Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-13
THE PHOTOS.

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Sir: In your evening paper OF Sep
tember II there appeared an article
entitled "A Dispute Over Photos" etc
and part of the correspondence be
tween Prof Bryan and myself, re,
gardilg certain pictures copyrighted
by myself and used by Mr.. Bryan With.
out authority or permission in his
book. reiterate the statement made
to Mrs. Bryan over the telephone that
had her husband asked me for the
use of certain pictures for his book /
would have gladly granted him per
mission 10 use some OF them if not as
many as he chose to use without hav-
ing the civility to ask for them. /
told her that such underhanded bust.
ness | could not let go unnoticed.
have been back at the college over a
year and Mr. Bryan had ample time
TO ask me for the use of these pic
lures II may also remark that the
pictures copyrighted by myself have
not been published first in Board of
Agriculture and Forestry publications.
as stated by him, save one. / had
made no reference to these pictures
without the boards consent.
Most of the pictures used by him
were those first published in my book
on The Indigenous Trees of the Ha-
waiian Islands" which book was CODY.
rghted by nae in. 1918. Mr.. Bryan
knew very well that these plates were
not discarded for he made careful
selection from amongst my NEGATIVES,
the names and text for; which he had
to secure from my book, which plain.
1y bears the mark, copyrighted 1913,
Joseph F. Rock"
For reasons Of his own, Prof. Bryan
did not give your reporter the whole
correspondence, that is, my answers
to his letters, which append here
with and which are self-explanatory.
: regret the incident, but ashl have
been rold that this is not Prof. Bryan,s
first offense thought it wise to teach
him a lesson and thus safeguard the
property of other writer's from SINH.
lar happenings Prof. Bryan should
be thankful chat I warned him In time
as Il could have let the matter 60 till
he tried to issue his first book, and
then could hate ordered eonfiscated
his whole edition besides his having
70 pay 2 fine for Infringement Of my
Yours truly, .
Honolulu. f H., Sept. 6, 1915. )
Prof. VIM. A. Bryan, =. - .s>.@z
rs. Honolulu, T. H.
Dear ,Sir:7I am in receipt of your
letter of Sep, 5 3in which you wish to-,
aequaint me with a certain authority
on which you proceeded to use my
copyrighted pictures. Mr.. Gilmore
had no authority over plates copyright.
ed by me of which he was, I am sure.
Just as well aware as you were and
are, and as to. your story of discarded
negatives belonging to the college col
lection | may inform you that at least
In my department there is no such
material which may Ibe termed dis
earded. 81 as
The, majority of ST plates were
made by me before I was connected
with the college and are mostly my
property as wen as those copyrighted
in my book. travelling expenses were
paid by me for which have receipt.
For the rest the college received from
me an equivalent of $500.
This, however, / would. not need to
state to you as this has NO bearing on
the case. The fact remains that you
have used without my permission
plates of which you. were aware that
they had been copyrighted. for know
you have made liberal use OF both
my text and plates of my book.
Your publication is private and so
is mine. Edo not in the least need to
establish any proof to you In regard
to personal property of the plates.
You have used plates copyrighted by
me without authority or. permission
and for any infringement upon my
right as holder of the copyright shall
prosecute you to the fullest extent.
| do not care to sell or compromise
in any way bat request you to with.
draw every single picture taken by
me aud used by you in your book en-.
titled "A Natural History Of Hawaii,
il copyrighted or not.
Yours truly;
]. F. ROCK.