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      Copyright In Japan.

      When in a newspaper an article has been pub-¦ lished a ~ Tl T | T _ T * 1 , the ~> 1 | . BB »~ a ^ obj —>^ « ¦ s ^ ect ~ > a /¦ ^» S ^ of ~^ . t _ . wh W » i ~ ¦ ch —i ^ - - — - is ^^^ - to w -b- undermine * ¦ » - ™ -b » - — » -- ¦>¦•—_• _ - _ - ¦ - _> the — . — — ¦ " - — -

      existing , system of government , or to disturb the constitutional laws of the Empire , the publisher , editor ,, and printer of the newspaper shall < be liable to a minor imprisonment ¦ 4 b ¦ of not ¦ less than

      b > ITK * h _ r aBf " - ^* b >^> — - — . W - - -t ^ « w ^ — — — — .. ¦ •_»—» m ^ ¦*•»—• - —¦ ¦— ¦ i-- — ^ - — --b- -b . ' ¦ - *—¦ —» - —— ¦—— — ¦ —— ¦™ ™ ¦ two ^^ months and of not more than two years , with a fine of not less than 50 yen and of not more b ^ bbbwbb * ^ r m * ™ bb ^ than " ¦ m ¦ t " . /*» > . ^ " 300 * - ^ ¦ x * v ^ yen l # b ** * b * . " In ^ b * bj case ~ b ^ ¦*< ¦ !*¦¦ ^ i ^ of ^^ —b the ^ —b . bbb ^^ violation - bb ^»» bb b ~ b- bbb < bb - *»*¦ - bb > bbi of ^» - as ..

      this Article , the apparatus used for the purpose shall be confiscated . When a i ^¦ p' ¦¦ of ¦ obscene ¦ *¦ ¦¦ character ¦ —¦• has b ibb

      been published A ^ «^^ bbbb < ~ b ^ b * newspaper 4 k ^ « b »^ , the w ^ m ^ ^ r p ublisher » - ^ fc ^ - ^ ^^ ^ - ^ —¦— and - ' - ^^ ^^ ' editor - * b » - b ^ b b b ¦ ¦ « —¦ — ^ b— thereof — - — - »^~» — - shall be liable to a minor imprisonment of not less than one month and of not more than six

      months , or to a fine , of not less than 20 yen ^ , nd of not more than 200 yen . From the bB new regulations BBBBk BfcBBBt *** aB » respecting bbb books

      ¦ bbBbb . bb * ^^ T T m V bb . * bb » bbbbb ^ . ^ V V B * ftk B ^ y ^«^ W ^ n *^ bb . bb . ^^^ bbb ^ v ** - W ^*^ ^* " ^ ^""^ ^^ ^ "" ^ ^^ % ^^^ ^*^ ^^ and other publications we select the following : , When a literary work or a picture or drawing is issueda notice of the name shall be sent in

      to BBBt BBf c * ° BBBB the F B *^ rf- Bk ^ BBk ^^^^ — department i ' ^ , ^ p V ^*^ V ^»^ V % ^ B ^^ ^ h ^ ^ M ^^^ P ^^^ V ^^^ P ^^^^ of V ^ ^^^^^ b State ^^^ v ^^*^^~ ^ ' ^^^ r ^^^^^^^* for ^^ r ' K ^^ " ^^^ Home ^^^^ V ^^ ^^^> r ^^^ ^^^ M Affairs ^ ^ B ^ ^^^ i ^ ^ . ^ ^>^* ^^ B ^^ , together ^ with three copies of the literary work or picture or drawingten days previous to the day

      of publication thereof , , leaving out of calculation the number of days required for the transmission . Onl ~ - J ^ ^ ^^ y •/ those ^ k ^ ^^^^ - ^^^ i ' M' ^^^ who v v ^ h ^& ~ » ^ are ^^«^ ^ h a r engaged ^^^ ^* - ** ¦ KD v ^ h ^ k ^^ v < _ 7 ^> i ^^ ^^~^^ in ** ^^^ K the ^^ - ^^ - *^ ^^^ sal ^^^ ^ k ^^ v i ^ k . e ^ » of ^ - ^ ^^_

      literary works and of pictures or drawings shall be allowed to become publishers . But an author or his heir may at one and the same time also

      become a publisher . When any person prints a literary work , or a picture or a drawing , he shall put thereon the

      date of printing . together with his name and address , irrespective of whether the literary work or the picture or drawing is intended for publication or not ; and when it is intended for

      publication tion , , the the name namft and and address address of of the thfi publisher rvnWHsViP : r shal sVm . lll also be mentioned . When * * ^^*^^ b | —~ ^^ ** the -m * ^^ m ^ ^ k ^^ reports ^^ Kb ^^^ r B ^ ta ^ ^ h ^ ' - ^ P « ^ k' W i of ^^ r ^ pk ^ speeches p i W ^*^ ^_^ ^ k ^^ ^ k ^ ' ^* ^ ' ^ k ^^> k * or ^ w ^ ^ fc of ^^^^ ^ b ^ ^ lectures Ib ^ kn * ^ k ^^^ ^ k' ^ kv ^ k ^ Ih . ^ f p ^^^

      are collected and made into the form of a book , the deliverer of the speeches or lectures shall be ¦ looked " ¦ -Var ¦"— ' ¦« . « - ¦ % « * -v- <*¦ upon ^ - ^ - r— ' --ur ^ ^ . « as . ^/*> . J the v ^ » - » - ^_^ K author .. 4 J ^ - ^ ¦ --A . JL V' - ¦• - of ^— ' - ¦ - the V' * fc- » ¦« ' —¦ K same ^ VUA ¦ ^ .. A . V ~ S . When * A-A ^«> , <

      however , such reports have been published without the consent of the speaker or lecturer , the latter shall not be held responsible for the authorship . When the writings of more than one

      Or when the lectures or speeches delivered person by , more than one orator , have been compiled into one book , the compiler shall be looked upon as the author thereof .

      ^^ ^¦^— ^^ ^*» V ^ - ^» ^* ^ kBBBk V ^ l ^ k ^^ -Bk > Jfc - \ m ^ « B > ^ k < ^~ T rf * - In the case of translations the translator shall be looked upon as the author of the work . In ¦ ¦ the ¦ ¦ ^ " term ^ -r ^— " ^ ^^ A * translation ^^ ^ t , ^ s F J ' shal k « ri ***^ l A be Ptabb included L n m ftVA -I i the ^ * ^ p ^_^ ^^««^ ^ ^^ " > ^ >^ ^^ . ^ ^ ' ^"^ V ^^^ ^^ ^ ^_ ^ ^ ^ ^

      popularisation of Chinese writings . No official document that has not been made public , no memorials , representations , or petitions ^ shall _ - — - «* -w ^ BBk be FV ^ B' published ^** T - * - ~ B » r ^ B' ^ ^ Bk _^ & ^ ^^ # < ^ . ^ , M either ^^ ^ B ^ J ^ ^ B ^^ J , . in * J » JB . full « JbU "bb'V 0 t J ^ or * B ^ B ^ in . & A & ^ an i / AJ | ^ abrid « V ¦ " *¦ * ^ k ^ ^ J ^ ged G ^ \ * S \ . l ^_

      form , without the permission of the competent Government office . When a literary work or a picture or drawing which ¦ is ¦¦ recognised tobe prejudicial ¦ - to the public iv

      - » »— r ~~ ^ " — " ~ " ' ¦ * " ' - " P *^ "" r "— ' ^ - * ^"" ™* ^ " ^^ . rN ' ^ - ^ J *^ ¦ * ^ . b I " . * - ¦ " — - . ^ i , ^ - ¦» »* -VB * b ¦ - » V *^ * J Jfci-fc ^^ f * - ^ *¦ * ^ A Jk V . # peace and order or detrimental to morals , shall have been published , the Minister of State for ——— Home - —¦ - »—••» -bbv Affairs ¦ ¦— — v ^ —¦ - may -- — - > ik-ii t prohibit F" ^ ^^ ^ " ^ " ^ ~^ its ^ " ^ ^ sale " ^•^•» flb «>< t " and fc <* - ^ 4 k ^ k . ¦!» distribution t _ tl A K ^ % /•> . ^ L KbT V 4 % J Jk V / A A

      and may seize the plates and impressions thereof . work When , or a a picture publisher or drawing has publ , i wherei shed a n literary neither his ¦ own ¦ ¦ ¦»<¦ name fc and addressnor k those of the printer

      nor —— — - >* *^ the 1 V - dat .- "V ..-.- ^ * e ^^ of -WW a"ft .-MB - publication h <« . «^ v Blfc -m > b B— - l -kr — - k hrf * . X ^ f >>^ — h *« , « -K , has BBI « S . * . A % ^ been BBk *« S X ^ ^_* . A . mention VJJIV t * - ' * ' . » * * ¦ * * ed V ^ X , , * the — —— ¦¦¦ - " ¦ publisher -- » t ^—^ shall # be liable iJfc to a fine AA of not JLJL less

      -pr ^» -- > r *^ ^ — -- ' »« * - ^^»^* - > w .- > . rv ^ ^^ - *¦¦ ¦ w'W ^^^^ «* N ^ ^* W A * % ^ X ^ J- > V ^ V A ^ i * K 7 f * J these tnese than tw particulars Darticulars . o yen . and of are are not not not more mentioned mentioned than fifty in in y < truth truth m . When . the t , h «

      publisher shall be liable to su minor imprisonment , of not . less than one month and of not more than ¥ ¦ ' ' * - •¦ - •••• •¦ ¦ ==

      six and and months or of not not , more more or to than tnan a fine 100 100 of uen not . .. . less than . . five ¦ ¦ ?? .. , yen yen

      Those who desire to receive protection for their copyright must , previous to the publication , apply to the Department of State for Home AfiNdrs . for

      the registration of their copyright , at the same time transmitting to the said Department of State a sum of monef corresponding to the tnohey

      valueof six finished ; copies of the work in question . , During ^^^^ ¦¦ T B ^^^^ B ^ H ^ B ^^ k ^ the B ^ f JB ^^ B ^ B ^ ¦¦ ¦ period B | ka ^ Bk ^^ ¦ BHaB & , ^ w ^ ' B . of ^ B ^ ' ^ B ^ protection ktf r ~ BBB- ^ B > ^ BV ¦¦ «¦* B-V BBBV the - ^ ^^— - ^ - ^ words V V « T ¦¦» ^^^ B ^ ^|^

      * copyright secured' ( Jtanhen tfwy % ) shall be inscribed upon the literary work or the picture or drawing " kAa * ^^ % f W V ^ BW * Vk « w VlVk ¦ * ¦ for ^*^ " ^^ which ™ ™ ••^•¦ Wb * ^^^ bTjA ¦¦ ¦ the *^ * ^*^ reg ^""* ^^^ b ^^^» istration bb ^ bBb ^ » b ^ bb ""^ ^¦ B' bb » bbbv . of ^* """^ copyrigh ^""^ ^ ¦ "' ^^ # ""~~ ^^ ' ^^^^ ^^ " ^^ t ^^

      has been obtained . In case the aforesaid words are not so inscribed , the registration shall lose its effect .

      . The copyright shall belong to the author , and , after the author ' s death , to his heir . The copyright of reports of lectures * and of speeches collected in a book form , shall belong to the lecturer rf himself l » l bB or to the speaker B ¦ ¦ Bl B BB ; « but > W -- when BT W

      ^ bT -W ^ *^^ B & ^ k- ^ ^ k ^ ^^ " B ^ «^ " ^^« B . ^ ^ bflBkfl ^ VkB ^ " ^ b ^ *•* ^»— , " ¦ ^*^ ' ¦ - ' " - ^ ^ " ^ ^^ "" fc- » ^ B ^ — ' J ^* - "H ^ p ~ ^ B >* ^ . ^ B » b ^ the reporter thereof has published them with'the consent of the lecturer or speaker , the copyright shall BBflBB / belong BB ^^ p BHb BJBkk to the reporter Bl andafter " ^— his death ~~ r ~—~

      to T ~ vB his ^^ bW heir B . T 'B ^^ # h ^ . ^ B ^ « bb" ¦ ™»* BBBjBBBl B ^ BBBB ^ B ^ — ^ B- - ^ BB ^ ' ^ , « « B- ^^ ^ — , ^ B » ¦ — * — - ^ — , « The copyright for translations shall "belong to

      the tVift translator t . ransla . tnr . and and . after after his his death death , to to--his his heir heir .. The period , of the , protection of copyri , ght shall be for the life of the author and for five years

      more . When , by calculating the number of years from the month in which the copyright has been registered to ^ the month in which the author has diedand adding five years to the result ¦¦ it is

      found ** B ^ B > B * . > Bf ^^ fc , m "k ^ V that «&¦ ¦ ^ X ^ m the »^ -B- ^ Bfc , - ¦ , whole . « BfllVBl fcBf c 4 > ^ W 'kM number - ' ¦ W " --B ^ B _ flV ^ B B . > ' ' of »* " ^^ ¦¦ years " ^ . Bfc ¦¦ « feB ¦ * ^ B _ « ,. * ialls B ^ rf * , short ^^ Bfe * ^ -V of thirty-five years , the period for which the copyriht shall bBb * BBk » hold good BBbI shal « iB * bBBB l be fixed Bb at thirty BT BBBhBB BSBb -five

      ¦ years BBk " * g | g ~ Bkva ^^ Bk from BB 1 BBB * Vb ^ B ^ the B * ^ Bk > tf > BB ^ ^ ^ month B ^^^ ^^^ ~ ~ in B ^ which ^ BTBB BH >^^ * B- B > the BS BBBI «^ ^ BB copyri B ^^| * ¦ ¦ ght B ^ W was BhBh " 1 ^ k ^ registered . When V V Bik ^ B , * fa ^ S B « h ^ a WL > V copyri X ^ ^^ ± T b' % J ¥ *** ¦** g J ht ^^ V -holder BB BB » , f . 1 ^ B , ^^ «^^ «« ., has bVB ^ B * Bk ^ W Bk ^ P died ^ l » Bk , , _» . « . * ^ B ^ during ¦ fcMlMa >^« . ¦ » «**> «¦ - ^ O "I ^ B . the W . ^ ^ J B ^^

      period of efficacy of his copyright , and when anyone , believing that there is no successor to the copyright-holder , desires to publish the literary work or icture « B > # Bh 1 or # drawing bBB BtBIBi copyri k h hted BBBB BB he BbBB ¦ shall BBkaP BBS

      advertise W " » BB ¦ | BBBB ~ ~ BB p ^ r the BB ^^ *« fact ~ «> BBB » for «« B | | « rv more B * ¦ BK ¦ than «« ^ . ^ -B seven ^^ ^^ ¦ ¦ g ^ BaP « J ^ days * j ^ B » , ««• in the BfBf . ( B bBj Official Gazette , in more than four leading newspapers BVb > B / BJ B ^| ~ i— % ^ bBB > P % b * in BBi Bl ¦¦ Bk Tokyo BBBBHf ^ h ^ F ^ ^ ^ pT , BB B and ^ BF akflB ^ H ^ F ^ B > ^ in ^ m # B » ^^ a B ^ Vl newspaper BBB | k «¦* V V «^ B ^ 1 ^*^ ^^^^^ 1 ^*^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ at ^*^^^^ ^^ the ^^ ' ^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ place 1 ^^^ ^^^ B ^ BJ ^ bib * « b *

      wh . ere the original holder of the copyright has resided ., When no successor is found to the copyri BWb - ¦ ght BpgB ^ BIBB * k " - within B . 4 B BkT B B BB ^ B six B , / «« BB —¦ months BB BW . Bft . ^ . B- " BBk ^ VfeV BB Bfc _* from , «¦* ^» . "B ^ p » b . BW BB , the ^ v * BBBB ^ BB B , p > last ^ Bk , BB ^ i-BjFT' ^ « krf day ^ , BB . BjFB / — B s ^ , ^ of ^^ jBT ^ B ^

      advertisement , the advertiser may publish the literary-work or picture or drawing , and succeed to the -m ^ BBiBft possession of the copyrihtwith the

      mission B ^ -B ^* - —I — l ""^ of ^ " ^ —¦—* *^^ the ^ B ^ B- ^ BBV # ' B > ^ Minister ^^ Bk ^ Bi ~ ~ fBU -W ^ Bk ^ B > ^ B | > of ^ kalB Stat ^^ f ^^^ ^^ e g bT ^ HI ^ for ^ ^^ ^^ , Home ^^ ^^ " ^^ ^^ ^^ Affairs ^^ ^^^ per g | f ^ AbB ^ 4 b . Any person who shall have counterfeited a literary BB Bk ¦*»! Vk ¦ jp ^ B * B -Tj Tf ^ work V V \^ . BB . pB » BBfe > , H or \^ ¦ b « b a fl ^ BJ p «/ B icture * . Vk . ^ » X * BB » ^ V . , ^ , H or VkB ** BWb , "a ^ I ~ bT drawing " *^ n * ^ B , 'B ^ l ^ BJ BJ bBBj b *> ^ T *^ for *^~ ^ " *^ ^^ which " * AA A Vbb ^ ^ J ^

      a copyright has been obtained , shall be liable to a claim for damages that may be brought against ¦¦ him BWBfrBB by the BBb copyri fe ht-holder . The violation & of

      copyri *^^ B ) » , P . * g ht Bw « B by > 4 . ^* ^ b » sale « ^ f M ^ k P ~ V Bfc bV of ^ g BlBib ** bB manuscri BIp- BhB * «^^~ b > B | > ^^ B ^ . 1 ^ ^ pt ^ . 1 * . cop B ^ ¦ ^ Br ies > ^^ t . ^ shal B ^ I B ^ . B . B ^^ ^ l be m ^ JT ^^ visited with tha same penalty as in the above case .

      Any person who injures the copyright of someone else by intentionally making-use of it , or by imitating BBBB BB .. BBI .. B . bW BV BB ^ BBBB BB . T BBk bWb * B | Bb , the «¦»* b « « B > » ^^ title B / JB ^ IT « B ) Vk ¦ j ^ of ^^ , ^ . ¦¦ b a copy ^ feaP ^ k ** ' W *^ W "ri * " * * g VJbK ^ hte H > ^ *> * # d B ¦¦ ^ BJ . literary . BB . BB ^ f Bk , ^ ^ B | -y ^ V work ff f B ^^ - ^ . ^ B ^ BJ ^ , K

      or picture , or drawing , with a view to deceiving , or by combining a similar name , a similar name of a company , or a similar name of a firm , & c ., shal VBkV BBBB BJ l BB be b dealt BkB # V BBk B with BB BBT BbB as BfeBVBT a BWB counterfeiter BBBBF P kBBT BB BT BBBBBBBBfl . ¦ ^»^ «* ^ b ** »*» ^* r * | . |>> ^ - * B * B | BBB « BBB > ^^^ | - ^|^ ' bVb

      Any person who shall import and sell foreign counterfeits of a literary work , or of a picture or drawing which has been copyrighted in this country "B , B » - ^^¦ - BB BB IBB BBBF H . BB , shall BBJB- BBBBBBB BfBfB BBf be ^ Bj ^ B BfpBP treated BB * - a * BB BBB-BB- BB Bf BBB as BBPBB BTB " a BBJPBB ¦¦ counterfeiter ^ B ^ B ^ I BJ BBBB BP B .. ^ « W UfBBI BBj ^ T fH B ^ B- ^ Bj ^ flU . Bf

      Counterfeiters and such printers and booksellers as may know the truth as to the counterfeit of the work in hand , shall be liable to a minor 1 ¦ ¦ ' ' j .. . t . . ii ¦

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  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), April 16, 1888, page 406, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16041888/page/12/