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      37 8 The Publishers' Circular April 16, ...

      37 8 The Publishers' Circular April 16 , 1886

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      p . ^ B ^ HlBBHBIHBBBIHil ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " ^^^^*^^^^^^ ™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ BH I Death of Mr , Sampson Low . —Just at the moment of our going to I

      ¦ H press we learn with , the deepest regret that Mr . Sampson Low , the founder of this journal , died this morning . Mr . Low was in his eighty-ninth year . I

      H We shall give a more extended notice in our next issue . H ^ H _ ^ B

      188 Fleet Street, April 16, 1886.

      188 Fleet Street , April 16 , 1886 .

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      law lic so so obnoxious obn ridicule . To oxious expose , hatred that that any , all all or private must must contempt individual unite unite is in in an its its offence pub con con--

      -demnation . , , The law of this country is very ing stringent upon thing the is held question as libel •*>¦ . or ¦» - »¦ Broadl slander — — — —— y speak which

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      distant victims who may be liable to its inregard fluence to . literature This is , in . particular Authors , who the case have with any pet grud Cjf who * A « W be unfortunate aiafc aal ¦<» -v in - thoug —— ht

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      themselves amenable to the , penalty of the law sympath , cannot althoug expect afc h ¦¦ of to course receive they ¦»•— much ¦»*¦ are — - ^ almost _ public - _ — — —

      i * j w A ^ ai . mj % JV VAX y j ; "L ^* v ^ v ^ * - * tu » ¦*¦ - , ^ - ^ ¦•• ^^ ^ - * »*•»• r »^ ^^ , ^ » »— . invariably the people who in the long run have to suffer - .

      da . aM . VwV W » 4 ^ *^ V ^ PS / » - ^ t ¦ . Ja . ^^ « . V The most glaring defect in our present system f / Bhaakaa is 4 P that a » . not onl ¦ rf y are # authors » ir- ~ and - —

      P ^^ V *^ V B- ^ fcpT a ^ ^^^ ^^ a * B ^ f'V BapT aB . B v * . *^ «^ ^ ' . ¦ " ¦¦* . ^ * S ^ a ^ - ^ a' ^ V ^ M ^^ -w— ^ ^ ™ ^^ - ^ m ' — — publishers liable to c damages , ' hut also booksell Rfillfira ers and and librar libra . r i i ans ana . who who . conscio conaeioualv usly or or

      unconsciously , expose for , sale , or circulate in the BbBft BBP ordinary r ¦ ¦ course of business ¦ ¦¦ any ¦ ¦ literary ¦ ¦

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      examples of this anomaly in our legal system hav P *^ . iPB P ^^^ P ^ e W ^ V recentl ^^ P ^^ v ^^^ ^ Bfep ¦ ^ P ^ ^*^ ^ V a ^ y cropped ^ BjpP ^>^ ^^ 0 * ^ f ^^ 1 ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ up ^^ " ^~^ BF ^ , ^ Bl and ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ ^ ^ IP ^^^ p very . / ^ . ^ v ^ b m properl PT ^^ ^^^ ¦ ^^^ ^* ^^^~^ ^~* ^^^ ¦ y

      have been reprobated as most unjust . We certainly would not care to advise the sufferers

      to carry the matter to higher courts ; simply because whatever might be the condolence of

      sympathetic justice the sternness of law would be v ^* ' ^ pr immovable n p ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ 4 ^ m p ^ ^^^ i ^ « ^^ - ^ B ^ pP ^ " ^* ^ p ^ P . * F Troubles ^^^^ 4 . b ^ ^^^ ^ P ^ Pa V ^^^ ' F ^ b ^^^ V ^*^ of ^ t ^*^ . B ^ this ^^^ pfe p ^ ^^^ T ^ ^ P descri . ^ bj ^^^ V ^^ rf ^ p ^ V ^>^ ption H k * ^ BP > ^^ m ^^^ r ^^ ^^^

      fortunately are of rare occurrence , but at the same » - ti ¦ me ¦ there ¦ i rfcp s - ever - ¦¦ w y p reason —^ fc # dP whbook - ~ J I I I -

      sellers ** ™»^ — ^ - ~ *^^ ** ' aAd — *~ ' ^ ^^ librarians ~^ ^^ ^»^ ^^ ^ p' " ppp should ^ p * » ^» a * ^^» F I- * , * ag ^ apai *¦• itate » ¦/ •¦* *^ y F to . ^** Vp * " get ^*^ themselves 1 f relieved - from the possibilit H f y of

      ^ v ^ m a ^^ ^ ap' ^^ . ^ ^^ b- ^ pp ^ p— ^^^ — ^^^ v ^ r p ^^ — — ^^ pi ^ - ^* r f / ^« p' ^^ p ^ ipbi ^ p ^ ^^^ ajk a " ^^ ^ kp * ^^ *^ ^ b ^ ar ^ p * " . ^^ r p- » f ~ t _ f ^ Bk ^^^^ pak *^ J *^ ^^^ w ^^* * B « wholl ¦ suc wliollv h con nnon tingenc the t . hcs i shoulders shonlrlfirR es , letting of r » responsibilit f the t . bft author nnf . hor y . rest

      Were y upon it not that so many of our laws are almost -w ¦—— ¦¦—» ¦—¦ ¦ - ¦¦— hopelessl ¦—¦ y entangled ttr aa throug ipr # p » ¦« « B ^^ h h the i - ~ in 4 »>

      -— —» — ' ^ —^ B ^^ —^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ W ^^ — — ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ F ^^^ ^^ ^^ r . ^ ^^^ ^^^ ^ mbbl ^* *^ " * " * ^ " ^ *^ ~|^ p ^ ^ Bq recommen troduction d of th half at - some relevan ¦ cl t ause Pfc matter ~ bear , we ing BP | p ] K m u i p g ht

      ™ ¦ ~ " ^ - ^ —• ^~ ' ^~ ' ^ " ^ ¦— ' ' ^*— — ^ * - ^ — —¦ — ' - ^ pp- - ^^ ™ ^ M PJ ^^ ' ""^ P- ~ a W ^* p * ' . fcp ^ ' ^ 1 ^ ^ B ^ *« H ^ ^¦^ ' . 14 V ^^ " > % _^ . * ^ Bh this subject should be incorporated ^ in the

      great Copyright Bill which has been looming

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      . 1 so How however long ever on , is is the that that political it it would would horizon be be . much much Our better better opinion if if , '

      this question , could be taken up separately , and h brought before the Leg ¦ ¦ islature ¦ as a

      dan-— — ' —• - - ¦— —^^ — ~^^^* - \ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ fc " ^^ " ^ ^^^ ^ r - ^^ ~— ^ b m ^^ ^^ t ^ r ^ prf"BB * t ^ BB ^ . ^^ V ^^* B «» vAvB " * 4 p ^ Bf L gerous and ^^^^ unjust liability incurre ^^^^^ d by a larg ^^ e

      and useiul t > ody oi traders . j

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      - + 0 + The Copyright P I BP Bill ¦ . —In the BM F ¦ House BBwtfBVftpB of j

      m ^^^— ~~ " ^ - ~ " ^ - — — ~ ™ — - — - ™ ^ » ^^"" " ^ — - ^ * ph " ^ p ^^ - * *^ ji g ^ p » ^^^ ^^ J ^ Commons on Thursday , the 8 th inst ., Mr . ! Bryce ^^^ P" ~ ^^ ¦ ~^^ ~^^ , ^ J » in ^^^^—r ^^ moving ^^ r ¦ W i — * »^^— «» BBfc the - ^ v ^^ ^ pp - ^— ' . second - ^ p * ' ^^ - ^ pr ~^™ ^ V ^ H ~**~ . BB reading .. BH ^| f * V ^ F ^ B *»* a » ^ B > ^ fc *^ PP ttBBftV of ^ , ^ ^ BjB the ^ f ^^ ^^ B ^^

      Copyright . Bill , remarked that it was intended to protect literary property . A larger BPi ¦ Mh measure I

      — - — M ^^ ^^ ^^ ¦ W M — ' ^^ ^^ W ~ ^^~ ^ ' ~ . ^ B ^ ^ B * i ^ h . ^* Bp ^ p » ^ ^ 1 ^ W * BbpB p | ^ p ^ on the subject would be introduced before long — - ^ - ¦—— j bpim . — It — ¦ - — was ¦_ - — -..- _ - the _ - — obj — . _ . _ ect -v- . ^ -w- of -v- —^ the v- pp ^ v ^ ^^ ^ Bill ^^_ v . Bat ^ pk ^ k to * v ^^ r carry ^ p * " ** w * . A w i

      out the provisions of the International Copy-— ri ^ - ~^ g * 0 Bm ^ ht ™ " ¦— ^^ Convention ^ " ^ ^^^ — " ~~ " ^ ^^ ^^ — ^ — . ^ The ~ ¦ " ^^ - ^^ question ^^« ™ - ^^* - ^ ^~ ^ r ^ m ^^ arose ' ^ ' w flk ^»^ P" »^ ^^ i whether V y ^ h ^ b ^ i ^ ^^ *^^ b ^^ d ^

      Her Majesty should enter into the International Copyright Union only on behalf of I

      the United Kingdom , or also on behalf of the other dominions of the Crown . It was felt

      that it would be very desirable that the colonies and India should be included , but , on the

      han tion d of , this the could colonies not . be Accordingl done without b the the sanc 9 th - !

      clause it is provided that Her Majest y , y y shall be empowered ~ ¦ ¦ B ^^ —~ " » ' ^^^ ^^ - ^ b * ¦ " — y Order ~ m *^ ^^ ^»™ ™ ^^ wm in *^^ ih Council ^ M ^ ' ^^ ^^«> ^ B »*^ ^^^ ^ b ^ Bt to «^ ^ fc ^^ ^ include k ^ fc Jh ^^ ^ . 1 ^ vv ^^"' ^^ ;

      any British possession , but that this shall not be done without the assent of the colonies .

      Another very desirable provision has been in- i troduced . Hithertoalthough a work first

      published in England , has been copyright in all parts of the Empire , yet a work published in

      one of the colonies or India has been only case oaafi copyri mi mie ght ght 'ht for be that . . This This colony Jt "Kill or 5 ill for is i « India intended inf . fin , rlprl as the to to |

      establish an Imperial copyright for the whole British ¦ dominions - ---- «¦ - nr ¦¦ >/ and »^» r an author k / JiJfc first publish- i

      ing —«— - " ¦ " ^ » ' ~ - " in »»~ ^ one — ^ v- — . ^ ^ _ of ^^_ the , ™ . ^ colonies " ^ -b . swr «* «¦ v - «* " ^ . or . ^ L ^ Jft . JM India . K Jk . fci » F * J i ., ^ •«*¦ * would P _ r ^ A P ^/ * I have ¦ the ¦ same v f- rig UB . hts as an / author fMJ jji first

      — ^ - ^ nm ~^^ - ^ - ™ — ' ^^ ** ^^^ ^— ™ ^ ' ^ ^^ ^^ ^» . * ^^ P ^^ ^^ ' ^ f p ^ r ^ VA ^^ ^_ ^ jB ^ B ^ V ^ m L » p ^ _ a \ JU T ^ f ^* publishing in England . The clauses which affected the colonies would not be proceeded

      with until the wishes of the colonies with regard to them should have been ascertained .

      if the colonies should deaire the continuance of ~~ the existing ¦ ¦¦¦ ¦ ¦ - r ¦ h ¦¦ ¦ state r of things no alteration M ju Mb

      ^*~ ^ ^ " »* - ^^ . ^^ ^" ' —^^ " ~ i ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ . ^^ *^ . ^^ a ^ ^ PW ^ B- ^* l BJb ^^^ J ^ ^ L ^ w B ^ ujL v ^ m ^ J ^ ^ ^^ , ^—^ ^~ ' — . would be introduced . The Bill was read a second time .

      CasseliAs National Library . —Professor ¦¦¦ Morley ¦¦ ' ** ^^ ^ ^^ " ^ . ^ w '^ s **^ latest ^^ - ^^^ - »^ ^ . ^ r ^^ - * r additions vb ^^ p ^^ n » - ^^» M . «^ « b « v ^ ¦ •» » *•>& to ^^ ^^ r this ^ asf db j ^ ^ f ^ jv successful 9 kJ ^^ ^ i _ r ^ ar ^ . ^ r- ^ fs ~ - *^»

      —series of neatly printed volumes are as follow * The : — Wisdom ' Francis Bacon of i the , ¦* bh / b Anci fM y Lord ents Macaulay and New / ;

      — ' — ¦— ' — * - ' — - ^ ^~~ m ^^ — - ^ ^^ ^^ - . ^ , «^ ^^»^ - *^ ^ B ,. «* Baa ^^^^ k ^^ ^ a ^ Va , « aaf f . ^ F *> aUV A *¦* Xn ^ "k i T ¦*^ rri Atlantis 1 v "i / b ¦* y Francis • ¦* fc » Bacon -w- - ; Luther — a « ' s * Table 7 aa > - ¦*

      Talk' ; and Scott ^* ' s JLady of the . J ^ ake . Jn

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1886, page 378, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041886/page/4/