PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

Prussian Copyright Act, Berlin (1837)

Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt

Citation:
Prussian Copyright Act, Berlin (1837), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Chapter uk Page 1

G
June
1837-—
7
Will.
IV.
A
B
I
L
L
To
consolidate
and
amend
the
Laws
relating
to
Copyright
in
Printed
Books,
Musical
Compositions,
Acted
Dranuvs,
and
Engravings,
to
provide
Remedies
for
the
Violation
thereof,
and
to
extend
the
Term
of
its
Duration.
[Note.
—
The
Words
printed
in
Italics
are
proposed
to
be
inserted
in
the
Committee.]
it
is
expedient
to
consolidate
and
render
uniform
the
Laws
relating
to
Copyright
in
Printed
Books,
Musical
Compositions,
Acted
Dramas
aud
Engravings,
and
to
afford
greater
encouragement
to
the
Authors
and
Inventors
thereof,
by
extending
the
5
term
of
their
exclusive
right
therein
;
25©
it
tfimfote
Qcnacteti,
by
The
KING'S
most
Excellent
Majesty,
by
and
with
the
Advice
and
Consent
of
the
Lords
Spiritual
and
Temporal,
and
Commons,
in
this
present
Parliament
assembled,
and
by
the
Authority
of
the
same,
THAT
from
and
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
an
Act
passed
in
the
io
eighth
year
of
the
reign
of
her
late
Majesty
Queen
Anne,
intituled,
"
An
Act
for
the
Encouragement
of
Learning
by
vesting
the
Copies
of
Printed
Books
in
the
Authors
or
Purchasers
of
such
Copies
during
the
times
therein
mentioned
;"
and
also
an
Act
passed
in
the
eighth
year
of
the
reign
of
his
late
Majesty
King
George
the
Second,
intituled,
15
"
An
Act
for
the
Encouragement
of
the
Arts
of
designing,
engraving
and
etching
historical
and
other
Prints,
by
vesting
the
Properties
thereof
in
the
Inventors
and
Engravers
during
the
time
therein
men¬
tioned
;"
and
also
an
Act
passed
in
the
seventh
year
of
the
reign
of
his
late
Majesty
King
George
the
Third,
intituled,
"
An
Act
to
20
amend
and
render
more
effectual
an
Act
made
in
the
eighth
year
of
the
reign
of
King
George
the
Second,
for
Encouragement
of
the
Arts,
of
designing,
engraving
and
etching
historical
and
other
Prints,
and
for
Pieamblc.
1.
Repeal
of
former
Acts,
8
Ann,
c.
19.
BGeo.
2,c.
13
(as
to
Engravings)
7
Ceo.
3,
c.
38(11*
to
Engravings).
a
97.41


Chapter uk Page 2

17
Geo.
3,
c.
57
(l-'ngmvings).
Geo.
3,
c.
107.
54
Geo.
3,
r.
|,r,(j
(extending
Copy
tight
in
Iiooks).
G
&
7
Will.
4,
c.
f>9
(for
fxteiuling
Copy¬
right
in
Prints
to
Ire¬
land).
2.
Interpretation
Clause.
3-
Cop}
right
in
any
Book
hf-rcatter
to
be
published
to
inure
to
the
Author
for
Ijfr,
at.d
lor
Sixty
Years
commencing
at
his
death.
for
vesting
in
and
securing
to
Jane
Hogarth,
Widow,
the
Property
in
certain
Prints
;"
and
also
an
Act
passed
in
the
seventeenth
year
of
the
reign
of
his
late
Majesty
King
George
the
Third,
intituled,
"
An
Act
for
more
effectually
securing
the
Property
of
Prints
to
Inventors
and
Engravers,
by
enabling
them
to
sue
for
and
recover
Penalties
in
5
certain
cases
;"
and
also
an
Act
passed
in
the
forty-first
year
of
the
reign
of
his
late
Majesty
King
George
the
Third,
intituled,
H
An
Act
for
the
further
Encouragement
of
Learning
in
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Ireland,
by
securing
the
Copies
and
Copyright
of
Printed
Books
to
the
Authors
of
such
Books,
or
their
Assigns,
for
the
10
lime
therein
mentioned
;"
and
also
in
an
Act
passed
in
the
fifty-fourth
year
of
the
reign
of
his
late
Majesty
King
George
the
Third,
intituled,
"
An
Act
to
amend
the
several
Acts
for
the
Encouragement
of
Learn¬
ing,
by
securing
the
Copies
and
Copyright
of
Printed
Books
to
the
Authors
of
such
Books
or
their
Assigns;"
and
also
an
Act
passed
in
15
the
sixth
and
seventh
years
of
the
reign
of
His
present
Majesty,
intituled,
"
An
Act
to
extend
the
Protection
of
Copyright
in
Print3
and
Engravings
to
Ireland,"
be
and
the
same
are
hereby
Repealed.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That,
in
the
construction
of
this
Act,
the
word
20
3°
"
Book
"
shall
be
construed
to
mean
and
include
every
volume,
pamphlet,
sheet
of
letter-press
and
sheet
of
music,
map,
chart
or
plan
;
that
the
word
"
Dramatic
Piece
"
shall
be
construed
to
mean
and
include
every
tragedy,
comedy,
play,
opera,
farce
or
other
scenic
or
dramatic
entertainment;
that
the
word
"Engraving"
shall
be
construed
to
mean
and
include
every
print,
work
in
mezzotinto,
chiaro
oscuro,
etching
or
drawing,
whether
engraved,
etched,
drawn
or
imprinted
on
copper,
steel,
wood,
stone
or
other
material
;
that
the
word
"
Copyright"
shall
be
construed
to
mean
the
sole
and
exclusive
liberty
of
printing,
engraving
or
otherwise
making
and
multiplying
copies
within
any
part
of
the
British
Dominions
of
any
subject
to
which
it
is
herein
applied
;
and
that
whenever
in
this
Act,
in
describing
any
person
or
party,
matter
or
thing,
the
word
importing
the
singular
number
or
the
masculine
gender
only
is
used,
the
same
shall
be
under¬
stood
to
include
and
to
be
applied
to
several
persons
or
parties
as
well
as
one
person
or
party,
and
females
as
well
as
males,
and
several
matters
or
things
as
well
as
one
matter
or
thing
respectively,
unless
there
shall
be
something
in
the
subject
or
context
repugnant
to
such
construction.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
composed
and
not
published,
or
which
shall
hereafter
be
composed
and
published,
40
shall
be
the
property
of
the
Author
thereof,
his
executors,
adminis¬
trators
and
assigns,
for
the
term
of
the
natural
life
of
such
Author,
and
the
further
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
at
the
time
of
his
death.
And
35
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(
s
)
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
in
all
cases
in
which
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
shall
be
subsisting
at
the
time
of
passing
this
Act,
and
shall
belong
to
the
Author
thereof,
either
absolutely
or
subject
to
any
license
or
partial
assignment,
such
Copyright
shall
continue
for
the
term
5
of
the
natural
life
of
such
Author,
and
the
further
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
at
the
death
of
such
Author
;
and
that
in
all
cases
in
which
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
shall
be
subsisting,
but
the
Author
thereof
shall
be
dead
at
the
time
of
passi?ig
this
Act,
and
such
Copy¬
right
shall,
either
absolutely
or
subject
to
any
license
or
partial
assign-
1
o
ment
thereof,
belong
to
the
personal
representative,
or
to
the
legatee,
widow
or
next
of
kin
of
such
Author,
or
other
person
who
may
have
acquired
the
same
in
the
course
of
the
administration
of
the
estate
of
such
Author,
such
Copyright
shall
continue
for
the
residue
of
the
term
of
Sivty
Years,
commencing
at
the
time
of
the
death
of
such
i,5
Author.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
in
all
cases
in
which
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
shall
be
subsisting
at
the
time
of
passing
this
Act,
but
the
Author
thereof
shall,
before
the
passing
of
this
Act,
have
assigned
his
interest
in
such
Copyright,
such
Copyright
shall
continue
and
belong
to
such
20
assignee
until
the
expiration
of
the
term
of
Twenty-eight
Years
from
the
first
publication
of
such
Book,
and
in
case
the
Author
thereof
shall
then
be
living,
for
the
residue
of
the
life
of
such
Author
;
and
upon
the
expi¬
ration
of
the
said
term
of
Twenty
-eight
Y'ears,
if
the
Author
shall
be
then
dead,
or
if
he
shall
then
be
living,
at
the
time
of
his
death,
such
2"
Copyright
shall
continue
and
revert
to
the
executors
or
administrators
of
such
Author
for
the
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
from
the
time
of
his
death,
and
such
reversionary
inteiest
shall
be
subject
to
the
like
voluntary
and
legal
disposal
and
distribution
a.s
other
personal
property
:
Provided
nevertheless,
and
be
it
Enacted,
That
where
any
Book
con-
30
sisting
of
one
entire
subject
shall
before
the
passing
of
this
Act
have
been
published
in
parts,
the
term
of
the
Copyright
therein
and
in
every
part
thereof,
both
of
the
Author
and
his
assigns,
shall
be
deemed
to
run
only
from
the
date
of
the
publication
of
the
last
of
such
parts
;
and
that
in
case
of
the
assignment
of
the
Copyright
in
any
such
Book
before
the
o-
passing
of
this
Act,
the
Copyright
therein
shall
not
revert
to
the
repre¬
sentative
of
the
Author
thereof
until
the
expiration
of
the
term
of
Twenty-eight
Years
from
the
publication
of
the
last
of
such
parts
or
the
death
of
such
Author:
Provided
also,
and
be
it
Enacted,
That
where
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
shall
have
been
assigned
before
the
passing
40
of
this
Act,
nothing
herein
contained
shall
prejudice
the
right
of
the
assignee
thereof
to
sell
or
dispose,
after
his
interest
shall
have
expired,
of
any
copies
of
such
Book
printed
during
the
continuance
of
his
interest
in
the
same.
4-
Ln
cases
of
subsisting
Copyright
in
the
Author,
iho
same
shall
coniinuo
for
his
life
mid
for
Sixty
Years
from
his
death.
And
if
the
Author
be
dead,
and
the
Copy¬
right
in
his
Represen¬
tative,
such
Repre¬
sentative
shall
have
the
same
for
the
residue
of
the
term
of
Sixty
Years
from
lite
Author's
death.
5-
In
casts
oi
subsisting
Copyright
which
ha->
been
assigned,
the
Assignee
ihall
enjoy
it
for
the
Author's
life,
or
for
Twenty-
eiglit
Years,
and
it
shall
afterwards
re\
ei
t
to
ihe
Repreienla-
tnes
of
(lie
Autli<;i
for
the
residue
of
Sixty
Years
lioin
his
death.
J'km
isotth
if.
1
lia>
btui
published
in
parts,
the
t
ol
tho
(
opyuglit
shall
run
lioin
the
public.
itiou
ol
:lit
last
part.
Proviso
foi
the
sale
of
Copif
5
printed
during
the
luteiest
ol
tlin
Assignee.
And
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Chapter uk Page 4

6.
.
Whenever
Five
Years
shall
elapse
after
the
expiration
of
the
Twenty-eight
Years,
or
the
Author's
death,
without
publication
of
any
Works
out
of
print,
any
one
may
petition
the
Lord
Chancellor,
Master
of
tho
Rolls
or
Vice-
Chancellor,
for
libei
ty
to
re-publish
the
same,
and
re-publish
the
same
on
such
permission.
7-
Five
Copies
of
every
Book
to
be
delivered
within
a
Month
after
demand
for
the
use
of
the
following
Libraries
:
British
Museum,
Bodleian
Library
at
Oxford,
Public
Library
at
Cambridge,
Advo¬
cates
at
Edinburgh,
Trinity
College,
Dublin.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
whenever
a
period
of
Five
Years
shall
elapse
after
the
expiration
of
Twcnty-cighL
Years
from
the
first
publication
of
any
Book,
or
after
the
death
of
the
Author
thereof,
if
he
be
living
at
the
end
of
such
period,
without
any
new
edition
thereof
being
published,
and
such
Book
shall
be
out
of
print,
it
shall
be
lawful
for
any
person
to
give
5
notice
in
writing
to
the
party
entitled
to
the
Copyright
of
such
Book,
by
leaving
the
same
at
the
last
place
of
publication
of
such
Book,
or
at
the
place
of
abode
of
such
proprietor,
that
the
same
is
out
of
print,
and
that
at
the
expiration
of
One
Year
from
the
giving
of
such
notice,
if
such
Book
does
not
exceed
Five
hundred
Pages,
or
Two
Years
if
it
exceeds
10
Five
hundred
Pages,
he
will
apply
to
the
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Master
of
the
Rolls
or
Vice-Chancellor,
for
permission
to
re-print
and
re-
publish
the
same
;
and
if
at
the
expiration
of
such
respective
periods
of
One
Year
or
Two
Years,
such
party
entitled
to
the
Copyright
of
such
Book
shall
not
re-publish
such
Book,
then
it
shall
be
lawful
for
the
15
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Master
of
the
Rolls
or
Vice-Chancellor,
upon
the
petition
of
the
party
by
whom
such
notice
was
given,
or
his
execu¬
tors
or
administrators,
to
allow
the
petitioner
to
re-print
and
re-
publish
such
Book
for
his
own
benefit,
for
such
period
and
on
such
terms
and
conditions
as
to
the
said
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Master
of
20
the
Rolls
or
Vice-Chancellor
shall
seem
just.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
Five
printed
Copies
of
the
whole
of
every
Book,
together
with
maps
and
prints
belonging
thereto,
which
from
and
after
the
passing
of
this
Act
shall
be
printed
and
published,
on
demand
thereof
being
made
in
writing
to
or
left
at
the
place
of
abode
of
the
25
Publisher
or
Publishers
thereof,
at
any
time
within
Twelve
Months
next
after
the
publication
thereof,
under
the
hand
of
the
Officer
of
the
Company
of
Stationers,
who
shall
from
time
to
time
be
appointed
by
the
said
Company
for
the
purposes
of
this
Act,
or
other
person
thereto
authorized
by
the
persons
or
bodies
politic
and
corporate,
proprietors
30
and
managers
of
the
libraries
following
;
videlicet,
the
British
Museum,
the
Bodleian
Library
at
Oxford,
the
Public
Library
at
Cambridge,
the
Library
of
the
Faculty
of
Advocates
at
Edinburgh,
Trinity
College
at
Dublin,
or
so
many
of
such
Five
Copies
as
shall
be
respectively
de¬
manded
on
behalf
of
such
libraries
respectively,
shall
be
delivered
in
the
35
like
condition
as
to
the
binding
thereof
as
the
Copies
prepared
for
sale,
by
the
Publisher
or
Publishers
thereof
respectively,
within
One
Month
after
demand
made
thereof
in
writing
as
aforesaid
to
the
said
officer
of
the
said
Company
of
Stationers
for
the
time
being,
which
Copies
the
said
officer
shall
and
he
is
hereby
required
to
receive
at
the
Hall
of
40
the
said
Company,
for
the
use
of
the
library
for
which
such
demand
shall
be
made,
within
such
Twelve
Months
as
aforesaid
;
and
the
said
Officer
is
hereby
required,
within
Owe
Month
after
any
such
Book
shall
be
so
delivered
to
him
as
aforesaid,
to
deliver
the
same
for
the
use
of
such
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(
5
)
c
such
library
;
and
if
any
Publisher,
or
the
officer
of
the
said
Company
of
Stationers,
shall
not
observe
the
directions
of
this
Act,
then
that
he
and
they
making
default
in
delivering
or
receiving
any
of
the
said
Five
printed
copies
as
aforesaid,
shall
for
every
such
default,
upon
convic-
5
tion
before
any
Two
Justices
of
the
Peace
for
the
City
of
London
or
County
of
Middlesex,
forfeit
and
pay,
besides
the
value
of
the
Book,
in
respect
whereof
such
default
shall
be
made,
the
sum
of
Five
Pounds
..
.
-
1
_
'
livermg
or
receiving
for
each
copy
not
so
delivered
or
received
:
Provided
always,
That
the
the
Copies.
copy
of
any
Book
which
shall
be
demanded
for
the
British
Museum
shall
io
be
delivered
of
the
best
paper
on
which
such
work
shall
be
printed,
and
that
the
copies
of
the
said
work
which
shall
be
demanded
for
the
said
other
libraries
shall
be
upon
the
paper
of
which
the
largest
number
or
impression
of
such
Book
shall
be
printed
for
sale
:
Provided
also,
and
be
Copies
of
second
it
Enacted,
That
no
such
printed
copy
or
copies
shall
be
demanded
by,
15
or
delivered
to,
or
for
the
use
of
any
of
the
libraries
hereinbefore
men¬
tioned
of
the
Second
Edition,
or
of
any
subsequent
Edition
of
any
Book
so
demanded
and
delivered
as
aforesaid,
unless
the
same
shall
contain
any
additions
or
alterations
;
and
in
case
any
Edition
after
the
first
of
any
Book
so
demanded
and
delivered
as
aforesaid,
shall
contain
any
addition
20
or
alteration,
no
printed
copy
or
copies
thereof
shall
be
demanded
and
delivered
as
aforesaid,
if
a
printed
copy
of
such
additions
or
alterations
Except
Copies
of
only,
printed
in
an
uniform
manner
with
the
former
Edition
of
such
Book,
"t"ons.";nS
be
delivered
to
each
of
the
libraries
aforesaid,
for
whose
use
a
copy
of
the
former
Edition
shall
have
been
demanded
and
delivered
as
afore-
25
said
:
Provided
also,
and
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
Publisher
shall
Publishers
may
de-
be
desirous
of
delivering
the
copy
of
such
Book,
as
shall
be
de-
the
Libraries
instend
manded
on
behalf
of
any
of
the
said
libraries,
at
such
library,
it
shall
Company?10"0"
be
lawful
for
him
to
deliver
the
same
at
such
library
to
such
librarian
or
other
person
authorized
to
receive
the
same
(who
is
hereby
required
30
to
receive
and
to
give
a
receipt
in
writing
for
the
same),
and
such
delivery
shall
to
all
intents
and
purposes
of
this
Act
be
held
as
equivalent
to
a
delivery
to
the
said
officer
of
the
Stationers'
Company.
8.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
a
Book
of
Registry,
wherein
mav
be
reeis-
Book
of
itegistiyto
.
.
.
.
,
•
,
«
•
,
t»
be
kel)l
at
Stationers'
tered,
as
hereinafter
enacted,
the
property
in
the
Copyright
of
Books
Hail.
35
and
Engravings,
and
Assignments
thereof,
shall
at
all
times
be
kept
at
the
Hall
of
the
Stationers'
Company
by
the
Officer
appointed
by
the
said
Company
for
the
purposes
of
this
Act,
and
shall
at
all
convenient
times
be
open
to
the
inspection
of
any
person
on
payment
of
One
Shilling
for
such
inspection,
and
that
such
Officer
shall,
whenever
there¬
to
unto
reasonably
required,
give
a
copy
of
any
entry
in
such
book,
certified
under
his
hand,
to
any
person
requiting
the
same,
on
payment
to
him
of
the
sum
of
Five
Shillings
;
and
such
copies,
so
certified,
shall
be
received
in
evidence
in
all
Courts
and
in
all
summary
proceedings
on
proof
of
the
handwriting
of
such
Officer,
and
shall
be
deemed
and
taken
to
be
prima
facie
proof
of
the
Proprietorship
or
Assignment
of
38".
a
3
Copyright
97.47


Chapter uk Page 6

Copyright
as
therein
expressed
;
but
subject
to
be
rebutted
by
other
evidence.
Party
making
a
false
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
person
shall
wilfully
make
or
cause
entry
in
the
Book
of
to
b
ade
any
false
entry
in
the
said
Registry
Book
of
the
Stationers'
Registry,
to
be
guilty
J
J
a
J
of
a
Misdemeanor.
Company,
he
shall
be
guilty
of
an
indictable
Misdemeanor,
and
shall,
5
be
punished
accordingly.
10.
Entries
of
Copyright
may
be
made
in
the
Book
of
Registry.
11.
Authors
first
publish¬
ing
Abroad,
to
be
entitled
to
Copyright
in
the
British
Domi¬
nions,
on
making
Entry
at
Stationers'
Hall
within
One
Year
from
the
first
publi¬
cation,
and
forthwith
publishing
here.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
it
shall
be
lawful
for
the
proprietor
of
Copyright
in
any
Book
or
Engraving
heretofore
published
or
here¬
after
to
be
published,
to
make
entry
in
the
Registry
Book
of
the
Stationers'
Company
of
the
title
of
such
Book
or
Engraving,
the
date
10
of
the
first
publication
thereof,
the
name
and
place
of
abode
of
the
publisher
thereof,
and
the
name
and
place
of
abode
of
the
proprietor
of
the
Copyright
of
the
said
Book
or
Engraving,
and
of
the'interest
of
any
person
to
whom
such
proprietor
may
have
contracted
or
may
desire
to
assign
any
portion
of
his
right
therein,
in
the
form
in
that
behalf
15
given
in
the
Schedule
to
this
Act
annexed
;
and
that
it
shall
be
lawful
for
every
such
registered
proprietor
of
Copyright
to
assign
such
Copy¬
right
or
any
portion
of
his
interest
therein,
or
to
give
any
license
for
the
publication
of
any
number
of
copies
of
such
Book,
by
making
entry
in
the
said
Book
of
Registry
of
such
assignment
or
license,
and
of
the
20
name
and
place
of
abode
of
the
assignee
thereof
or
party
so
licensed,
in
the
form
given
in
that
behalf
in
the
said
Schedule
;
and
such
assignment
and
license
so
entered
shall
be
good
and
effectual
in
law
to
all
intents
and
purposes
whatsoever
without
being
subject
to
any
Stamp
or
Duty
:
Provided
always,
That
no
original
entry
of
the
Proprietorship
of
the
25
Copyright
in
or
to
any
Book
or
Engraving
hereafter
to
be
published
shall
be
made
without
the
concurrence,
expressed
in
writing,
of
the
publisher
by
whom
such
Book
shall
be
published,
according
to
the
form
in
that
behalf
given
in
the
said
Schedule.
AND
whereas
doubts
have
been
entertained
respecting
the
right
of
30
Authors
of
Books
first
published
in
parts
beyond
the
seas,
which
are
not
within
the
British
dominions,
to
enjoy
property
in
the
Copyright
thereof
within
such
dominions,
and
it
is
expedient
to
remove
the
same,
and
to
declare
the
Jaw
applicable
thereto
;
BE
it
Enacted,
That
it
shall
be
lawful
for
the
Author
of
any
Book
published
after
the
passing
35
of
this
Act,
in
parts
without
the
British
dominions,
whether
he
be
or
be
not
a
subject
of
His
Majesty,
or
for
the
assignee
of
such
Author
claiming
under
an
assignment,
in
writing
signed
by
such
Author,
to
cause
entry
to
be
made
within
Om
Year
from
the
time
of
the
first
publication
of
such
Book,
in
the
said
Registry
Book,
and
according
to
the
form
40
given
in
that
respect
in
the
Schedule
hereunto
annexed,
stating
the
name
of
the
Author
or
his
assignee,
the
date
and
place
of
the
first
publica¬
tion
of
such
Book,
and
-the
name
and
place
of
abode
of
the
intended
publisher
98.95


Chapter uk Page 7

publisher
thereof
in
the
British
dominions,
whose
concurrence
in
such
entry
shall
be
signified
by
u'riting
under
his
hand,
in
the
form
in
that
behalf
given
in
the
said
Schedule;
and
thereupon
the
party
making
such
entry,
and
forthwith
publishing
or
causing
to
be
published
such
'5
Book
within
the
British
dominions,
shall
have
and
enjoy
the
Copyright
thereof
within
the
dominions
of
His
Majesty
for
the
like
term,
com¬
mencing
from
its
first
publication,
and
with
the
like
power
of
assigning
the
same
by
entry
in
the
said
Book
of
Registry,
and
with
all
such
remedies
as
are
by
law
given
to
Authors,
subjects
of
His
Majesty,
first
.
1
o
publishing
Books
in
the
British
dominions,
and
making
due
entry
thereof
in
the
said
Book
of
Registry,
for
the
infringement
of
Copyright
in
such
Books
:
Provided
always,
That
no
person
shall
have
Copyright
in
any
JjJ^jJjjJ^
Book
first
published
out
of
the
dominions
of
His
Majesty,
which
shall
Abroad
shall
have
.
/•
•
it
1
i*
1
1
r
l
Copyright
here,
unless
not
within
One
Year
be
registered
as
aforesaid,
and
be
published
forth-
he
shall
make
such
.^,
/..
.
.
Entry
and
forthwith
1
5
with
after
such
entry.
publish.
12.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
person
shall
deem
himself
aggrieved
Any
one
aggrieved
by
any
entry
made
in
the
said
Registry
Book
of
the
Stationers'
Com-
pany,
it
shall
be
lawful
for
such
person
to
present
a
Petition
to
the
.
Lord
High
Chancellor,
the
Master
of
the
Rolls
or
the
Vice-Chan-
of
the
Roils,
Vice-
0
'
Chancellor,
or
Court
20
cellor,
or
to
apply
by
motion
to
the
Court
of
King's
Bench,
Court
of
of
Common
Law,
to
„
™
^
r-n
1
c
t_
/¦-»
j
r
t»
-
order
it
to
be
altered
Common
Pleas,
or
Court
of
Exchequer,
for
such
Order
for
altering
or
or
expunged.
expunging
such
entry
as
to
the
said
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Master
of
the
Rolls,
Vice-Chancellor
or
Court
shall
seem
just
;
and
thereupon
the
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Vice-Chancellor
Master
of
the
Rolls
25
or
Court
shall
make
such
Order,
either
with
or
without
costs
as
to
them
shall
seem
just;
and
the
Officer
appointed
for
the
purposes
of
this
Act
by
the
Stationers'
Company
shall
expunge,
alter
or
retain
any
such
entry
according
to
the
requisition
of
such
Order.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
person
shall,
in
any
part
of
the
Remedy
for
the
30
British
dominions,
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
print
or
cause
to
be
pS,?
Books,5
by
printed
any
Book
in
which
there
shall
be
subsisting
Copyright,
or
any
action
on
the
case*
BGok
containing
any
portion
of
a
Book
in
which
there
shall
be
such
Copyright
(except
as
hereafter
mentioned),
without
the
consent
of
the
proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
or
shall
import
any
such
Book
soiiaving
or
been
unlawfully
printed
from
parts
beyond
the
sea,
or
knowing
such
Book
to
have
been
so
unlawfully
printed
or
imported,
shall
sell,
publish
or
expose
to
sale,
or
cause
to
be
sold,
published
or
exposed
to
sale,
or
shall
have
in
his
possession
for
sale
any
such
Book
so
unlawfully
printed
or
imported,
without
such
consent
as
aforesaid,
such
offender
40
shall
be
liable
to
a
special
action
on
the
case,
at
the
suit
of
the
proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
to
be
brought
in
any
Court
of
Record
in
that
part
of
the
British
dominions
in
which
the
offence
shall
be
committed
;
and
every
such
proprietor
shall
and
may,
in
such
action,
recover
such
damages
as
the
jury
on
the
trial
of
such
action,
or
on
the
execution
of
a
380.
a
4
writ
98.08


Chapter uk Page 8

(
8
)
writ
of
inquiry
thereon,
shall
give
or
assess
(not
being
in
any
case
less
than
Forty
Shillings),
with
all
costs
of
suit
reasonably
incurred,
to
be
Proviso
for
Scotland,
taxed
as
between
attorney
and
client:
Provided
always,
That
in
Scotland
such
offender
shall
be
liable
to
an
action
of
damages
in
the
Court
of
Session
in
Scotland,
which
shall
and
may
be
brought
and
prosecuted
in
the
same
manner
in
which
any
other
action
of
damages
to
the
like
amount
may
be
brought
and
prosecuted
there
;
and
in
any
such
action,
when
damages
shall
be
awarded,
all
reasonable
costs
of
suit
or
expenses
of
process
shall
be
allowed
as
between
attorney
and
client
:
Provided
always,
That
nothing
herein
contained
shall
be
construed
to
extend
to
the
publication
of
any
extracts
fairly
and
bontl
fide
made
from
any
Book
for
the
purpose
of
criticism,
observation
or
argument,
or
to
any
trans¬
lation
into
another
language,
or
abridgment
fairly
made
of
any
book.
Term
of
the
exclusive
right,
in
the
represen¬
tation
of
Dramatic
Works
extended
to
that
of
Authors.
5
10
AND
whereas
an
Act
was
passed
in
the
third
year
of
the
reign
of
His
present
Majesty,
to
amend
the
laws
relating
to
Dramatic
Literary
1
5
Property,
and
it
is
expedient
to
extend
the
term
of
the
sole
liberty
of
representing
Dramatic
Pieces
given
by
that
Act
to
the
full
term
by
this
Act
provided
for
the
continuance
of
property
of
Authors
in
the
Copyright
of
Books
;
BE
it
therefore
Enacted,
That
the
sole
liberty
of
representing
or
causing
to
be
represented
any
Dramatic
Piece
composed
and
not
20
published,
or
wliic,h
shall
hereafter
be
composed
and
published
at
any
place
of
public
entertainment
in
any
part
of
the
British
dominions,
shall
be
the
property
of
the
Author
or
Composer
thereof,
his
executors,
administrators
and
assigns,
for
the
term
of
the
natural
life
of
the
Author
or
Composer
thereof,
and'
for
the
further
term
of
Sixty
Years,
com-
25
mencing
at
the
time
of
his
death.
5
IV
here
the
sole
liberty
of
representing
a
Dramatic
Piece
now
belongs
to
the
Au¬
thor,
it
shall
endure
for
his
Life,
and
for
Sixty
Years
from
his
death
;
and
if
the
Author
is
dead,
his
Represen¬
tative
shall
have
it
for
Sixty
Years
from
his
death.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
in
all
cases
in
which
the
sole
liberty
of
representing
and
causing
to
be
represented
any
Dramatic
Piece
shall,
at
the
time
of
passing
this
Act,
belong
to
the
Author
thereof,
either
absolutely
or
subject
to
any
license
or
partial
assignment,
such
sole
3°
liberty
shall
continue
for
the
term
of
the
natural
life
of
such
Author,
and
for
the
further
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
from
the
death
of
such
Author;
and
that
in
all
cases
in
which
such
sole
liberty
of
representing
and
causing
to
be
represented
any
Dramatic
Pieces
shall
be
subsisting,
but
the
Author
thereof
shall
be
dead
at
the
time
35
of
passing
this
Act,
such
sole
liberty
of
representing
and
causing
to
be
represented
such
Dramatic
Piece
shall
either
absolutely,
or
sub¬
ject
to
any
license
or
partial
assignment
thereof,
belong
to
the
per¬
sonal
representative,
or
to
the
legatee,
widow
or
next
of
kin
of
such
Author
or
other
person
who
may
have
acquired
the
same
in
the
course
40
of
administration
of
the
estate
of
such
Author,
and
such
sole
liberty
of
representing
and
causing
to
be
represented
such
Dramatic
Piece
shall
continue
for
the
residue
of
the
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
at
the
time
of
the
death
of
such
Author.
And
97.63


Chapter uk Page 9

(
9
>
Andi
be
it
Enacted,
That
inallcases
in
which
the
sole
liberty
of
repre-
senting
and
causing
to,
be
represented^any
Dramatic
Piece
shall
be
sub-
sistingatthe
time
of
passing
this
Act,
but
the
Author
thereof
shall,
before
thepassingofthis
Act,
have
assigned
his
interest
in
such
sole
liberty
of
5
representing
and
causing
to
be
represented
such
Dramatic
Piece,
such
right
shall
continue
and
belong
to
such
assignee
until
the
expiration,
of
the
term
of
Twenty-eight
Years
from
the
first
representation
of
such
Dramatic
Piece,
and
if
the
Authov
thereof
shall
then
be
Hying,
for
the
residue
of
the
life
of
such
-Author
;
and
upon
the
expiration
of
the
said
*°
term
of
Twenty-eight
Years,
if
the
Author
shall
be
then
dead,
or
if
he
shall
then
be
living,
at
the
time
of
his
death,
such
sole
liberty
of
repre¬
senting
and
causing
to
be
represented
such
Dramatic
Piece
shall
con¬
tinue
and
revert
to
the
executors
or
administrators
of
such
Author
for
the
term
of
Sixty
Years,
commencing
from
the
time
of
his
death
;
and
>5
such
reversionary
interest
shall
be
subject
to
the
like
voluntary
and
legal
disposal
and
distribution
as
other
personal
property.
16.
When
the
right
of
Dramatic
Piece
shall
bright
ihaiTf'
afterwards
shall
be-
s°ntative
of
such
Aul5Or*
rit
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
the
party
who
shall
at
any
time
have,
the
The
Proprietor
of
the
sole
.liberty
of
representing
such
Dramatic
Piece
shall
have
and
enjoy
n^rraenta^l
the
remedies
given
and
provided
in
the
said
Act
of
His
present
Ma-
^^
20
jesty,
passed
to
amend
the
laws
relating
to
Dramatic
Literary
Property
3
&
4
W.
4.
during
the
whole
of
his
interest
therein,
as
fully
as
if
-the
same
were
re-
enacted
in
this
Act.
No
assignment
of
mane
Piece
shall
'
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
no
assignment
of
the
Copyright
of
any
Book,
consisting
of
or
containing
a
Dramatic
Piece,
shall
be
holdcn
to
25
convey
to
the
assignee
the
right
or
liberty
of
representing
such
Dramatic
Piece,
unless
an
entry
in
the
said
Registry
Book
shall
be
made
of
such
assignment,
wherein
shall
be
expressed
the
intention
of
the
parties
Book
of
Registry.
that
such
right
or
liberty
should
pass
by
such
assignment.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
every
person
who
at
the
time
of
the
30
passing
of
this
Act
shall
be
entitled
to
Copyright
in
any
Engraving,
or
to
any
interest
in
such
Copyright,
shall
retain
and
enjoy
such
Copy-
right
or
interest
in
such
Copyright
for
the
term
during
which
he
would
have
been
entitled
to
enjoy
such
Copyright
or
interest
if
this
Act
had
not
passed,
any
thing
herein
contained
to
the
contrary
notwithstanding;
35
and
that
such
person
shall
be
entitled
to
and
have
the
remedies
given
by
this
Act
for
the
infringement
of
Copyright
in
Engravings
during
such
his
term
of
property
or
interest
therein.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
whenever,
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
any
Painter
shall
make
or
cause
to
be
made
any
Engraving
from
any
picture,
40
whereof
he
is
:himself
the
painter
and
also
the
proprietor,
and
which
has
not
heretofore
been
engraved
by
his
license,
the
Copyright
in
every
such
Engraving
shall
belong
to
him,
his
executors,
administrators
and
assigns
for
the
same
term
as
the
Author
of
a
Book
published
after
the
passing
of
this
Act
will
be
entitled
to
enjoy
by
virtue
of
this
Act.
380.
jg.
Subsisting
Copyright
^passing
of
this
20.
Proprietor,
shall
have
Author
of
a
Book.
b
96.99


Chapter uk Page 10

21.
Engraver
of
nPicturp,
with
license
of
tho
Painter,
being
the
Pro¬
prietor,
sliiill
hnvc
the
Copyright
in
the
Engraving.
22.
No
Engraving
to
be
made
from
a
Picture
without
the
consent
of
the
Painter
ami
Proprietor
;
nnd
if
an
Engraver
shall
have
such
consent,
lie
shall
have
the
Copyright
in
the
Engraving.
(
10
)
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
wherever
any
Engraver
shall
obtain
from
the
Painter
of
any
picture
not
previously
engraved,
and
whereof
-such
Painter
is
also
the
proprietor,
his
license
in
writing
to
take
an
Engraving
from
such
picture,
and
such
Engraver
shall
thereupon,
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
take
an
Engraving
from
the
same,
such
Engravershall
have
the
5
Copyright
therein
for
the
same
term
as
if
the
said
Engraving
were
made
by
such
painter
thereof
5
and
any
license
afterwards
granted
to
any
other
person
to
take
an
Engraving
from
the
same
picture
shall
be
whoily
void.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
when
the
Proprietor
of
any
picture
shall
not
be
the
Painter
thereof,
and
such
picture
shali
not
have
heretofore
10
been
engraved
with
the
consent
of
such
proprietor,
no
Engraving
shall
be
made
from
such
picture
without
the
consent
in
writing,
as
well
of
such
Painter
(if
such
Painter
be
living)
as
of
such
Proprietor
;
and
that
wherever
any
Engraver
shall
so
have
received
such
consent
to
his
taking
an
Engraving
of
such
picture,
and
he
shall
in
pursuance
thereof
1
5
have
made
such
Engraving,
such
Engraver
shall
have
the
Copyright
in
such
Engraving
for
the
same
term
as
if
such
Engraving
were
made
by
the
Painter
thereof
as
aforesaid
;
and
any
license
afterwards
granted
to
any
other
person
to
take
an
Engraving
from
the
same
picture
shall
be
wholly
void.
20
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
where
any
Engraving
hereafter
to
be
made
shall
not
have
been
taken
from
any
picture
or
engraving,
but
from
and
after
the
original
design
of
the
Engraver,
the
Copyright
therein
shall
belong
and
continue
to
such
Engraver,
his
executors,
administrators
and
assigns,
for
the
same
term
as
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
first
pub-
25
lished
after
the
passing
of
this
Act.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
person
shall,
after
the
passing
of.
this
Act,
lawfully
make
or
cause
to
be
made
any
Engraving
from
any
picture
which
shall
belong
to
any
public
institution,
the
Copyright
in
such
Engraving
shall
belong
to
such
person
for
the
term
of
Copyright
o0
hereinbefore
declared
and
created
in
the
case
of
an
Engraving
from
a
picture,
with
the
consent
of
the
Painter
or
Proprietor
thereof:
Provided
nevertheless,
That
nothing
herein
contained
shall
restrain
or
prevent
any
other
person
from
making
or
causing
to
be
made
a
new
Engraving
from
such
picture,
and
from
publishing
and
disposing
of
the
35
copies
of
such
Engraving
at
his
free
will
and
pleasure.
Two
copies
of
rcgis-
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
whenever
the
proprietor
of
Copyright
in
tcrcd
Engravings
to
_
*
*
i
J
o
i>e
left
for
the
British
any
Jbngravmg
shall
make
entry
of
such
Engraving
in
the
Registry
Museum,
and
for
r>
\
c
i
a
•
>#-*
.
a
j
deposit
at
Stationers'
Hook
01
the
stationers
Company,
pursuant
to
this
Act,
he
shall
at
IUU'
the
same
time
deliver
to
the
Officer
appointed
by
the
said
Company
46
two
copies
of
such
Engraving,
one
of
which,
copies
shall
be
for
the
use
of
the
British
Museum,
and
the
other
shall
remain
in
the
custody
of
the
said
Company,
to
be
by
them
kept
for
inspection
and
produc¬
tion
as
hereinafter
mentioned;
and
unless
such
copies
shall
be
so
delivered,
3
The
Copyright
in
an
Engraving
of
original
Design
shall
be
in
the
Engraver.
24.
Copyright
in
Engrav¬
ing
from
a
Picture
belonging
to
a
Public
Institution
shall
be
in
the
first
Engraver,
Proviio
that
other
Enc
ma
Picture.
96.72


Chapter uk Page 11

delivered,
such
Officer
shall
refuse
to.
make
any
entry
of
such
Engrav¬
ing
;
and
the
said
officer^
having
received
such
copies,
shall
forthwith
cause
one
of
the
said
copies
of
such
Engraving
to
be
delivered
at
the
British:
Museum,
and
he
shall
forthwith
inscribe
on
the
bo.rder
of
5
the
other
of
the
said
copies
a
reference
to
the
page
in,
the
Book
of
Registry
where
the
Engraving
of
which
the
same
shall
be
a
copy
shall
be
entered
and
the
date,
of
such
entry
;
and
such
copy
of
such
En¬
graving
shall
be
open
to
the
inspection
of
all
persons
at
all
convenient
times,
on
payment
of
Owe
Shilling
to
such
officer,
and
shall
he
produced
10
by
such
officer,
or
by
some
person
authorized
by
such
officer,
on
the
trial
of
any
action
or
other
proceeding
relating
to
the
Copyright
in
the
said
Engraving,
on
payment
of
the
reasonable
expenses
of
the
party
who
shall
so
produce
the
same.
26.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
any
person
shall,
in
any
part
of
the
Rcmcdyfor
the
1
5
British
dominions,
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
engrave,
etch,
work,
print,
copy
or
imitate,
in
whole
or
in
part,
for
sale,
or
cause
to
be
engraven,
etched,
worked,
printed,
copied
or
imitated,
in
whole
or
in
part,
for
sale,
any
Engraving
in
which
Copyright
shall
suhsist,
without
the
consent
of
the
proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
or
shall
import,
or
20
cause
to
be
imported,
without
such
consent,
any
copy
or
imitation,
in
whole
or
in
part,
of
any
Engraving
in
which
Copyright
shall
subsist,
for
sale,
and
which
has
been
so
unlawfully
engraved,
etched,
worked,
printed,
copied
or
imitated,
or
knowing
the
same
to
have
been
so
unlaw¬
fully
engraved,
etched,
worked,
printed,
copied
or
imitated,
shall
have,
25
without
such,
consent,
any
such
copy
or
imitation
of
such
Engraving
in
his
possession
for
sale,
he
shall
be
liable
to
such
action
at
the
suit
of
the
proprietor
of
such
copyright
in
such
Engraving
as
is
hereby
given
to
the
proprietor
of
Copyright
in
any
Book
for
the
infringement
hereof,
and
shall
in
like
manner
recover
his
costs,
reasonably
incurred,
to
30
be
taxed
as
between
attorney
and
client.
27.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
if
it
shall
appear
to
the
Lord
High
Chan-
Power
to
the
Lord
celioj,
the
Master
of
the
Rolls
or
the
Vice-Chancellor,
or
to
the
Court
chancellor?
Master
of
King's
Bench,
Court
of
Common
Pleas
or
Exchequer,
in
term
time,
coSltS&J'S
or
to
any
Judge
of
either
of
the
said
Courts
in
vacation,
that
any
Book
gantjp^raction
i»
35
or
Engraving,
copied
in
whole
or
in
part
from
any
Book
or
Engraving
wherein
Copyright
shall
subsist,
shall
be
published
and
exposed
to
sale,
or
intended
to
be
published
and
exposed
to
sale
without
the
consent
of
the
registered
Proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
it
shall
be
lawful
for
such
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Vice-Chancellor,
Master
of
Rolls,
Court
or
Judge
40
to
make
order
of
injunction
upon
the
Printer,
Engraver
or
Publisher,
or
intended
Printer,
Engraver
or
Publisher
of
such
pirated
Book
or
Engraving,
to
restrain
the
printing,
publication
and
sale
thereof,
or
either
of
them
:
Provided
always,
That
such
Lord
High
Chancellor,
Vicer
Chancellor,
Master
of
Rolls,
or
Court
or
Judge,
shall
refuse
such
order
380.
P2
in
97.77


Chapter uk Page 12

28.
Books
or
Engravings
pirated
slmll
become
the
property
of
the
Proprietor
of
the
Copyright,
and
may
be
recovered
by
ac¬
tion
or
seized
by
Warrant
of
Two
Justices.
29-
No
Proprietor
of
Copyright
commenc¬
ing
after
the
Act,
shall
sue
or
proceed
for
any
infringement
which
shall
take
place
before
entry
in
the
Book
of
Registry.
Proviso
for
Dramatic
Pieces.
in
the
case
of
any
Book
whiclhshall
be
in
part
copied,
if
it
shall
appear
that
such
part
shall
only
be
copied
for
the
purpose,
of
criticism,
,argu.-
ment
or
observation
thereon.
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
all
copies
of
any
Book
or
Engraving
wherein
there
shall
be
Copyright,
and
of
which
entry
shall
have
been
made
in
5
the
said
Registry
Book,
and
which
shall
have
been
unlawfully
printed
or
imported
without
the
consent
of
the
registered
Proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
shall
be
deemed
to
be
the
property
of
the
party
registered
as
the
immediate
Proprietor
of
such
Copyright,
and
such
registered
Proprietor
shall,
after
demand
thereof
made
in
writing,
be
entitled
to
10
sue
for
and
recover
the
same,
or
damages
for
the
detention
thereof,
in
an
action
of
Detinue
from
any
party
who
shall
detain
the
same,
or
to
sue
for
and.
recover
damages
for
the
conversion
thereof
in
an
action
of
Trover;
and
it
shall
be
lawful
for
any
1
xco
Justices
of
the
Peace
for
the
city,
county,
division
or
place
wherein
such
copies
of
any
Book
15
or
Engraving
shall
be
found,
upon
the
information
and
complaint
of
such
registered
Proprietor
of
the
Copyright,
to
summon
before
them
the
party
in
whose
possession
such
copies
shall
be
found,
and
on
proof
of
the
entry
of
such
Book
or
Engraving
in
the
said
Book
of
Registry,
and
of
the
printing
or
engraving
thereof,
without
the
consent
20
of
the
registered
Proprietor
and
of
demand
in
writing
made
of
the
party
in
whose
possession
such
copies
shall
be,
to
issue
their
warrant
for
the
seizure
of
such
copies
and
for
the
delivery
thereof
to
such
com¬
plainant:
Provided
always,
That
such
warrant
shall
not
be
holden
conclusive
as
against
the
possessor
of
such
copies
of
his
right
to
the
25
same,
but
that
he
may
question
the
right
to
issue
such
warrant
in
any
action
of
Trespass
to
be
brought
against
the
party
on
whose
complaint
such
warrant
shall
be
granted
:
Provided
always,
That
no
action
shall
be
brought
against
any
Justice,
Constable
or
officer
acting
bona
fide
in
the
execution
of
the
powers
of
this
Act.
30
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
no
Proprietor
of
Copyright
m
any
Book
or
Engraving
which
shall
be
first
published
after
the
passing
of
this
Act,
shall
have
or
maintain
any
action
or
suit
at
law
or
in
equity,
or
any
summary
proceeding
for
or
in
respectof
any
infringement
of
such
Copyr
right,
unless
he
shall,
before
such
alleged
infringement,
have
caused
an
35
entry
lo
be
made
in
the
Book
of
Registry
of
the
Stationers'
Company
of
such
Book
or
Engraving
pursuant
to
this
Act:
Provided
always,
That
the
omission
to
make
such
entry
shall
not
affect
the
Copyright
in
any
Book
or
Engraving,
but
only
the
right
to
sue
or
proceed
in
respect
of
the
infringement
thereof
:
Provided
also,
That
nothing
herein
con-
40
tained
shall
prejudice
the
remedies
which
the
Proprietor
of
the
sole
liberty
of
representing
any
Dramatic
Piece
shall
have,
by
virtue
.of
the
Act
of
His
present
Majestjr,
to
amend
the
laws
relating
to
Dramatic
Literary
Property,
although
no
entry
shall
be
made
of
the
same
in
the
Book
of
Registry
aforesaid.
And
96.94


Chapter uk Page 13

(
13
)
AND
whereas
a
doubt
has
arisen
whether
a
Spiritual
Person
having
p^rgymen
may
,
,.-
...
-t
,
,""'¦"
'
,
,a
-
a-
'
'
'
°
lawfully
ateposc
of
or
holding,
any
dignity,
prebend,
canonry,
benefice,
stipendiary,
curacy
Copyright
or
copies
or
lectureship,
and
being
the
Author
of
any
Bopkj
niay
lawfully
sell
and
taoySrotheAutSrs
dispose
of
the
Copyright
thereof,
or
any
Qppjes
thereof,
and
it
is
5
expedieut
to
remove
suchdqubfc;
BE
it,,Ehactedi.
T,hat
every,.
Spiritual
Person,
being
the
Author
of
any
B,oq1c?
may
lawfully
sell
arjd
dispose
of
the
Copyright
of
the
same,
or
of
any
Copies
thereqf,
.fewp.
his
own
profit,
any.
law
or
usage
to
the
contrary
notwit|is{ancling.
And.be
it
Enacted,
That
all.
Copyright
shall
be
deemed
personal
Copyright
shall
bo
io
property,
and
shall
be
transmissible
by
bequest,
or,
jn
case
of
intestacy,
l'crsona
-y*
'
shall
be.
subject-
to
the
same
lavv_
of
distribution,
as
other.
-personal
.
property.
Provided
always,
and
be
it
Enacted,
That
nothing
in
this
Act
con-
Saving
the
rights
tained
.shall
extend
or
be
construed
to
extend
to
affect
or
alter
the
15
rights
.of
the
two
Universities
of
Oxford
and
Cambridge,
the
Colleges
or
Houses
of
Learning
within
the
same;
the
four
Universities
in
Scotland^
the
College
of
the
Holy
Trinity
in
Dublin,
and
the
several
Colleges
of
Eton,
Westminster
and
Winchester,
in
any
Copyrights
heretofore
and
now
vested
or
hereafter
to
be
vested
in
sucli
Univer-
20
sities
and
-Colleges
respectively,
any
thing
to
the
.contrary
herein
con¬
tained
notwithstanding.
And
be
it-
Enacted,
That
this
Act
shall
extend
to
the
United
King-
Act
to
extendtoail
dom
of
Great
Britain
and
Ireland,
and
to
every
part
of
the
British
Eufons!
Britisl1
Dominions..
34'
25
And
be
it
Enacted,
That
this
Act
may
be
amended,
altered
or
Act
may
be
amc
nd-
repealed
by
any
Act
or
Acts
to
be
passed
in
this
present
Session
of
during
tfiepresent
Parliament.
s
380.
a
3
SCHEDULE
89.33


Chapter uk Page 14

SCHEDULE
to
which
the
preceding
ACT
refers.
—No.
1.—
ORIGINAL
Entry
of
Proprietorship
of
Copyright
of
a
Book
or
Engraving.
Time
of
making
the
Entry.
Title
of
Book
or
Engraving.
Name
of
the
Publisher,
and
Place
of
Publication.
Name
and
Place
of
Abode
of
the
Proprietor
of
the
Copyright.
Date
of
First
Publication.
Statement
of
any
partial
Interest
to
which
the
right
of
the
Proprietor
is
subject,
or.
License
by
him
granted.
1st
Sept.
1837.
-
-
[Here
set
out
the
title
of
the
Book
or
Engraving.]
William
Smith,
of
Piccadilly,
London.
Henry
Williams,
of
Edinburgh,
Esquire.
1st
September
1837.
-
-
Henry
Williams,
the
Proprietor
of
the
Copyright,
has
assigned
the
same
to
Wil¬
liam
Smith,
of
Piccadilly,
London,
Book¬
seller
and
Publisher,
for
the
term,
of
Seven
Years
—
[or,
if
a
License
be
granted
only
for
an
Edition]
—
Henry
Williams,
the
pro¬
prietor
of
the
Copyright,
has
granted
to
William
Smith,
of
Piccadilly,
London,
Publisher,
his
License
to
publish
an
Edition
of
2,000
Copies
of
the
said
Book
[or,
Engraving],
—
No.
2;
—
FORM
of
Concurrence
of
the
Publisher
of
a
Book
(whether,
first
published
in
the
British
Dominions
or
Abroad,)
or
Engraving,
first
entered
to
be
signed
by
him,
and
delivered
to
the
Office
of
the
Stationers'
Company
previous
to
such
Entry.
I,
A.
B.,
of
[name
of
Publisher,
and
place
in
which
he
carries
on
business],
Bookseller
and
Publisher
[or,
Print-seller],
¦do
hereby
certify,
That
I
am»[or,
are
about
to
be]
the
Publisher
of
a
Book
[or,
Engraving]
entitled
[here
set
out
the
title
of
the
Book
or
Engraving],
and
that
I
concur
in
the
entry
to
be
made
thereof
in
the
Registry
Book
of
the
Stationers'
Company,
according
to
the
particulars
hereunder
written.
Dated
this
day
of
18
A.
B.
[Here
set
forth
the
proposed
Form
of
the
Entry;]
98.94


Chapter uk Page 15

GO
O
—
No.
3.—
FORM
of
Entry
of
Assignment
of
Copyright
in
any
Book
or
Engraving
previously
registered.
Date
of
Entry.
Title
of
Book
or
Engraving.
Assigner
of
the
Copyright.
Assignee
of
Copyright.
Extent
of
Assignment.
j
st
Sept.
1
837
-
--[Set
out
the
title
of
the
Book
or
Engraving,
and
refer
to
the
page
of
the
Re¬
gistry
Book
in
which
the
original
entry
of
the
Copy¬
right
thereof
is
made].
--Henry
Williams,
of
Edin¬
burgh,
Esquire.
--
George
Jones,
of
Cheap-
side,
London,
Bookseller
and
Publisher.
-
-
Henry
Williams,
the
registered
Proprietor
of
the
Copyright
in
[setting
out
the
title
of
the
Book
or
Engraving]
hath
assigned
all
his
Copyright
and
interest
[or,
in
case
of
a
partial
assignment,
the
sole
right
of
printing
and
publishing
the
same
for
Seven
Years]
in
[setting
out
the
title
of
the
Book]
to
George
Jones
[or,
in
case
of
license
to
publish
an
Edition,
Henry
Williams
licensed
George
Jones,
of,
Cheapside,
London,
Bookseller
and
Publisher,
to
print,
publish
and
sell
an
edition
of
2,000
copies
of
the
said
Book
[or,
Engraving].
S3
K.
—
No.
4.
—
FORM
of
Entry
of
a
Book
published
in
Foreign
Parts,
to
secure
the
Copyright
in
the
British
Dominions.
Date
of
Entry.
Title
of
Book,
and
Date
and
Place
of
Publication.
Name
of
Author
or
Assignee
of
Copyright
making
the
Entry.
Name
and
Place
of
Abode
of
the
intended
Publisher.
1
st
January
1
838
[Set
out
the
title
of
the
Book.]
Boston,
United
States
of
America.
1st
September
1837.
-
-
James
Evans,
of
Boston,
in
the
United
States
of
America,
Esquire,
Author
[or,
William
Smith,
of
Piccadilly,
London,
the
assignee
of
the
Copyright
in
the
British
Dominions].
--William
Smith,
of
Piccadilly,
London.
98.88


Chapter uk Page 16

Copyright.
A
BILL
To
consolidate
and
amend
the
Laws
relating
to
Copyright
in
Printed
Books,
Musical
Com¬
positions,
Acted
Dramas
and
Engravings,
to
provide
Remedies
for
the
Violation
thereof,
and
to
extend
the
Term
of
its
Duration.
(Prepared
and
brought
in
by
Mr.
Serjeant
Talfourd,
Mr.
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
Lord
Viscount
Mahon,
and
Sir
Robert
Harry
Inglis.)
Ordered,
by
The
House
of
Commons,
to
be
Printed,
6
June
1837.
33o.
98.51



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