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      Infringement Of The Rolls Of Qopyriffht ...

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      II tf the fcilWj to question Till % ftV infrmgement "r ¦• ~ *~'" - — of — - costs ; The , f but and Master feeling 0 , as mi themselves of ^ g ht the have Rolls , been to be antici Sir ¦; innocent — pated r . , — Jessel * , , tfiey they tm in decided have ^^ had ^^ — - ¦— to to — - ^ - — - content - suflfet ^ ¦ 1 1 _ - ^ rwm j ¦

      said jM the : consequences matter ' The facts , thoug of . h the with case acknowledgment are very simple of . : source The publisher ( ; he G considers . of Ths ) this Hub g a reproduced iving complimentary judgmei copy ^ - | ' I but the tnnot nut satisfied and object oubtuiu and notice to defendants butr in

      notice notice DUt tne plaintiffs pmnn > n are orv cH » bjj » uou . jmu uuj , , gave gave nonce no aeienaants ; ; ouv in tstion my opinion and , no notice "It was shall necessary not be . lawful The Act for of any Parliament j > eraon not , Section being XVIE - the - ^^^» - ^^ - . proprietor prohibits aaraBi ' ' intpor of » : tihe - | 1 ;

      ||| ¦ 1 imi is copyrig ii . " . ht knwwng ¦ ¦ ' ajAa , >^> or B * says w some w . f ly ^^ , " person about authorised it [ the word by him * knowing — , to import 4 l y ^ ' as into the ^ the jud " ~ " ^ ge United " ~~^ ^^ ^ had ^^™»»^ pointed jp King ^ ——— -va dom ^ — ^ out — , B >^ BT & ^ ¦— ^ - c in ^ . " ^ p > aBr reprj there s ^ Kaaaa ^ a 1

      j L fH enience no ^ Mr JV . Chitty ^ of ^^ ^ " ^^ the ' s ( argument Act , ' shall , being knowing W inserted ly sell between . ' ] ' ^^ People * r the -- , words ' continued - ' ^_ shall p _ the ' and - jud , ' sell ge " ^^ , ' ' -- who " — in the —^™ import next aV if ; , for sale hirethe business at their

      peop American le who import publications a book to read or are not , liable carry ; on but those who import for own sale peril or ; hire vrdinarfy must || . ¦ know the law aWB ? The defendants i i ¦ are the i agents of the American publisher hv bviv . They import '

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      having been M > H * ar * MAL M no &^ gone r , defence n-m . mj ^ ^^ mb out ^ B ^&^ rw . of * his * ¦ way * m Now ^ * ^^ to g it mm ^ ive , does »^ ¦¦ ^^ notice ^^^^ appear ™™ v ^ a , ¦ ^^ ¦ if there ¦ that ¦ ^ the had ^^^* i » ^^ been ^ Act ^ - ^^ - ^^ ^ req ^ h no ^^ vm uires ^^ notice bhv ^^ ^^ w , the ^ r ^ g v ^ v ^ iven r ^ selling ^^ ^ B ^ a « there . BHpm or ^ 1 ^ wm would letting ^ w ^^ ^ r v ^ wpa have ^ for ^ r- ^^ " ^^ ht matter to be done lin order to be offenceand therefore it

      was hire necessary of copyrig to give notice . The knowing importation y was illegal and an actionable , without notice ; . | J Defendants M ^^ m ^ L V ^ A ^ B ^ yvW ^ B ^ B receive them wa for sale or hireand then b they h ¦ keep them i ^ i ^ h ^^ for sale i' or hue . J

      plaintin Tibimtif That ^^ is Fs another s copyright coDvricrht P ^ r « W ^ a * ^^* ^ r ^ v offence v ^ . . " " ^ After Alter ^ 1 , ^ ^ b ^^^^ and ^ Bk ^^ ^ pointing Dointinsr ^ then ivvrw ^ v ^ hp they ^» ^ v out out ^^>^ say ^^>« that tnat . v ^^ , , ^ v " ^^ it it They ^ p ^^ was was ^^^^ p ^^ ^^ never ^ v ^ a a pity pitv ^^^ -intended ^^^^ to to ^^^ - ^^ m ^ destroy destroy ^ r ^ v ^^ ^^ to ^ interfere ^ r ^^ the tne r ^ iv v ^ v ^ v ^ property DroDertv p ^^ ^^ with ^ ir ^^^ ^ v . ^ v ^ w the ^ v he ne * ^^^ ' n < | ¦

      to gaid be , " entitled they had to better costof send argument back the copies to inion America isthat ; and the the importation plaintiff oug is ht the certainl ojffi , ^ Sev y ['

      The defendants returned s the 100 . cop My ies to op America , , the same day—which they certainly II ought k mm to it * X have is « m * M ^ done * _ -. the " Whitting \ A / I very * «^ - ^ i ¦«« moment ^ -wl ham % a « v « and *** - * ^ 4 they Wilkin mA / * I ly discovered «« rm «« - »« r > mulcted w >«* Iavsv the /^ contraband in * * - * heavy l > # v «« ¦¦ r ^ r costs / % nature /\ mti ! I which ntni of the mv # v goods think li fmlr . \ t J 1

      I the As exercise , of Messrs ordinary . prudence , they may hav are e avoided . At the same , time their we casei , 18 j * | hard one , and one which , had their opponents and neighbours been less exacting , might h ^ ! ve

      been amicablsettled out of Court . ' " ' ''" but We it certainly will not y surprises venture to us impugn to learn the ( if correctness the notes handed of Sir G to . us Jessel correctl 's interpretation y report the of jud tlie gme ,,. ' kc nt t ) , j thatordi / le who import a book to read [ meaning wai sBM of course a iratical edition ] ¦ arerWt '

      to Iia ^^ vava ( 2 e' ^^ ve to y ^^ QF nt the r w nary ^ f ^^ wf private w ¦ pains peop a ^^^^^^^ r a ^^ r and % f ^^ ' ^^ ntlem \ f w penalties v ^^^* ™^ * ' en w' 9 iF ^^^ ff f urnis ^ which ^^™^ ^^ ^ hing ^ ^^^ ™ ™* those ^^ ^^ their ~ ^^^ , ^• who ' ^^^¦ f ap libraries ^^ ^^ import v ^ pav ^^ fro ^ r for ^^* , ^ m w ^ h sale ^ ^^ a > end ^^ p ^^ ^ ar are ^^ w td p ^ p ! ^ ^^*^^ end * ^^^ ft ^ ^^^^ ^^ so ^ w ^^^ p ^^ , ith ^^ th ^ ' ^^^¦^^ G e ^^^ re ^ erm ^^^ ^ is ^ aA no ^ F ^ aj ^ Sd tw ^^

      prege H copyri American ght coflapses reprints ! of Act Eng 5 lish and copyri 6 Viet ght . s . works 15 says ! , If ' shall this import is law for , then sale or the hire whole flint sys sfire ^ eSof s || g ' ,

      H ' for importing , selling , publishing , or exposing to sale or hire . ' The judge condemns Mes & SL H H importin WHtting g ham is alone in costs sufficien for t wnporting to condemn without all importers reference , whether to ' sale for or sale hire or — hire if ot so , not th . e ' ^ iabt ^ of , ' , Bn ¦ ,, ' '' . ' i 't t »\ Ml

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      I Mr. F. W. Joynea, Who For Fifteen Year...

      I Mr . F . W . Joynea , who for fifteen years was principal sub-editor of the Pall Mall Gazeite , t the * nd same retire office d with with Mr . his Greenwood old chief from the that % tJomtfs journal Gazette -on its change but is of supceeded proprietors b , Mr does Bremner not fill i '

      ' Tho printing arrangements of the on new evening . paper , which , at first , were so y defective . as to . | c jto « e some consternation in the tradeare , we hear , gradually getting into worl ^ ng order ^ and j

      we journal is said to be ' doing well . ' , One of the main features , apar ^ from its ^ bolitiija ^^ ne ^ J « m distinguish of it from the rail Mall Gazette be , is described its almost entire omissipi * of th anyt cafefulhr ^ ingon ;

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      N ! Mewn. Nimmo & Bain Are Entering On A...

      N Mewn . Nimmo & Bain are entering on an undertaking whjch ought to fed a welcome from < 1 5 « Wtth W English translations -of readers of in the their best The * foreign Modern novels Forei at gn prices Library , which , ' the will object place of jb >< ^ em hi wit cH af ^ 19 t ^ fiWW ^ ftph

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1880, page 443, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061880/page/3/