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2o2 The Publishers' Circular March 15,18...
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- but wrong we in thoroug their opposite hly endorse views the on this opinion question of the of perpetual Saturday -Review copyright as we regards do not Eng much land care and ; America in
upholding international * The soundness copyrig of ht the law more would general consist princi in the ple mutual maintained extension by Mr by . the Grant tvo White countries , that to a each satisfactory other ' s citizens ¦ m . ff of \ j all the advantages conferred m ~»^ ^ bthe copyrig i ^ jb ^ ht law »¦•» ¦ in either ^— - » —h of - — - — them — — — - <¦ aa . ¦» But ¦ ¦ ¦— that —— would ¦*¦ require
\ among ^ i !¦ , , ^ -i \ j i ~ other g T _ V 1 _ conditions # - ( , XA !»/ U / V * I W , an ^ iVh assimilation % « s »» # ™¦•*^^ *»*¦* j ^ p" ^»™»> ^ of ^ y —/ the ^^^ term ^ - ^^ jif <>• of .- * copyri w * gh — ~» t in the two countries . — ^ r— If this » ^^ w » and ,. » a y >\_ othei i \¦ A J"fr ^ difficulties y ¦ ^ mm m i j C |^(/ 1 . ' 4 could " * WV- ^ fc * 1 . - be Kr American \ - got *¦» V w over ^»*» T V / . A . , j > than . the % --. » . &**< ' ¦ advantages w « iv ^ for « « *» t 1 the . 1 ja ^ x . - r -m . * are a ^ a « aa , lish * *• • obvious * 1 ¦* ¦**• » ¦» ^ e «¦ ¦¦»• ¦ * ; a > and ^»»— - * T in — i rr the — —— should i cas — —»— ill e » in — have —— - hand —— — — » 5 th — — _ ey —w mr would - - ¦>•» - ysi —»— * - » probabW r t . ' * ' ¦ ¦ ¦ *^ *> — - * Cfc . .
be " the greater works for of the British and other European Eng authors public in a . better " We form than that , " in says which Mr . Gran they are White now , the almost act of of justice necessi : fcy for , presen the ori ted ginal to us publisher . The American , having such book an -buy immense er , as well market as the thrown author open , would to him profit , would bj , blish for a large instead 1 rfai of a smal ai l saleand - •¦ ¦ would -- in the style of his issues and the proportion ¦ of his mi
profit pu m ,, a ^ a ^ »«^ Jp * Alw consult *»» ^** ^ " * •—By ^ the a » a / ^ ^ t ^ tastes ^ ^^ dfc *^ *** »^ and »^ ap ^ *^ the •¦ ¦ pockets ^^ » »^ r ^ ^ ^ r »^ of ^ ^/ r , v his - < p ^ p ** new - ^* - ™ customers » ¦ ^^ ^— —^— - — — ^ . "' ^ w — — - — — — — - — — ~ — — ~ — — — r— ' ^ - — ' »— - ^ — — - » ^^ ^ ^^ ^ J this There . i The s , however Saturday , we Revie fear w , absolutel says : c A y pparentl ¦ no hope y there for such is no a happy chance settlement of Congress # ^ j of being the question persuaded as
benefit to V ^^^ VVV enter w ^^^» of ^^^ into » ^^^ the w ^^ ^^» any * r American ^ w ^^» arrangement ™ w ' J ^¦• w ^ *^ ^ ^» ^» manufacturer ^ ^ ' ^ " " » " save ^ » — on m ^ — , the " > - ^»— that ^ - ^ footing — ^ j is b y of — insisting — taxing that the American an English consumer book ^ ^ j shall ^^ ^ for ^ ^* i ^ ^ b ^ ^^ V the * not - ^ ^^^ t onl rvnltr be V » a r i-ft-mihlishfiri ubhshed b hv a a . citizen r . itizpm of nf the thft TTn United iterl States Statesbut but be be remamnacture remanufactured d in in _ the the TTni United + A ^
States would y . be We ep ' taxed will say if y he frankl had y that to buy we are American not quite instead so , , sure of Eng that lish the m ' anufactures American c . onsumer On the ' con at trary ¥ we believe fc that rf it would be »>^ quite ^¦^¦^ ^ i ^ impossible ¦*¦ — for ^— — —— Eng — lish publishers to compete witli
American ^ to ^ ^^ start a W ^ A ^^ W ^ k with V , ¦ publishers » ^^ ; ^^ and ^^^^^ » , ^^ other on «^»^*^ their F ** things *^ ^^ w » own * i ^^ ^*^ ^ being ^» W ground ^^ ^^ equal ^ with , ^™ - ^ we ^^ |»> a » handicap do ** r -- ^^ r- not - - » ^^ think of 30 ^^ M English ^^ per cent authors , ( freig and ht ^^ and p ublishers ^ 9 ^^ duties ^^ AViA ) would throw impediment in the of * republishing' and ' remanufacturingin the
States . Nor do any we suppose they would way care to insist upon the natural equivalent , viz ., that an # hB American author should inrf get his copyright in England ¦ on the condition of his book being
naturall printed ^^ ^^^> ^ ff ^^^^ k ^ Br ^^^ Bb ^^^ ^ y and k ^*^ be ^^ " ^^^«^ the « published K ^ ^ arf ^ ^^ cas ^ B ^ p « ^^^ ^^ e in ^ ^ B > fl * ^ rf * mos ^ here *^^ " ^ ^^^» t ^ BBBh ^ instances ^^ b ^^ y ^¦ - ^¦•^^ an p ^ ' ^ ^ Hr ^^^ Eng W 4 ^ f ^^ as ^^^ lish Bl ^ ^ i » w ^ indeed ^^ ^^^^ citizen ^^ ^ - ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ it ^^^^ ; probabl ^— it may ^ ~ ^ y ^^ ^ " ^ be would ^^ ^^ assumed ^ ~^ ^ — be ™^ in ^^ ' —^ that America ^^ ' ^ » this ~^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ " ^ " if would ¦ *¦ their ^» flA ^ W
jealous and onesided restriction were not , insisted on by Americans . - M . The J . X 1 C most JLLJLVOU ¦ serious O & 11 V / UO .. part J- / CH . U of * - / O . the Ui . JH _ 5 business M UOIUCOO _ . — , j ^» h J . J . o \ -r w »» V ever > » V ^ JL , , M is ^ b to W \/ ^ hAtf ^ ta . X find 111 V * ^^ that WJJ . UV ^ k ^^ m uvs so ^ Ht ^ hi aiJ ^ B - g ^ h ll ^^ an UIU authority HV i ^ < 4 . ^ H U 4 XVAXVJ ' as t * O the Vl *\ j
Saturda American «^ h ^^ b ^ k « BB 4 i ^ if ^ B ^ Bl ^ B 7 V ^ y ^ F *^* ' ^ ' Review reprints ^^* ^^ v H ^^ ^ Bm dBMIBt ^ v w should ^ f of ^^^ ^ w books 1 ^^^ ^^^ ^« c ^^ inclin ^^^^^^ ^ first B »^^ ^ te Bn e ^ v ¦ to published p ^ h ^^ fr T th ^^ . ^^^ v *^ ink ^ ««^ p > ^ tpv , ^¦ ' with ^ in hi ^ p ^^ ^ pw Eng ^ p ^^^^^ ^^^^ the ^ JP 1 * k land ^^^ ¦¦ v ^^^^^ Board - ^ v ^ v ¦ should ¦ - — ' ^^ ^§^^ - ¦^ p' ^ of v ^ - ' ¦^ p- ^ - ' Trad not ^^ —— ^ - ^ be e ^— , that exclude ^ ^^ r ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^» r ^ the — ^^ ^^ r d - ^^ v ^ fro authorised ^ ^^ h ^««> m ^^^^^ these ^^ ^— ^ v - ^ p ¦ - ^^ p-
machinery kingdoms . ' it Wh were y p not ossib , then le , not , import reprint Tauchnitz the Saturday editions Revie ? Why w every , indeed Saturday , if by afternoon the perfection at one of penny J ¦ ? ai What » ¦ an enormous V circulation PPB W I it V -- would V VHI get PP ¦ V and what » ¦¦ a benefit ¦ to the ¦ British ¦ public !
But earth ¦^ ^^ ^^^ P ^ ^^^^ what more woul absolutel ^^ P ^^ ^ - » ^ P' d ^ ir ^ P * ^ become «^^ - ^» " ^^^^ y ^ P ^ B speculative ^ ^^^^— ^— of ^ pr ^>^ the ^ ^ Ppr ^^^ sixpenny - ^^» ^^ than ^ - ^^^ ^» ^^« ' ^^ ^^^^^ that ^^ morning ^ " ^ ¦ of ^ ^^— a ^^ ^ p ^ publisher edition . — , ^ " - ^ — ? . There — Saturday - ^ ~ ~~ is probab " — ~ Reviewers ly ^^ no business —^ and ^^ — ' ^~ ^~~ Board ~ ~ - on
j of the Vl & V Trade ins . »* ,- —» » . » . J and VwV . » reformers JL -. ^ - *» . V outs UVkJ of ^/ .--i must what fl 4 . AWV both evidentl IL ^ \ S U ^ Ji , are LVJh-W y pleased K ^ b eco VVK ^ W m ^* e to " - * p ^ - ** u call % b W li - " -- shers * the VAAV ' t B hemselves - * ' V ^/ mp -- >¦¦ * V ¦ - ** ere ^ ¦* - ^ g ^ d X ^— and « W before - > . J * . ^ . « . art UNA VA ifi t he * cia . ^/ 4 W y l V * wi con % r \/ ll d V comprehend % i A t V ion * V «* of v *— t —— he — —
i boo publishers Vx * ^^ rw k ^ -. r ^ p * trade . » a . ^ b < ^ m * v > t- can . ^^« ' ^ -w » <*• The produce •_» ' *¦» w ^^ bm Saturday «^« *^ « apr books r ^ pr 1 »— ' ^* " ¦> » fc "> . ^ R cheaper «^ e * v ^ . ^ iewer vv ^ p * m ^ p * 4 >> , than air ^ pa surel . « tr ^ jb < k American y ^¦ m *¦¦¦¦ so > ^ . p- «¦• m >^ « rvw ewha *>* pu »^ t blishers n . r inconsis ap-wka *» ^ h tw t on - «^ e ^^ nt p > their w l y ^ ip , - ^ h . ^ pp insists own - ^^ v « «•>«» ground Mhpii that ^^ w-p > -v . Eng - with lish a
wei that ght they of 30 cannot per cent and , will on their not produce backs , and cheap yet editions assumes for tha their t Eng own lish countrymen publishers are without such being idiots i i spurred hJ »— ' V 4 A . Jb , ^^ V-fc . on \^ AJ , to « # ^^ do A--t * . % » - ' this V * . * . A . KJ b f \^ y T rival JL M . T t ^ V- *> importations J . AA 1 kfVA VfJW VXV / AXhJ * I They ^ -- J-JL "*^ T are "L-VJ-. w' , 4 k ¦ of »_¦* . cours V /* - ' « AA k _ 7 e ~\^ , expec » *^ ^»» |^/ \^ ^/ t W ed * ^ /^* . t VV o ^ s KJ p |~ r end V *»»™ t — heir do
| mon not get ey i their n produ money cing back superior —according editions , fo not r su b y any ior p means eople , in to wh the qualit specula y of tion the the boo y k do , bu or t to the ^ pb ^ ^ i ^ caprice ^ rBf w *^ * m * - ^^ of aBto buyers ^ ff or ^ Bk dhpBfli incidence S ^ ^^^ ^^^ VT of dh the Vp «« * times dBa ^ pk bu ^ t « r th ffp # ^ e V are vvah no ^^ t to be allowed vvjhpb t t \ mt even patoa t ^ r he ^~ — c — hance
; : w . ^ pr » *^ vap * - ^^ r ^ pr ^ pv * - m ^^ B > ^ p * ^ p * a ^ pra ^^ pBh pr ap ^^ p ^ a > a ^ ^ ^^ *^ p ^ , aj r ^ T > aa *« p y ^^ KBa ^^ v ^ a *« ^ - ^ r ^^^ ^^ ^^ v V ^ ~^^ r v ^* p ^ p ! of w ch h eap a fair form for run the , without of benefit one book the of competition American out of a score publishers of which imported seems ( who cop would to ies hit , all have the of public the which adv fancy is antage to , happen b of y manufacturer issuing solel it y and a
for Eng T" ** ViiJ lish two y « . V public * JL markets UJ 1 U . WAAVU Are whilst . V English V-fJ . J . Eng AJLUVX lish authors J-UUU pub VJ M . MXXO li likel shers J . JLV y to » are I II find 11 V con n English V fin / UJ . VA ed 11 UI to p ub one UJL l is . V ) h e and r s UlUUUgV w illing ili t one V / X to w Mllj specula h l * i t f or te the in
ques their We ti productions on are of International sorry on to such find conditions Copyri our esteeme ght , which as d these contemporary , by ? way of going The B to ookselle the bottom r somewhat of things erratic , it on mixes thifl oi
up with the question of underselling—which it says was brought about by the i nfluence leading again has authors denuded —an boo d k which sellers broug ' shops ht about good b the ooks Mudie and ru Circulating ined the bookse Library ller , system who na — tu which rally
Th exclaims erefore : ' Copyri suppose ght ^ th a mi sooner ghty fine copyr thing ight f ia or abolished somebody , the but better it does for the the bookseller bookseller no good . Our . ¦¦¦ fr l i At end / JIAVt however f iden 7 tldoea t quitthis lengthfor although he OiOO assumes that an
interna other pub , , tional JIXWTOV lishe treaty ^ r s , , to ev V issue JLUC with AJ . lM th . y jr America eir UUOB fut XXUV ure will QKJ * End hav K £ KM e ymions . XW at e once liJUlO * a lCll the t 8 dollars ^ effect lll , , JVUJL of instead Uil inducin VILKJ UgJl of g 15 Messrs . C 3 cents , . and Harper *> " American is the ana re -
fore T this s h vt ores * cx ia t 4-rf o to w be Vic h be * ich conde /» the ah h e amnan effect m p romises of , s t -fill ill to he 1- \ n prom has \\ coovricht na u ™ l ga -y m * vm te e -v p in in \ A a n America the acea . rtr » n next i n »^ s n-t t what - or ore z-v-Mi-v following for -Fv becomes - v- ** 1 E n g ^» lish 1 ¦!«! number of au *\ the ii 4 thors - V » y- . v »» a t If on / m , A ^ VCiQl ° Efiiw p **** . ^ J '
mis and ia Board to be of Trad etiect e argument ot JJingnsii English 1 copyright If ' Endymions in America 9 are , what to be becomes issued at 8 dollars Saturday tiauraay in ^ men ! r they cannot be imported to advantaere here . If at 15 cents , then this country is w ^
from inundated both wit markets h sli . p-shod We do rubbish not believe , and c in arefu eithe lly r -prin theory ted . handsome On the contrary books wil , we l disappe arej ^* * ^ i
2o2 The Publishers' Circular March 15,18...
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1881, page 202, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031881/page/2/
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