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188 Fleet Stbeet : March 15, 1887.
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UTBRABY INTELLIGENCE . ? ki 78—292 INDEX TO BOOE ^ S PUBLISHED IN GREAT LIFE OP BISHOP FRASEB 280 , 281 BBITAIN BETWEEN MARCH 1 AND 15 .. 292 , 293 THE ATTITUDE OP THE « SOCIETY OP BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN AUTHORS' 281—285 FROM MARCH 1 TO 15 293—295 NOTES AND NEWS 285 , 286 AMERICAN NEW BOOKS ii ; ............ 206 CONTINENTAL NOTES . ' 286 , 237 NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUBSALE JOTTINGS 287 , 288 TjISHED 297—307 , 324 THE ALABAMA 288 MISCELLANEOUS 307—317 LAW BOOKSELLING .. ( 288 BUSINESS CARDS ; 314—316 BOOKSELLERS' PROVIDENT INSTITUTION 289 ASSISTANT WANTED 317 OBITUARY 28 ? 290 WANT SITUATIONS 317 , * TRADE CHANGES 290 BOOKS FOR SALE ... 317 , 318 REVIEWS , & c 290—292 I BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE .,. 318—323
188 Fleet Stbeet : March 15, 1887.
188 Fleet Stbeet : March 15 , 1887 .
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A I / THOUGH tlje fact has not been generally '• - £ * - published , we may state that the Copyright Association has for some time past been investigating certain questions with regard to the compulsory deposit of books at the British Museum . The questions do not refer to the acknowledged privileges of the British Museum in so far as native works are concerned . These requisitions upon authors and publishers in the present state of affairs are incontestable . Of late years , however , there has ^ been a large and increasing importation of American books of the higher order in the different branches of learning . For the convenience of the public the custom has been for English publishers to place their imprint upon the title-pages of such books . Being in most cases expensive , there is generally a limited sale . It was thought advisable to try this question , as well as some others , by test cases . Instead of , or before , taking this course , however , the opinion of counsel was sought . We regret that this opinion has , in the meantime , been declared in favour of the claims of the British Museum in so far as the delivery of American books is concerned . We print the questions put to counsel and the opinions thereon : ( 1 ) Whether a copy imported from New York of the book * X ' first published there by New York publishers , such copy being one of a certain number imported by a London firm of publishers for sale in the United Kingdom , and bearing their imprint on the title ' page , must be delivered at the British Museum under 5 & 6 Vic . cap . 45 , sec . 6 . Counsel * s opinion . —Yes . ( 2 ) Whether a copy of a reprint published in the United Kingdom of a foreign book , i . e . of a book first published abroad—not pos- ^ sessing copyright in England under the International Copyright Acts must be delivered to the British Museum under the said Act of , 5 &» 6 Vic , cap . 45 , sec . 6 .
Counsel s opinion . —Yes . ( 3 ) Whether a copy of the new edition of 'Y' by a late English author , the imperial copyright in the original book which was dulydeposited having expired , and the new edition being merely a reprint without additions and alterations of the driginal book , or of an edition thereof already deposited , must be delivered to the British Museum under the sard Act of 5 & 6 Vic . cap . 45 , sec . 6 . Counsel * s opinion . ^ No , there being no alterations or additions . ( 4 ) Whether a copy of a reprint published in the United Kingdom of a book originallypossessing imperial copyright under the International Copyright Acts and Conventions , but in which such copyright has expired , must be delivered to the British Museum under the said Act of 5 & 6 Vic . cap . 42 , sec . 6 . Counsel ' s opinion . —No , if the book was originally delivered to the British Museum and the reprint contains no alterations or additions . Yes , if the reprint contains alterations or additions . We must-add that the construction of the important sec . 6 of the 5 th and 6 th Vic . cap . 45 , is not particularly clear ; therefore , it might be advisable that a test case should be brought before the court in relation to imported books . It must be remembered that the British Museum does not stand upon the same footing as the other privileged libraries . Under the law the Museum is entitled to a copy of the best edition of every book published in the United Kingdom , delivered at the British Museum . The other libraries , only on dqmand , are entitled to books printed upon the paper of which the largest number of copies of such books or editions shall be printed for sale . As an interval of twelve months is allowed after publication , cheap editions may therefore be sent to these libraries . ¦ i » O > ¦
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Perhaps too much has already been said regarding the conferences of authors which
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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 15, 1887, page 278, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15031887/page/4/
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