New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Copyright of Army Photographs
Still Open Question.
From The Tribune Bureau

WOULD COPYRIGHT ARMY PHOTO
GRAPHs.-James a. Wilson. an engineer
connected with the school detachment at
the coast artillery school at Fort Monroe,
Virginia. recently requested authority
from the War Department TO copyright
the photographs ne makes OF projectiies
and gases al the muzzles OF guns and
mortars He desired this authority 10 in
sure against his photographs being used
for advertising purposes OF for general
publication.
One Of the officers on duty at the school
is credited with the idea embodied In the
apparatus. but I'm considering the ques-
ton submitted by Mr.. Wilson the War
Department did not pass on this phase.
The commandant of the coast artillery
school opposed granting such authority
10 the engineer. and stated that If the
photographs were TO be copyrighted he
believed 1t should be done in the name
OF the director OF the department In
which the work was being done, or In
the name OF the secretary of the coast
artillery school, on behalf of the War De-
partment. IL was also suggested that the
name of the officer and his official status
as director or secretary should appear In
the copyright.
The Secretary OF War has approved the
opinion submitted by the Judge advocate
general of the army. in which that officer
calls attention to tile fact that no person
can obtain copyright unless he is the
author, inventor or designer, or the legal
assignee Of such person. These photo
graphs cannot be copyrighted by the COM
mandant or the secretary OF the school,
as such. unless they produce an assign
ment of the legal rights involved. TINS
leaves the question open as 10 Whether or
not Mr.. Wilson is entitled under the la"
10 the copyrights desired.
ORDERS IsSUED.-These army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Major ROBERT :. ABERNETHY, coast artil-
lew report 10 commanding officer Noth ~
lantic Coast Artillery District as tnAte''e'
officer on his staN. 49,, . 81,
Captain WAYNE H. CRCM. medical corps. on
arrival In nitci Sta.es TO Ambulance 'oih-
rany 40 T. Fort j. \. Russell -.
First Lieutenant EUGENE REYBOID, coast
artillery, from Goth 20 1920 Comp any, on "a
First Lieutenant JAMES I. JOHNSTON,
medical cor5s. from Fort Mcdowell 70 san
francisco sailing oyeulber for Honolulu.
vete~inarian OLAF sCHwARZKoPF, "a Cav
airy, 10 mounted service school, Fort kue!
Leave Of absence. Major GEORGE p. 't'Ab
TREE. medical corps one month on ~I'''"'
In United States.
Captain H. O. DUNN detached navy Depart
inent. Naval war college
CAPTAIN J. s M'KEAN. detached Naval war
College. command the Onto. ..,.,.
Lieutenant Commander l.. II. DELANEi. oe-
tached the jenkins: command the Cu!goa,
Lieutenant " J. MOSES. detached the bul
falo. naval hospital nav yar1. Mare lsIati
Lieutenant c II. BULLOCK. detached the
Lieutenant 4 G 5. PARKER. detached the
Heale. the North Carolina.
Ensign J. l. OSWALD. detached me Idaho'
Medical Director l.. ". CURTIS. detached re
crJi,!ng station. Boston. command naval
surgeon rpspi,4 n. ID. WILSON recruiting station.
surgeon es r. r. oRvIs. detached naval hos
pitaI Las Auimas. naval hospital. Newport
Passed Assistan, surgeon !. y. BASS; ae
tached naval recruiting party. Erie Na'a'
A.ademy. .
Passed Assistant surgeon H. b TURNER. de
tached training station, san Francisco: nav
pnssed Assistant ". J. MDONNELL- home
Actire Assistant surgeon $. W. MEwAN de
tnched recruiting station. CINCINNATI ha'Al
recruiting station. St Louis.
Chief Ca~renter J.. s. WAEFORD, detached
the california: naval hospital. Mare Island
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPs.-These
movements OF navy vessels have been
reported:
ARRIVED
Sept 2G-The Reals. A. Bridgeport
Sent 1.-THE Bcale. g. Newport. inc Dophn
az Rostou. the Prai.ie. no Hampton Roads
the Reid ~ Newport. the South Carolina, "a;
Norfolk Yard. the Justin, az San Francisco
Sent 2S-The Naushan. az Marc Island: tho
JUPITER. az Tiburon; the Henley az Lynn
haven Bay. the Dixie az Hampton ROADS.
~ Iroquois al Mare Island; the Cesar at
Guantanamo.
SAILED.
Sent 20 Tie B,afe. tom Newport for bridge
port, the lroQuois. from San Diego Tor Mare
Island
sert 27-The Cesar from Guacanayabo BAY
Tor Guantanamo. the Ueale. from bridgeport
Tor NcvrC .. the Dolphin. from Gloucester
Tor Boston ard Washington. the Henley
from Newr n FOR LynnhaFen Bay; the JUDI
ter from Tiourou Tor a cruise. tho south
Carolina from Scwel Point FOR EorfOih, III
Cano from WYhu for Kiukans
Sept 2s-The Des Mones. from PueTta PIata
for Saridua.
Sent &,-The Saratoga and the Rainbow from
Shanghai FOR chefoo.