New-York tribune., 1891-03-05
LICK FAVORS COPYRIGHT. I.
HOW THE MEASURE SLIPPED BY ITS OP-
PoNENTs IN THE SENATE
CHAIN OF FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES IN
ryr CLOSING HOURS OF CONGREss-CoN-
CALCULATIONS FOR SENATOR PLATT
-FULI. TEXT OF LoNG-DE-
rFRRrD MEASURE.
INV TELEGRAPH TO The TkIBUNEl

-FUII, TEXT OF 4 LoNG-DE-
FERRED MEASURE
my TELEGRAPH TO The TKIBUSE.1
Washinrton March 4.-Scnator flatt is ehuUied
to great credit for his final success III getuhg te
Copvright bill through the Senate ana securing
IFS undispu,ed enactment into law lhcre o'H
no little question that the Senate has all along
been opposed to the bill in the s|dpe IN "hicH
il became law and that nnder ordinary mahaIe-
ment and AT any but such a session as laSt hlght
:, ,,orId rovcr have been accepted in the less
rur,c-ous branch Of Congress. The vote on agree
inn IN tho conference report at a. m. to-day
bv no means reflected the real sen
,imept NJ the Senate and would almost certainly
bave bcen reversed if the opportunity to recon-
.idor had been obtained under ordinary conditions
fter O'Clock this morning. On last hlght
,ote NJ least two Senators who were paired sup
,ortod tho conference report, and number OF the
surnorters of the sherman amendment were ah-
,ont from the chamber without being accounted
for There was general desire to get rld or
the Copyright bill in some way. ana SO some
or the former opponents OF the House
hill agreed to accept it. The opposition
,o the measure os agreed upon IN confer
.erce rallied during the earlier morning hours
and n motion to reconsider the ! a. m vote was
entered. A vote on il WIS postponed however
until after the proposed recess, wien the oppo-
sition counted on getting ont its fun s'rehPth.
Meanwhile. without being aware of the motion
nnterod IN reconsider the Vice-Prcsdent signed
tho conference report, which had also been ac-
centcd by the House OF Representatives,. ana II
was nut in shape for signature by tine frcsi'eh''
When the motion TO reconsider was I'A'h up
this morning it discovered that the
Convright measure had got pracncalIN ON oi
the Senate's reach, and there was ho'"'"S
to do 10 save embarrassment but 10 No'e uoWh 'i''
motion TO reconsider This was done ana 'Ie pll'
was nut beyond all possible danger. 1t had pr"p
atJ, hoon SIGNED already by the President
Fortune thus favored the TRENDS ot copy 'ltn'
ot cvcrv turn. and Mr. Platt has been dcscrvcdly
CONGRATULATED on his success in rcNcHlne 'he nm
from a situation Of such grave difficulty The
huI os odopted in conference does not differ greatly
from that which passed the House. The FRYE
omcrdmcnt and a few other technical changes
have been incorporated into the original text. and
- now narorraph has been added Offering slight
concessions in the direction of the sherman ana
Ingalls, amendments. Inc text OF 'i'' pii' ~ "P
proved is as follows:
To Il enacted That Section 1859 o the Revised
statutes he ana the same hereby amended 50 a. {" faf
% follows "Scction 491:-lhe authoI inventor oN'-'
~ proprietor book, map chart 'iiac of hu-''
an osition sncraync print, Photographic NEGATIVE
b.,,of n. ~ pantng drawing. chruro statue sAt'FF'
and d. models or designs ptnd'd to ho irtcl - worn"
II nno ar.s end executors administrators or assigns q"
,nv such person shall upon complying With The prov Hion7
, mi. chap.er have the sole llc.ty - printing. Re-
r,l,c upbl.bng complotirG copying executing. finish
ING and VARYING the same and I'm The case - dramatic
compost ton Of publicly performing of representing IT, OF
causing II to be performed or fecscntd by o'heFs anu
authors or their assigns shall have exclusive night !"
s.rLrD /. "a fpftv-
rlgh. shall have been ned under the laws Of the
tinted states"
Sec. . That Section 1854 Of the Revised STATUTES
be aud the l. hereby amended - a. 10 leia a
follows, section t05i-The author. Inventor or d"-iRn''
ne De stU living o. h:s widow children h. b. dNsd
hal, have Die same exclusive ght continued r the fuithe'
torn OF fourteen years, upon recording M
rre Of the work or description u the aT'
tcla % secured second time and compyms
with all other regulations IN regard 70 original copta"'
within q. months before the expiration ~ the hrst term
and such pe-ons within months from he date o'
-ad renewal copy Of the record thereof t" D. pub
H-.,d ln one or m"-c n"w-lni'ts p'lntu lh '"' '"'
states for the space Of four week."
Sr g. Th1' Seton 1905 Of "a" Rcyisd S1iu'c' Of u
ind state, be and the f. hereby amended 40 1'
% shall rdd IT, follows section i3j6-No person 'ha Do
entitled - couurht unless h" shall on or b"fo' th" da'
o, publication any foreign country deliver At h'
ono Of the Librarian Of Congress or deposit n III" mai
within the United >atc~ addressed TO N" Librarian o
Congress- AZ Washington Di-wrt Of Columbia printed
copy OF the t, o the book nap chart dramatic ot mu
.ral conuo.it.on cuerl,ing cut print photograph, o.
chrome or a description of N" painting drawing stain"
.,atuary or model or design Tor woK Of the hne art
ior which be dc.rr, copyright, nor unless b. shall
,.o not Iai.r uln tht day Of the publication
.ic,rof IN th or any foreign country. deliver ~ u'
ol.rc of the Librarian of Conprrs- a. Warrington
District Of Columbia, deposit In IN" man within h'
Unicd Statc. addressed T. the Librarian q Congress 81
Wa-hnrou Disttict o Columbia. two copies Of such
copyright book map. chart. dramatic musical com
position. engraving. chrome. cut, print or po'oerh
or in ~ painting. drawing. statue. Satuar'
model design fof work q the nr" arts photograph
o same provided that In the of book photograph
chrome or hog<sIh the co9i'. Of the required
to be- delivered or deposited above shall 10 printed from
tvpo within the fms of the Untd Stats or from
pl1.,s made thor from. from negatives or drawing
on made within the limits Of IN" United states. o.
from transfers made thereroT. During the existence
Of copyright tho importation Into the United STATE
book chrome. lthogr'ph or photograph 10 copy
rghtcd edition editions thereof or any plat"
| Of the same no, made from type set. negatives o
| drawings stone made within the limits of th
United states shall BE-, and It IS hereby prohibited eV
cept the specified In Paragraphs 5l2 to 5l6 In
elusive Section OF IA" act entitled An act 70 reduc
the revenue equazc the duties imports, aud fo
other purposes approved october l. 1890; and eNceP
in the case OF persons purchasing and
who import subject 10 the duty thereon not more than tw
copies OF such book at any one time; and eN
cent in the case Of newspapers and magazine
not containing whole In part matter cOpyrlrhtct
under the provision q this act unauthorized By the author
| which are hereby exempted from prohibition Of lmp0a
ton provided nevertheless. that I'm the OF book
I'm foreign languages Of which only transatons in Engs
are copyrighted, the prohibition OF importation shall apply
only to the translation Of the same and the importation
of the books I'm the original language shall be permitted
Sec T. That Section 1858 OF the Revised statutes be
and the Is hereby amended that IL will read
| follows: "Sectlon 4.9jS-fhc Librarian of Congress
.hall receive from the persons 10 whom the ser
| vice, designated are rendered the following fees
| Fr.t for recording the title or description OF an
| copyright other article fifty cents
second every copy seal OF such record
given person claiming the copyright his assigns
MY cents; third. recording and certifying intru
mcnt writing for the assignment u a copyright. on
dollar fourth every copy of assignment dollar
Al, fees received shall be- paid into the Treasury Of
United States; provided That the charge for recordn
the title description Of article entered for copyright
uroductian Of "A a OF