The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-08-29
ADDRESS ON THE
COMMON LAW
Ambassador Bryce the PrinCi-
pal Speaker at American Bar
Association Meeting.
CHEERS FOR THE DIPLOMAT
REPORT ON PROPOSED COPY
RIGHT BILL.
CHEERS FOR THE DIPLOMAT


- Portland. Me, Aug. 2S.-A reso- :.
= luton criticising Roosevelt for :.
:. commenting upon the trial of the =
:. beef trust case in Chicago a year :.
= ago and adversely criticising the =
= presiding judge and his rulings, =
= was introduced at the final ses- -
= sion OF the American Bar associa- =
= ton by George WhitIock of BaIti- =
= more. 1t met instant disapproval :.
- from all parts of the hall. =
9 President Parker repeatedly ::
= asked Whitlock to withdraw the =
:. resolution, but Whitlock insisted ::
- that it be voted on. A motion 10 -
= table the resolution prevailed aft =
= er a gentleman in the audience -
= who failed to secure recognition =
= shouted that when the president =
:. of the United States violates his =
= trust and his duty. the American =
:. Bar association should criticise :.
:. him. =
:. The following officers were elect =
:: ed: President, ]. NJ. Dickinson, =
= Chicago: secretary, John Hinkley, =
:: Baltimore; treasurer, Frederick e
= Wadhams, New York. -
- The convention then adjourned. =
bassador Bryce was given an ovation
when he appeared to address the
American Bar convention. After in
PRODUCTION by President Parker the
audience of 1000 stood and cheered for
fully a minute. Mr.. Bryce's subject
was the Common Law" which he
characterized as the common possess
sion of England and the United States,
and a bond of sympathy whose value
could hardly be Overrated. 1t was the
result of the mental and moral quail
ties of both people. He said the right
of trial by jury had been a bulwark
OF English freedom, but we in Eng
land have no longer that confidence in
q jury's wisdom in certain classes of
civil actions which we once had and
the tendency is to narrow the sphere
of its employment"
A business session followed Bryce's
address. The secretary announced no
reports from the committees on Indian
legislation, prison discipline, federal
courts or real estate.
Copyright Bill.
The proposed copyright bill now be-
fore congress as now framed is quite
distinct advance in the opinion of the
committee on proposed copyright bill
of the American Bar association. The
report of the committee was presented
to the meeting today. The report
says:
The two bills now pending, one be-
fore the house and one before the SEN
ate, differ slightly in some particulars
The senate bill is somewhat broader
and more comprehensive than the
house bill. The proposed legislation
includes certain general features which
are worked out in detail in the bill
These features may be summarized as
follows:
ID A broadening of the subject OF
copyright to include all classes OF
works which can be included within
the constitutional terms, Writings OF
an author"
~ The recognition of a right OF
property in all the works Of an author
before as well as after publication
provided a notice of claim of copy
right is impressed upon or attached to
the work at the time of publication.
Copies to Be Deposited.
The requirement for registration OF
title is dispensed with, but two copies
of the best edition are required to be
deposited with the librarian of con-
gress, and the register of copyrights is
given the right to call for these copies
if they are not so deposited, and q
penalty is imposed upon the copyright
proprietor for failure to comply with
such notice.
90 The extension of the subject OF
copyright TO include "all forms of rec
ord in which the thought of an author
may be recorded and from which il
may be read or reproduced"
The intention of this language is tC
include all means of reproducing copy
right music, such >phonograph discs
and pianola records.
(D The character of the notice lie.
quired by the statute is greatly short
ened and simplified.
Remedies for infringement.
90 The remedies provided for in
fringement Of copyright are consol-
idated, simplified and expanded. For.
merly the infringers of dramatic
works and musical works were pun
ished criminally, while the infringer:
of books, works of art and other sub.
jects of copyright are not so punished
Now ali classes of infringement are
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