recognizes tue moral Application
Of comfy amongst nations aud believe that
the best interest, material, moral and nte.. |
lecina Of our people VIII DC promoted ny |
aop',ns amt acting upon tn"s pTnepc
blll while based upon that principle. recognizes the
paramount duty OF projecting first the material inter
The rights OF citizens may he done wi hOut IN
rights in this country and without inter-
the iucom" OF labor. IL cannot he
SAID the international feature OF THE amendment
to copy right law Is beneficial To foreign authors
only By lis provisions We fully project tue Amcr
ii publi-hers and The American artisans who make
the books In TINS country.
The market . a country becoming too narrow
for successful authorship The competition OF foreign
winch published without compensation 10 the
author with the works O writer's Is UccOmluE
II almost Impossible for new and UNI
known American writer to obtain standing UeiOro the
There believed to exist in-ulaf antiAmerl-
can prejudice the minds Of many Enyish authors
which with the THAI n the foreign author
protected 10y our law without this pfOVlsOn the
natural would be Tor MIN IN contracting Tor
publication in England with the same pub
Usher supply the American market Ia that case our
would inOprra i've protection 10 tue
American publisher and the American workman We
should granted prescrpitve monopoly 10 the
f,r,i .,r, anil nrr or olr own N rxrr.