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Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), 15th June 1887, Edition 1 of 1, Page 666

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      Literary Intelligence 666—676 Notes And ...

      LITERARY INTELLIGENCE 666—676 NOTES AND NBVS 66 § , 669

      OONTINBNTAIi NOTES 669 AMERICAN NEWS ANT > NOTES 669 , 670

      SALE JOTTINGS 671 TBADE CHANGES . J 671 , 672

      OBITUARY 672 REVIEWS , « fcc ,.,.. 672—676

      INDEX TO BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BETWEEN JUNE 1 AND 15 .... 677 , 678 BOOKS PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN

      PROM JUNE 1 TO 15 f 678—681 __ ______

      AMERICAN NEW BOOKS ....... 682 , 683 I RECENT FOREIGN WORKS ....:. 683 I

      NEW BOOKS AND BOOKS LATELY PUB- I LISHED lxLSJOJS XJ . ... .. . . » 1 1 .... ..... ¦ C 684 84 —• —692 6 » 2 I ^

      MISCELLANEOUS 693-701 I BUSINESS CARDS 698—700 I

      BUSINESSES FOR SALE 701 I ASSISTANTS WANTED j 701 I

      WANT SITUATIONS ., 701 I BOOKS FOR SALE 702 I

      BOOKS WANTED TO PURCHASE 702-707 I

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      One Of The Most Important Of Modern Laws...

      ONE of the most important of modern lawsuits in connection with home copyright has just "been decided in the House of Lords .

      Curiousl v ^ y enough it is a question which , through its apparent simplicity , ought to have

      arisen and been settled long ago . But the simplicity is only in the public mind . The

      busy bees that hum round the honelyed oaks of the Law Courts give very divergent views of

      the matter . Its complications are too mtich for . them ; and there is every reason to believe

      that public opinion , if it be directed to the subject at all , will be equally confused . The

      judicial light supplied by the higher courts of Scotland and England is , in this instance , very

      unsteady . ^ mr r w « r Briefly stated , the case was as follows : —

      Dr . Caird , who is professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Glasgow , delivers an

      academic course of lectures . Are these lectures copyright ? It appears that they were

      ' reported' by one of the students , and subsequently condensed and printed in books

      called * An Aid to the Study of Moral Philosophy , especially designed for Students of

      Philosophy , ' followed by second and third series . The 'aids' were published by ] Mr .

      Sime , bookseller , Glasgow , against whose action Professor Caird claimed an interdict . The

      publisher said that his books were original ; £ ut one of the Sheriffs of Lanarkshire declared 4

      them to be wholly or in substance reproductions [ of Dr . Caird ' s lectures ] , more or less

      correct . ' This opinion fairly fregari the legal tussle , being the prelude to a course that is

      much esteemed by Scottish lawyers as a * guid gangin' plea . ' We fear that our own limbs of

      the law are not averse to the same process . The principal judges in Scotland reversed

      the decision of the County Sheriff , and held that I Professor Caird ' s lectures couldin the form of

      | notes , be published without sanction , ; but of

      thirteen Scottish judges six expressed the con- I

      trary opinion , namely , that the proTessor was I entitled to the usual privileges — of authorship . I

      On appeal , the opinion of this minority has I been confirmed in the House of liords . Ijord I

      Watson delivered judgment , and was supported by the Liord Chancellor . Lord Fitzgerald ,

      who dissented , expressed the opinion that the reading of the lectures was a publication to the

      public at large . The final judgment , declaring that a University lecturer is entitled to tangible

      property in < his orations , leaves room for a considerable amount of discussion , and the

      unusual division of opinion among our greatest judges is very significant in this respect .

      While heartily sympathising with Mr . Sime , we cannot help thinking that a

      University professor ought certainly to have a considerable interest in the printing of his

      intramural lectures . They are by no means advancing public propert ^ science y , and are the in many result branches of original of

      thought' and investigation . All professors , however , whose work is important . JL . should

      publish simple notes as early as possible . We are aware of cases where these have been

      delayed for years , much to the inconvenience of students , and to the disadvantage of learning .

      As we have already said , we sympathise with Mr . Sime . He did good service by publishing

      these notes , and it is —mr a pity that he ^ has b had to ^" suffer by passing through the expensive courts

      of Scotland and England . While we believe in the sincerity of his convictions , we find it

      difficult to conceive that professors can be

      deprived of rights so apparent .

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), June 15, 1887, page 666, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15061887/page/4/