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    § • •• - • - —m May is, 1888 The Publish...

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    THE AMERICAN COPYRIGHT BILL.

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    The Great Cryptogram.*

    has appeared in our literature . The author has divided his work , into two great sections ,

    the Argument and the Demonstration . The former that Shakespeare division embraces did not write subsections the lay , arguing sthat

    Francis Bacon was the real author p , and , supporting the assertions by numerous adroitly

    are chosen pregnant parallelisms with interesting . These matter earlier including chapters

    A A M K , many the author straiglitforward " s ^* depth ^ of ^^ concl research ^^ usions ^ sometimes , which ^^^ show ^ K in

    little hard chap — f— - ters l y known ¦ " ¦ ^— " be - " ¦ to ¦ " ¦ ^»^ said the ^ m ~ ^» mines ^ r , old ^^ alludes ^~ ^ " ^ aspect « rf ^ . ^^ | a ^ Mr ^^ ^ i ^ in ^* . of ^^ ^ k these Donnell the «^^ b ^ ^«^ ^ Bacon m *^ introductory « i ^> ^ y ^^ , ^»^» it - ¦¦ ¦ r Shake ^¦ i ^ - ¦ » need ¦ > ^ a ^ -

    view volume than speare , any he controversy dealing has of gon his with e predecessors more , but the , full fro demonstration m y into his . own the The question point second of the of

    cipher , , is a monument of human diligence and ingenuity . By means of the figures certain

    these coherent coherent undoubtedl narratives naTrativft y awaken have Tin . vfi been T feelings > fi * vn constructed nnn of sf . n wonder iRtfi ^ ; which must lead to more inquiring speculation .

    In this notice we have purposely dwelt tne the more actual actual upon hook book cryptograp in in han "hand h d y , "because generall hfinansfi y this f , * his than Tvranch branch with

    of the subject does not , seem to have-been taken up by the critics in dealing with Mr .

    decision Donn Uonneily ellv in ' s s the work " work hands - . We Wr of leave Ifta the vp . , various how Tiawpvat ever Bacon . , the f . Hft vital vital and ^^^ S 4 ^ B B _ ^ h k

    fehakespeare ^ societies ^ exis ^ ting in ^ Englan . ^^ d ^^ and America .

    § • •• - • - —M May Is, 1888 The Publish...

    § •• - - —m May is , 1888 The Publishers' Circular 505

    The American Copyright Bill.

    THE AMERICAN COPYRIGHT BILL .

    — Allied — — — — A » - -w ™ special Trades — a . w " - » -wn ^ Section — meeting ^^ ^ r ^* - v *\/ AA of V-Jb of the VA ^^^ the London — — VAAV Printing % VAA ¦ Chamber - * " ¦ " ¦» » and It / ' ^*^ * ^ ^* p

    of Commerce was convened at 11 o ' clock on tion and May ¦¦¦ making to 16 ¦ wait , for at final the 12 purpose arrangements . 30 on of the appointing President for the speakers deputa of the

    -——» — - ~ ~ r * * ma w «>« v ^ fc . ^^ v ^^ ^^ v ^ AA W *>* ^^ jH . A . ^¦• H , * Jfc . V * ^^ A A % J X ^ ¦ * . VA A X ^ portions Board of of Trade the above in regard Bill to ( A the full following abstract

    . of the Bill will be found in the Publishers ' Circular of April 16 . )

    A . fifty ¦ m - *" - ^' mJ Sec - » six - ** . . 2 of >_ . Jh- That the VU \> Revised ^ section V ^»« T JLkJV >»\ J » . forty Statutes UVUVUUVU -nine of X ^ JU hundred the V * AvAV United V- * * - »• JL and VIX- * V >* .

    that States it shall , and read as same follows is : hereby amended , so

    Sec . 4 , 956 . No person shall be entitled to a this copyri ^^ --J-SJ ¦*¦¦* g f ¦ ^ ht M . JL KJ unless UUXVOO he J-X ^ s h CUJLJ all . , , before U \> JLU 1 »_ . publication ^/ Uk > ll \/ aUiVU in XXX

    of -- '•« - t w h * or . l ^ e > any Librarian U 1 U 1 forei U 11 U 1 gn I of Ul country . Congress WUg , VOO deliver or V / l deposit U . U at k / V / UJU the in ill office the U « AV >

    mail within the United States , addressed to the Librarian Columbia l Hl ^ of a printed Jk Congress / lXJJIUUVi \_/ at k- / Washington of the fii ^ j title U 1 U & V , of VTA District . the UJ- & W book of

    or WAMUA other article , € M , or a copy Vy descri y VX ption of the painting ^/ V / ViV , drawing ^" . "HIIUC , statue OVUIUUCf ) , statuary D \ JCh \ J UCU . J , , Vi or . C a * model JLUV'VIVjI or VJL desi VlVUltH gn

    a for copyri a work ht of nor the unless fine arts he , for shall which also he not desires later AMIUV / 1

    « - ~ VUf an JXlg the g day llV , | AJVSX of the U 111 publication VOO 11 V > QUU 1 J thereof C * Xk ? V ^ , y IIV in U this or any •^* - *^ forei AVA V * gn ^ AA country V * - ^ 1 * AM . % SJL T , j deliver V 4 \> XJL V VX at C 4 » V the VAAV . / office VAJL- « VS ^ - ' of V * - the VAAV

    Librarian of Congress , at Washington , District of United Columbia S , tates or , deposit addresse in d to t mail he Librarian within the of

    t Co wo ngr cop ess ies at of such Washingt copyri o g h , t District book or other Columbia article , , prin umtefr ted & from , type t set within of the limits & of wt tfee

    statue , statttaTy caves , or , mode n case l , or desi a patnttng for a wo , arc rk of ng the , fine arts , a photograph of tlte same .

    " ledge The . chair There was were taken also by Mr present . Robert : Messrs Jfcout . -

    J Cassell Sampson ohn Murray & Low Co . , ) , jun & W ., . Co Arnold J . . ) , Rivington and Foster Festu - ( ( of of s Messrs Messrs Kelly , . . representing ¦ ^^ a >^ t their ¦^^^^ ¦ e ¦«» ctive publishin ¦¦ ¦¦ ¦ g houses ¦ ;

    «* . ^ - ^^*^ - ^^^ da . - |~ "i y ^ - ^^ 1 ^ ^ resp ^ «* ^* ^^ - ^^ ^ m ^ w ^^ y ^ - ^™ ™» i" — —— y ^ — — — — — - — — ' — j ¦ Chater Dr ^ m ^ my . ^^ b « ¦ John 4 b , rV S - ^ palding | My ^ Evans i ^»*^^ <* Bfc m , , F ^ and ** r . R » ^**» . S others ^ . ^ . «^ , «»«» - ^^^ Messrs » •**¦ , « ¦¦ representing ^— ¦ -v »— - . - ^ -- — George ¦ - ¦¦ ^ w i ^^ y ^

    the Hanson W . C paper . K , . and -makers Clowes others , ; Richard and , representing Messrs Clay . Austen , R the . J , master Lei Lake gh , ,

    printers tary to ; the together London with Society Mr . Drummbnd of Compositors , Secre- , representing present Messrs his . Richardson society . There and Charles were also R .

    Rivington on behalf of the Stationers' Company It . was decidedat the suggestion of Mr .

    were wfvr Murray « identical ir ? fvn , that i-. ir » n . 1 , as with wifh the , those t . interests hnaA of of tiie the of authors authors the publishers , their their

    only obj ect in being present was to watch , the proceedings with introduced the exception the , in subj which ect of in Mr they a . few Routled took words no ge . , part who The ,

    Murray where The other meeting speakers the sen deputation were then On the f appointed adjourned was entrance joined as appear to of by Sir Whitehal Mr s Michael below . John l . ,

    troduced t H . roHnnfi icks Beach / , b Viv . , Sir Sir the Al AlcrfirTi deputation gernon on "Borthwick Rf » was rth"wick formall in in a a y few few

    inwords . He y was followed by object Mr . of Routled the deputation ge ,, who gav viz e a . sketch to draw of the the

    attention of Her Majesty ' s , Government to the ver vfirv y serious Rftriona p effect flV » r » t the th « introduction introduction or of the the

    limits words q of the ted abo United ve , ' States from type ' would set within have the on the of the printing United , paper King -making dom . , , and He allied pointed trades out

    that America thoug was h an a most international desirable obj copyri ect , g ~ ht an & with one ¦ which otT- mp . Vi had Vm . rl been TiPsftn looked lr » rVkp > rl forward fnr'WAVfl to t-O tor for years vears .

    yet the insertion of those words rendered the , class immensel Bill in of Eng question larger lish authors class likely of at to the benefit expense interested the of small the in

    the manufacture y of books . persons He then called on urged ^*» A . U ^ ^ Mr ^ ^ -- ^ that . A Richardson ^« V ** the % / A ^ V ^ ' object V-W <^ 1 ^^ , ^** * who ^ of ^— ' ^ the ^ , in . ^^ deputation ^ - ^ a ^^ » - telling ' ^^ «^«^ w ¦*»— -v ~^ speech was • vw-v to -ar v ,

    draw the attention of the English Government leg to isl the ation very , that serious would nature affect of the the business proposed , he

    mig miorTi ht t . say Rji . v the +. h « means mp > fl . riH of nf existence ftxiaf . ftrmfi- , 01 of . hundreds hundreds more of thousands or less directl of English in the workmen manufacture engaged of booksHe urged that y the object of the Bill

    . Eng was lish not author 9 so 9 t much which fl to gran the t American those rights nation ¦ to had the

    H - " ~ ~ Ljl- » Jfc **»*^ & J «_« . VAA V A A AA ^ A * V * *¦ *^ - * - A . » J . ^^ * . ^^»**^»^^ «»* w » -v — — —— ™ - ~^» business hithert rv / *~ m w ** ^ m . a ^ B ^ ik o ^ pt ^ of ^~ r denied a . manufacturing aa a «^ w *^ ^_»«^ «> him 'w ^ *^ ^»» , <¦ . as *(& Eng m to ~ * j » Uk » lish transp . »* w — «• books r ^ r - ^^ lan - ^ -- ^^ ~ t from — the - —— — - —

    the United Kingdom to the United States of America Ai & kAAX / A A % / LW « .

    London Mr . Society Drummond of Compositors , the Secretary then of spoke the .

    , He v sented ^^ ^^ v ^^ ^^ ^^ said r ^^ r ^^ r ^ v the ^ . r v * ¦¦« that ^ ¦ r compositors ^ 4 ^ ~ ~ , . i «^ thoug . B ^^ p ^ h ^ r ^^ v ^ ^ ir ^ h ^ B ^ ' ^^ k w ^ he ^ of ^ fe ^ ^ i ^ k onl . London VH ^ B ^ ^ h ^ r y ^^ m ^^^ directl ^ ¦ ^ ^^ , ^ p yet h - ^— ' y ~^ he ' re p had ' ¦ re - ~ - ~~

    -j been ect ^* r ^ r - ^ with v w recentl *^ ^ r mm mm the ^^ ^ mmm ^* r y compositors ^^ ^^ in ^ m ^ tm | ^ correspondence ^^ ^^ * m ^ r ^ i ^ «• m ^ of ^ i ^^ *• most ^»^»^ ¦ - ^ ^ ^^ on of ^^ ^^ the the ^^^—— ^^^ large w sub «* v ^ v BH - ^ - cities 1 in * Great ^** 4 i Britain * V ~^ • • and he 1 found t * " * their < ^ ¦

    views letelconcurred , with those ofhis

    compy . societ 1 y . ' He ' ¦ ¦ mention • ed that i 1 ¦ the 1 Londoii "W 1 , work 1 -

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), May 15, 1888, page 505, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15051888/page/7/