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    l ¦¦ I M s & ¦ - Qi * ' ' ' " ¦ ISe OT ;...

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    Correspondence-THE UNITED STATES AND COP...

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    Correspondence-The United States And Cop...

    Correspondence-THE UNITED STATES AND COPYRIGHT .

    To ike Editor of the Publishers * Circular . I tour Sir th , ro — ugh I have the just United returned States . from During an extensive

    jour-1 I received ney I came me into with contact the right with hand man of y good publishers -fellowshi my , who p . fell into

    I a I a nest lso met of th many emand American I felt like authors Daniel , I even amongst the I lionsbut th , did not rejid me to pieces ; I am still

    , ey j I that alive they to tell vied the with tale the —indeed publishers , I am in bound trying to which say I could receive ? k me BBBBfcBr with ¦ most ¦ ¦ cordiality . —The crimes

    authors committed ^ B ^^^^ W ^ Bfc T _^ , ^ Bk ^ B ^^ ^ were ^ __ » W ^ b y ^« abundantl - English , ^ ^^^ __ ^ W — ^ - ^ — m ^ — ~ publishers ^ ^ - a set Bh — Bh ~~ - ^ A forth — upon ^^ for American * enter A - tainment B ^ J" & J » T P ^^^^^ V ^^^ bA Vb' " and MV ^ b * ^ bB > edification ^ b ^ ^—» BJ ¦« Bfc ^» "BW ^^^ ^ B' ^^— ' , V y but - — ^ , * luckil ^ — - ^^ — — ^— y M for " ^ ^^ ~~ my me , I was

    a an not quite International regarded unanimou as Copyri s one desire of g the ht on Law the offenders part , I was both . g As lad of authors regards to find

    I an and is d expected publishers publishers to for for afford the the ; protection p amongst rotection which wnicn authors such sucn generall a a law law y ¦ the ™ b *^ 1 bwL ^^ b * prevailing B ^ F ^ b * ^ b ^ w ^ b *^» ^ " *^^^^¦^ J ^^ tone ^^ ^ " ^ ^^^^ ^^^ of ^^ ^^ op ^^ m ^ inion ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ is ^^ that ^^ ^^ justice a ) M ^^ ^^ — can —

    only be met by a pure and simple copyright law ¦ ests from f which generall bf Bfc ' manufacturing y should be clauses wholly ' and excluded trade inter and

    man ^^^ aj ^ b ^ b ^^ y publishers ^ ^ a *« B » ^^^^ n ^ r ^^^^^ .-T ^^ advocate ^^ ^^ the same ^^ — - # thing . , v i active The latel American in keep Publishers ing f ^ m the * Weekl subject y has prominentl been very y

    « ^ r ^ WF ^^ A V ^^ ^»^^^ «^ ^^ - — y _ y «• ™ "i ^^^ " ^ ^^ ^ ' — ——— — — —— ^ m — y" ^ — ^^ lishes before the the remarks public of In nearl its y issue fifty of Ameri Nov can . 7 authors it pub-¦ which accompanied the return " ¦¦ of their signatures f to

    ¦ rial a of ^^ ^ JHfc memor international A ^^ # ^ are p ^ fc ^ L ^ f ^^ i withheld ^** a ^^ l # ^ h ^ Bi ^» T prepared ^ M * ^ » W ^ fc k ^ w ^ copyri ¦ ^¦ ^ until ^ b ^^ g y ht it the ""^ ~ ; has " —^^ t Editor he —~ — - been terms — — — on — transmitted of the — the m question - ^ memo — to — - ^^^ ^ 0 ^ m (^» ^ vM ^^ fe ^^^ ' * ^"" T ^ ^ ™*^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^* ^ " ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ ™^ ^^ ^^^ ' ^ ^ ^ ^ — — —

    t of Congressmen six hirty forty onl - * f - « eig n are r ask ht — in who for but favour copyri have in the of thus ght remarks a pure recorded man and ufacturin I note simp their le that op , whilst inions lause out and the y remainder ¦ expre M i ¦ ss —™ ¦ - no ¦ ^ opinion on th g at point . ,

    ^ Some of ^^ p ^_^^ ^^ rfHfe their ^^ ^^^^ of ^^* ™™ seri them ^^^ ^^^^ m- ^ a ^ ous ^^^^ ^^ ^^*^^ comp ^^^ losses ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ lai ^^^ " ^ in n ^^» ^^ , Eng per haps land ^^^ ~^ m H— — throug not — ~ " ~ without — " ~ — h cheap — ~ ^^ cause w ^ ' ^ " ^ and — — , unpaid - ^^^ K reprints b . Mr ¦ i . E . P - ^— . Roe writes : * While - ~ - on

    ¦ a thick ^^^^ ^ recen ^ » ^^ ^ ^« ^ as t lecture ^ blackberri ^ Vv ^^ . ^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ tri ^^^ p es " in — ^ ^ on Canada — the - ~ — — trains — I found — — my — my - » own books —~ books as - — , stolenwere offered for my purchase . I had the

    feeling , that before I got back to the States I might made have to a similar buy my own laint valise to and me overcoat as to hia . ' books Mr . Roe in comp

    Eng uttering land . the In same fact old I find cry American about piracy authors in England now are as ii used ~ wpv to ¦ be ¦ ¦ the i fashion « —¦ —— with ~ E ¦ ¦ nglish authors , but

    ^ prints lo ^^^ ng ^ g ^^^^^ ^^^ since of ^^ ^ g ^ their found ^~ - " ^— - ^^ books ^— ' to ^™ r — be in vai n America — — and useless ^^ V ^ . But , — as in — to this re - ^—respect w * - the i ii bitter cry of Eng ¦ lish - — authors __ _ had _ and -. _

    still mmi ^^ n ^ w has ^^ - ^^ - ^^ , more ^^ - — - ^ — - ^ ^— justice — - ^ — ' - — ^ w — in it than ^ - - - ^ that —— ~ _— of Ameri — , — can — _— . management authors ; seei secure ng that themsel the ves latter in Eng can land by against proper

    possib all pirates ility , do which in America an Eng . lish author cannot by any As a curious comment on Mr . E . P . Roe ' s

    rewi marks de in , I Ameriea may mention and I tha was t not I travelled much far sur and - , very prised ^ B |^ £ Q ^ ^ Hft ^^ WW to ^^ " *^ notice ^^^^~ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ™^ that ^ " ^ I ^^ r , B ¦¦ in ¦» ¦ every —— - 1 —~ ^^ g hotel — — - ^ - ¦ — —wr where ' f - ^^ i ¦ - ^_ - they - ^^ v * ^^ - ^ j

    kept a railroad bookstall car , as at is frequently book Btati the on case from , in New every York to Niagara , , every Chicago , St . Paul , and

    thoueands of miles further in that great country , the of- , English chief books authors offered . I for found sale this were to cheap be j tiro re case print in *

    Weet t ^^ he ^ , ^ V ¦ •¦^ ' ^^¦ . ¦^ P gxpat ^^ . ^ , ^ PBBfc in 1 ' ^^ ^*^^ FV ^^ ^^ each " ^ "T ^ corn ' II II ^ places , catt ^ ^ - ' - ^* le as , and Minneapolis ' » — ^ - ^ ,----- mining — -r r _ -- .- — , , centres Helena — -m ~ -w - — ^^ of ^^» Butt - ^ ^^ the © r- — — r- ,

    7 ^ ' ^^ ^ i 2 **^ .. -1 betwee the in Cheyenne interest English , perhaps Omaha and , '& c . about In Salt equall Lake y d i " 82 id ?

    otherwise n American authors Mormon seemed author almost ' , to fit ll no now American here . How authors is this whose ? I thought works the . Are Amerinon there

    seek seats publi .. . c America Aiuonca care to n u read publi yu ? uusucra shers The will win answer not nor is pay pay not Amnw Ameri far to

    for can iui . authors nothing uuumug . . whilst The ijuo they cry uirjr for can iyr cheap c take uea p English literatu literatu * authors re re nn on

    well the literature , part but it and of should the h not American it be out allowed of public the to — - **¦ arket stifle mviaau is all native UCbwlyn very

    appears to me crus to lie the strongest m argument . Here that ture Ameri . We cans want can have protection - ¦ ¦¦¦ » to ¦ ¦ bring for ¦— - our before authors ¦ their that legisla they

    may — — — » get -- — something — j » - — —— out — - —— - ^ of ^^— their — ^— - ^ works i ™ —^ «>^ — i ^ a when ^ r m . m ^ ^ * *^ sold v 1 _ 1 » I 1 w in quite Americ as , much and Ameri for - — - ^— the can encouragement authors want of a thei copyri vf r ¦ otoi ght

    — — — — — ^^ ^ - — - ^— ^ - ^ — ^ ^^— ^ ' ^ f ^ V ^^ ^ " ^^^^ ^ Mr ^*^* ^^ ^^^ ^ M ¦ A A J ¦ superabundant tection native ^ — _ A - - ^— — ¦ literature ^ of * J _ their — ¦ ^^— A — ¦ forei rights ^^— — , ^^^^ b and __ ¦ . gn —»— _ J 1 in ^ - ^ supp ii protection __ ii foreign - ^^ r _ A —^* l ^^ y - ^^^ ^ j — ^ m " ^^^ i ^^^^^ as ^ lands ^^ m ~^^ m ^ w for ^ they /» ^^^^ ^^ p ^^>^^^^ ' . it •« do against for ^ * pro a -

    American object I cannot of a Weekl pure help y and regretting are simp not le directed copyright that the to e . nergies the one of sole the

    It suggests , I had almost said erects , a Frankenclause stein bugbear / about which in the Congressmen shape of ' a know manufacturing little and less

    the care gobli , n and , protesting then almost all fklls the time down that and worshi it would ps is far willing rather be to wi swallow thout it . a The half-cake Publishers now ' in Weekl the y

    come hope V . of The something editor . «• should better a .. have turning _ taken m up the in _ firm years stan to d li which shed of is Mr represented . W . v M i . Gri in s the wold H letter who hi - ^ rw which says Btf : he I dk prefer 9

    pubi ^ a ^ ^ Ae ^^ refor m should _ ^ ~ - — be ^ ^^ —^^ post » — ^^^ ^— ^^^^ poned , ^ p ^ ^ ^^ . v for w *^ ^ H ^ p w a generation gi ^ ^^ W ^ F ' , rather than that a " manufacturing clause" should he embodied ^ — ^ ^^ — ^ ^^ — ^^ ^^ ^ in ^ v ^ it ^ ^^ , ^ B - ' or ^^ ^ b , w as ^^^^ ^^^ ^ Mr ^^ r « - ^ v ^ ^ v . ^ Charles ^^^ ^»^^ ^ hrf ^ v ^^ d ^ ^ b w ^ r Dudley ^^^^^ vtfV V . VI ^ B ^^ V ¦ Warner V Vk ^ p ^ B * ff ^ v ^ v ^ B

    a puts sim it , I t am erna decidedl tional co y in fa iht vour for of authors insisting without upon any reference p to publishers py prin g tersor importers '

    Xiet American authors , and publi , shers be assured of this one fact , viz ., that as a matter of commercial or — - pe ™— — cu — — - ^— ni — - ary — — — J i - nterest — — — — — — ¦ - ^^ - ¦ E I ¦ ¦ ¦ ng H ^^ K lish — — ^^ V ^^ ¦ ¦ publishers H ^^ ^^ " ^^ ™^^^ ^^^^ " ^ W *^ ^^ " ^^ " ^^^ ^ " ^ W ^^ ^ have . " ^^^ ^^^^^ ^ ^^^^ less — - ^^ ^^

    —reason people . to It desire will an open international up a new law field than of enterprise any other for American publishers in Great Britain , giving

    them whilst two the mark Eng ets lish whe publisher re before th is ey excluded had but from one , the American market by a heavy tariff , which

    advantages tariff , even if largel wholl y y on removed the American , would still side leave . The the manufacturing ¦> ¦ mrm nf ¦ ¦ ¦ clause »» t is not # ¦ se an ¦>¦¦ object of

    w -w -yr- ^ w j ~* ^* ** ^ r'w m ^ m ^ r w « r » r •* ' * r am mm * — a > «^ « per «^ " j ^ * " ^ *^ " *¦ " »^ ^ 'Ij ^^ ^ dread wh interested » — IBM y W the ^ — to B * ^ B' ^ American ™ us »^ ^ ¦— in , the ^ it ^ ¦ ^ B' , Atnerican * " and ¦¦ ' public | V » ^ "" Congressmen B- ^» ^^ ^ BT ¦ must ^— public ^ " ^ Bl ¦« BB ¦«« «^ pay Bb ^ are « B may ^ more B >« reall kflBb ^^ ^ ^ B ^ fairl y for ^ " far ^^ " —™ y more their ask

    books , simply because two expenses of manufacture have been incurred where one is sufficient . be that One sometimes of the results plates of an of open English competition editions would would

    somet be made imes for plates the Eng would lish be market sold from in America English and t of ^

    American publishers ; these would be matters mutual arrangement between authors and have

    pubnothing ushers lishers on on whatever both both sides sides to , , do and and with would would a pure and and should should and simp nave le copyri rJ 6 ght , beyond k / v ; i uuu bei Muiug ng a natural * MJi > u % « Luia . avmi resul wonld »» t v from . »»¦ - ' know —it ,

    exactl Every y man what in he making was hia bargaining own bargain for without any ^ fear ** ^^ i ^^ ^^ of ^^ ¦ ^ " * being ^ ^ B »"< fW B" . ^ BBI 'handicapped I ^^ T ^ p ¦ ^ ¦ - ¦ ' - ' "i »¦ " ^ ¦ M /^ W ^ ^^ ¦ b BJ y ^ f p BJ » iracy ^ ^~» ^^^^ ^^ ^ B , or " ^^ " — by ^ " — ^ » onesided

    * manufacturing clauses . ' E . M . has [ been Since received the above our interesti attention ng and has practi Jbeen cal attracted lettej

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Dec. 7, 1885, page 1310, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_07121885/page/50/