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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ' -7,,:,-, I _I,y COPYRIGHT OFFICE
REPORT
OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1928 CONTEXTS Page
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(14:~~clisl~:111d French texts)------70.96 Rrsolutiolis aclopted (English and French texts) ------(X-.W 2 I-lo!)-28 111 REPORT OF THH REGISTER OF COPYRlGHTB FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1927-28 WARHINGTON,D. C., July 9, 1.928. SIR: The copyright business and the work of the copy- right office for the fiscal year July 1, 1927, to June 30, 1928, inclusive, are summarized as follows: RECEIPTS The gross receipts during the year were $201,054.49. g~ - ii balance of $16,476.46, representing trubt funds and unfinished business, was on hand July 1, 1927, making a total sum of $217,530.95 to be accounted for. Of this omount the sun1 of $5,571.69 was refunded as excess fqs or as fees for articles not registrable, leaving a net bJ- arlce of $211,959.46. The balance carried over to July 1, 1928, was $16,791.61 (representing trust funds and total unfinished business), lenving fees applied during the fiscal year 1927-28 and paid into the Treasury, $195,167.65. The annual applied fees since July 1, 18W, are: 1897-98 ------$55. lY16.50 1013-14 ------$120,219.26 1898-59------68,267.00 101+16 ------111,922.76 lHes-lIlWl-,------66,208.00 1915-16 ,---,-----112,BB& 85 1~1901 63,697.60 1416-17 110,U77.40 1901-2 ------64,88'1.00 - 1917-18------108,362.~ 1W2-3------88,874.60 1916-19 ------113,118.08 1903-4------72.6'29.00 1919-20 ------126,492.25 19044------78,068.00 00920-&I------134,516.16 1W------W,lB8.00 1921-22 ------138,616.16 1908-7 ---,------84,6LI&Oo lWZZ-2% ------149,291.00 lW-8------82,387.50 1-24 ------lm,544.90 1808-0--,------8%016.75 I%&-26------,--166, W.56 1909-10 ------L 109,644.96 1928-%3------178,307.20 1910-11__--__--_-108,013.05 3026-27 ,------184,727.80 1911-12------llS,~.M lg21-28----,----- 195,167.68 1912-13 --,------114,980.80 Total ------3,416,802..90 EXPEN DITUREB The nppropriation made by Congress for salaries ins- the copyright office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1028, was $183,100. The total expenditures for salaries was $182,959.68, or $12,208.18 lem than the net amount of 1 2 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS Btalionery and mndrisa. fees earned and paid into the Tseasnry during the corre- sponding year. The expenditures for supplies, including stationery and other articles and postage on foreign n~ail matter. rtc., was $1,495.64, leaving a balance for the year of $10,712.48 to the credit of the office. Copyight re- ceipla and fers. Iluring the 31 fiscal years since the reorganization of tlle copyright office (from July 1, 1897, to June 30, 1928) the copyright fees applied and paid into the Treasury have ;imounted to $3,415,802.60, and the total copyright registrations nnml~er3,816,222. The frrs t.arned ($3,413,802.40) were larger than the apl-".opriations for sularirs used (luring the same period ($!!,'304.951.93) hy $510,847.47. Vdue of cow- right depottita. In aclclition to this direct profit, the large number of over six and one-half million books, maps, musical works, periodicals, prints, and other articles deposited during the 31 years were of substantial pecuniary value and of such a character that their accession to the Library of Congress through the copyright office effected a large saving to the purchase fund of the Library equal in amount to their price. COPYRlOIIT ENTRIES AKD FEES Enre- fees. The registl-utions for the fiscal year nu~nbered193,914. Of these 183,211 were registrations at $1 each, including a certificate, and 5,256 were registrations of photographs without certificates at 50 cents each. There were also 5,447 registrations of renewals at 50 cents each. The fees for these registrations amounted to a total of $1 88,562.50. COPYRIGHT DEPOSITS Ar:ich depoa- The total number of separate articles depositd in com- ited pliance with the copyright law which have hen regif;- trred during the fiscal year is 310,209. The number of these articles in each class for the lrtst five fiscal years is hhomn in Exhibit E. wwkr claiming It is not possible to cleternline exactly how corr~pletcly eopy9ghr. the works wllich claim copyright are deposited, but as title cards arc printed and supplied upon request to other libraries for all books received bearing United States notice of copyright the demand for such cards for works not received furnishes some indication of possible per- centage of failure to deposit. REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 3 In response to inquiries received cluring the year from z$:ftsfw the c:id tlivision, the ncct~ssionsdivision, law clivision, ant1 the reading rooin in regard tc9books supposed to have been copyrighted but not discoveretl in the I~ibrary, it was fount1 that. 31 of these works h~tlbeen rec8rivc.tlant1 wc.1.e actll~llyin thta I~ibl-ary,16 books hr\d been tlcl)ositc.tl t~ndwpre still in the col~yrightofice, 11 ~rorks\rcw thitl~er not l~~l~lished,(lit1 not claim col)y~.ipht,or for other valid rcasons c.o~~ltlnot l)e clt.posited, \vliile in the case of 36 works no answers to our 1cttc.1-sof inclniry hcitl heen re- ceiretl rrp to ?June 30. 1028. C'opies were ~.ect*ivec.lof 3 \r-o~-ksin all in response to rctl~lt>stsn~tltle hy the copy- right ofice (luring the periotl of 19 uiontlis for works publisheci in rtlctbnt years. Our copyright laws have required the tle1)osit of copies Disposd of d6- for the iise of the I~ibrnryof Congress. 'I'he acst of 1909, which expressly provided for s~lchclel)osit in ortler to se- cure tlie wgistration of the work, still insisted nlmn a deposit of two cbopies of American books for the benefit c;f the Library. 1311t to check the llseless ac.c~lm\~lationof such copies in the copyright ofice it is plr)videcl thnt the 1-ibrarian of Congress shall cleterniilie (1) what books or other articles shall be transferred to the pel.niunent col- lections of the Library of Congress, inclllding the law library: (2) what other books or articles shell be placed in the reserve collections of the Library of Congress for ssle or esc.hange ; or (3) be transferrecl to other (fovern- mental libraries in the llistrict of Columbia for use therein. The law further provitles (4) that :~rticles remaining ~~ndispowdof ~iiayupon specitieti conditions be ret~~rncdto the autliors or copyright proprietors. L)uring the fiscal year a total of 113.286 articles de- TransferredLtbrary. t. l~ositedhave heen transferred to the 1Aibrery of Congress. This number included 28,lOL books, 71.367 periotlic.al numbers, 6,382 pieces of ~nr~sic,4,764 maps, arid 2,651 1)hotographs lmtl engravings. Tranaferr to Vntler authority of section BY of the act of March 4, other libraries 1909, there were transferred (luring the fiscal year to other governmental libraries in the District of C'olurnbia '. for use therein," 8,'238 books. ITntler this transfer, up to June 30, 1928, the following libraries have received touks as intlic~teclbelow : Department of Agriculture, 3,349; 1)epartnient of Com- nierce, 14,344; Kavy Department, 1,827; Treasury De- 4 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS partment, 1,496; Bureau of Education, 16,336; Federal Trade Commission, 12,013; Bureau of Standards, 2,094; Surgeon General's library, 6,120; Walter Reed Hospital, 1,103; Engineer School, Corps of Engineers, 3,153; Sol- diers' Home, 1,497; Public Library of the District of Co- lt~mbia,42,747. A number of other libraries have re- ceived a smaller number of books, under 1,000 volumes. of de- The copyright act of 1009 authorizes the return to poJft8 to copy- nubr cbinmtr. copyright claimants of such deposits as are not needed by the Library of Congress or the copyrigllt office, after due notice as required by section 60. In response to special , i.equests, 5,469 motion-picture films and 07,426 deposits in other classes have been so returned during the fiscal year. INDEX ASD CATALOGUE OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIEB C!-.#ht cote All copyright entries tire promptly indexed. The in- bm. dex cards are ultimately intercalated into the great card indexes now covering all classes of copyright entries from 1897 to date. But these cnrds )Ire first used as copy for the printed Catalogue of Copyright Entries, the current ' numbers of which bind up, with t~nnualindexes, to cover I for each class all the entries made for the calendar year. TFie annual volumes for 1027 are all complete, except the annual index for part 1. group 2, containing pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to periodicals, dramatic composi- tions, ancl motion pictures, and maps. This index covers more than 70.000 entries and will make a close-printed double-column volume of more than 500 pages. Beginning with the year 1928, the copyright entries for dramas and motion pictures will make a separate part of the catalogne (part 1, group 3) and will be printed in monthly numbers. mmrnption Hy the act of Congress a roved May 23,1928, the sub- w-. scription price for the caef a ogue has been increased, the complete catalogue for the year being supplied for $10 and the separate parts as follows: Part 1, group 1, books proper, 83; part 1, group 2, paml~hletsand maps, $3; pnrt 1, group 3, dramatic com- positions and motion pictures, $2; part 2, periodicals, $2; part 3, musical compositions, $3; part 4, works of art, photographs, prints, and pictorial illustrations, $2; sin- gle numbers (except book leaflets), 50 cents; annual in- dexes, each, for complete calendar year, $2; all parts for complete calendar year, $1~. REPORT OF THE REOIBTER OB COPYEIOHTB 5 lnlnnce on hand July 1, 1927 ------$16,476.46 Bummaw of ;ross rec~iptsJuly 1, 1927 to June 30, 1928------201,054.49 ~~nghr** Total to be accounted for------217,530.95 Refuntled------6,571.00 Ihlnnce to be amounted for ------L ------211.95% 28 Al~l)licdas earned fm------$195,107.65 Balancoerarrled clrrr to July 1, 1!)28: Tnlst funds------$16,la. 61 ITnfi~~i~hetlbusiuess----- W9.00 16,791.61 211,958.28 4 Free for pml gear Fees for rt-glstmtion, including rrrtiflcates nt $1 each- $183,Zll, 00 Feey for regintration of photoymphs without eertifl- catw, tit 50 ee~ltseach ------__------Z 628.00 Fees for registration of renewals, at 50 errlts each--- 2,723.60 -- -- Total fees for registrations rec-ordetl------188,682.50 Fees for certified cvpies of record at 50 vents racb ...... $1.218.50 Fees for recording nssignulents ------4,621.00 Searchea made And ehftrged for at the rate of 50 cents for each hour of time con- sumed ------;------a.60 Xotice of user recorded (music)-----,---- 288.26 111dexing traosferu of yroprlctomhlp------'223. DO 0,606.16 Total fees for the fiscal year 1921-28 ------1% 107.65 h'umber of registrations------188,467 Number of renewals recorded ------6,447 Total ------193,914 Number of certified copies of record ------2,437 Number of assignment0 retafded or copied ------4,101 A large part ofi the business of the copyright office iscowcrponasner. done by correspondence. The total letters and parcels ~aeceivedduring the fiscal year numbered 208,196, while the letters, parcels, etc., dispatched numbered 218.553. CONDITION OF COPYRIGHT OFFICE BURINESS On July 7, 1928, the remittances received up to the condi~onmtwork. of - third mail of the day had been recorded, the account books of the bookkeeping division were balanced for 6 I( EPOHT OP '1'11 E I; ~GtsTEtt.OF COPYRIGHTS .t11111&,11~1 Iirl,~ll,*~:ll htllt('lllthlltb were prel~nrecl for the 'I'I*PI~.+III.,V I )t~11111~1111~-11~,:l11(1a11 earnecl fees to June 30 had I)(-(1ri IIUI(I illto 01t~'l'reusury. COPYRIGHT OFFICE PCRLICATIOSB ('op~righl 01- pce pablt~~alions. The United States copyright laws in force, Bulletin 1-4. vvas reprintetl during the year. The act of JIay 23, 1993, nrnentling +vc.tions57 irnd 61 of tht. c.ol)yr.ight acbt of hl:~rcall4. 190!). to i~~cbl.e:l\c.tllr copy- right frc.5, bas bcrn 1)l~irited;t.; Inforrliation C'ircnlar No. 6.i. (1 1). 80.) Srvr~-;il:~tlniinistrative circbrllars \\.else 1jrinlc.cl to cxll hl)rc.ial :lttelitio~ito tliis iri(~~~e:~st>in c.ol)y- right fees. effective .Ir~ly1. 1928, ant1 tl~rsc\\.else fl-chely tlistributed in tlie outgoing letters of the copyriglit office. Information C'irc11l;lr No. 4 R, giving tlie test of the l,i.otocol, clated MRI'C~I30, 1914, to the Internut ion211 C'opy- I iglit Convention rrvihetl at Berlin in 1908, ~vasrcprintetl, z~ncl tlie test of tlie rlrw revisetl convciiiioli. signet1 at Home on June 2, 1928, \\.us printed in the original French 11 it11 Englisli translntion, as Information Circular No. 4 c. ('OPYHIGHT LEGISLATION Act to increme On >fay 2:). 1968, tlich I're*iclent approvet1 an act to copyright fees. 1:roride for a general increase in fees for the registration of copyright claims ant1 for other services ~.entleretl1)y the eol~p-ightoffice. This act also incre;~setlthe ~II~SCI*~P- tion price for the C:~talogueof Co1)yriglit Entries. As rsplained in last year's report (192W27, pp. 212-213) the fees in force for copyright registration were fixed by ltcw as far back as 1881. and were inaclecluate untler pres- ent conclitione. The cliange effected is nn increase of the registration fee for published works from $1 to $2, the certificate of copyright beinrincl~l(letlin this cliarge. The old fee of $1 for registration was retainetl unchanged for all unpub7ished works. The act alho provitles tliat hile the new fee for published photographs is fixed at $2 certificate, in c;lses where no ce1-tiiicate is requi~.e ' 1027 (1,rc. 7). -4 bill to nmend srctlons Pi7 and 01 of the act entitled "AII IIC-tto amend and consolidate the act8 respecting copyright." ap prc*v~.clMar. 4, 1009. 111trodoc~d1)y Mr. Veatal. 11. R. 6104, 70th Cong., irt L(.RR. :1 pp. 4O. Refer1-d to the Vo~n~nittreon Pntents. 1V2A (.Ian. 4). A bill to amend sectlons 57 and 61 of the act entltled ",4u nct to amend and conqolidate the acts respectlng copyright," approved Mnr. 4, 1909. Introduced by Mr. bfetcalf. S 2101, 70th Cong.. 1st sess. :I LIP. 4" Rt,ferred to the Committee on Patents. ' lI)!?H (Jan. 23). A bin to amend ~ectionsPi7 and 61 of the act entltled "An nct to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copydght," approved Mnr. 4, 1909. H R. 0104 (Rept. No. 353), 70th Cong., 1st aess. 3 pp. 4' Con~mittedto the Committee of the Whole IIouse on the state of the I'nlon. Ilb2H (.Tnn. 23). Amend and confiolidate the art.¶ respectlng copyright Mr I'~~qta1,from the Committee on Patents, submitted the following re. 1)ort (to accompany H. R. (1104). H. R. Rept. No. 353, 70th Cong., 1st rwm. 2 ~p.4". 8 hePoBT OF TEE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS ate.' was favorably reported by Hon. Charles W. Water- ninn from the Senate Committee on Patents on April 24," and passed the Senate on May 8, with an amendment to correct a slight typographical error which had occurred in the reprinting of the bill. With this amendment the bill was again passed by the IIonse on May 18. It wus signed by the Speaker and Vice President on May 19, ~vaspresented to the President on May 21, and was ap- proved by the President on May 23. 1!)'L8.u The text of the act as well as the House report are printed in Adden- dum I, pages 28-31. The bill introduced and reported in the Sisty-ninth Congress known as the " Divisible copyright bill," provid- ing that " all rights comprised in a copyright are several, distinct, and severable" (H. H.. 16808), was reintrocluced ill the Seventieth Congress on January 9, 1928 (H. H., 8913) .; Hearings took place before the House Com- mittee on Patents on hiarch 2 and 20, 1928, and the bill was favorably reported on April 2.R Another hearing was had on April 20," but no further action resultecl. On - - - - ' 1028 (Feb. 7). An act to amcbnd sc-c*tionu57 nnd 61 of the avt entitled ".in act to umend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright,'' ap- proved Mar. 4, 1009. In the Senate of the United States. H. R. 6104. 70th Cong., 1ut Henu. 3 pp. 4". Hrfet'red to the Committee on l'ntents. 1928 (Apr. 24. ledsiative day Apr. 20). An act to amend sections 57 and 01 of the act rutltled "An act to amend and consolidate the acts re~pecting copyright," npproved Mar. 4, 1909. In the Senate of the United States. H. R. 6104 (S. Rept. No. 883), 70th Cong.. 1st sess. 3 pp. 40. Referred to the Committee on Patents. 1928 (Apr. 24. I~~glslntlvcdsy .\Dr. 20). Amend and c0n~olldiIte the acts respecting copyright. Mr. Waterman, from the Committee on Patenu. submitted the following report (to accompany H. R. 6104). 8. Rept. NO. 883, 70th Cong., 1st aess. 2 pp. So. 6 1928 (May 23). .4n act to amend sectiona 57 and 61 of the act entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright," ap- proved Mar. 4, 1909. Public, No. 478. 70th Cong.. 1st Eess. (H. B. 6104). 2 pp. 8O. 7 1028 (Jan. 0). 9 bill to amend ueetlona 27. 42. and 44 of the act en- titled "A\n nct to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright," approved Mar. 4, 1900. Introduced by Mr. V tal. H. R. 8013, 70th Cong.. 1st seas. 5 pp. 40. Hrferred to the dmitter on l'attbuts. 1928 (Apr. 2). A bill to amelld secs. 27. 42, and 44 Of the act en- Htlecl "An act to amend und consolidate the acts respecting copyright," approved Mar. 4, 1909. 8. R. 5913 (Rept. No. 1103). 70th Cong., 1st sess. 5 pp. 4". Reported wlth amendments and referred to the IIouse Calendar. 1928 (-4pr. 2). Amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright. Mr. Vestal, from the Committee on Patents. submitted the follow in^ reibort (to accompany H. R. 8913). H. Rept. No. 1103, 70th Cong., 1st new. 3pp. 8". 1928 (Mar. 2 and 20 and Apr. 20). Hearings held before the Commit- tee on I'utents. House of Representatives, 70th Cong., 1st sess., on H. R. 8013, a blll to anrrnd secs. 27, 42, nnd 44 of tile act entitled "An act to amend and co~~solidatethe ucts resp(beting copyrlyht," approvrd Mar. 4, 1009: Mar. 2and 20, 1'328, 2 p. I., 87 pp.; Apr. 20, 1928, pt. 2, 1 p. 1.. pp. 89-147. 8". REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 9 p 7, the bill was brought lip in the House, whereupon 1 n. Fritz G. Lanham, of the House Committee on Pat- 7, ~ttthe request of the chairman of thnt committee, rd " iinanimons consent that this bill be pnssed over bout prejudice," and thero being no objection, it was so c81.ed. On May 21 the bill was bronpht up again, being 111 the Consent Calendar, with a view to present con- .ration. Thereupon the Hon. Jeff Busby objectc.cl to oonsitleration or that it be pasad over tempol*al.ily horit prejudice, stating that he was "unnlterably op- ~tlto it," and that he objected. The bill was thcn -tad over. On May 28 Mr. Vestal. chairman of the ise Committee on Patents, as the bill was broiipht lip he Consent Calendar, asked " iinanimous consent that bill be passed over without prejudice." Again Mr. by objected, and the objection was supported by Hons. s A. Collins, David H. Kincheloe, and Antlrew L. lers. Thert>upon the bill was passed over; and the Ise adjourned next day. The text of the reported bill April 2 and the House report are here printed in lendi~mI, pages 3'2-35. Uecho~ied ?veral bills were introduced during the.year to amend.rpproduetion Ions 1 (e) and 25 (e) of the copyright act of 1909, mluic- 1 respect to the performance of mn~~sicby mechanical ruments. On February 7,1928, Hon. Albert H. Vestal ~duced(by request) the bill H. It. 10655 lo to anlend 17. R- 1- on 1 (e) and to repeal section 25 (e), and public ings on this bill by the House Committee on Patents : held from April 3 to 11. 1928," but the bill (lid come before the House. On February 13, the same was introduced in the Senate by Hon. George H. ?s (S. 3160).12 On May 1, 1928, an amended bill Bfu 8. s1m. )?8 (Feb. 7). A blli to amend sections 1 (e) and 26 (e) of the act ul "Ao act to amend and conmlidate the acts respecting copyright," ved Mar. 4. 1901). Introduced by Mr. Vestal. H. R. 10065, 70th 1st seas. 4 pp. 4O. Hcferred to the C'ommlttee on I'atmta. 128 (Aim. 3-11). Repeal of prlce-fi~ingclause for merhanlcal repro, n. EIearlngs held before thr Commlttre on Patents, House of Rcpre- Ivrs, 70th Cong., 1st ucbss., on 11. R. 10065, a blll to amend sections and 28 (e) of the act entitled "An nct to amend and conwlldate ts respec*ting cnpyrlght," npproved Mar. 4, 1909. Apr. 3, 4, 10, and 28. 2 p. I., 201 pp. 8". b28 (Feb. 13). A 11111 to ani,nd nrctions 1 (e) and 25 (e) of the act 'd ".\n act to mend and ct~nsolldatethe acts respcbctlng copyright," red Mar. 4, 1909. Ilrtroduccd by Mr. Moses. 9. 3160, 70th Cong., ss. 4 UP. 4O. Referred to the Committee on Patu~lts. 10 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS B"U~.R. 13452. (H. R. 13452) lS was introduced by Mr. Vestal, whc chairman of the House Committee on Patents, on M =. &pr. 15C0. presented a favorable report (H. Rept. No. 152 entitled " Repeal of price-fixing clause for mechanica ~roduction." When this bill was reached on the H Calendar on May 21, it was on motion " l>assed over H out prejudice," and the session closed without fur ~9. action. Meanwhile a bill of similar test (S. 4369) '' been introcluced in the Senate by Silnator Moses on Mt Tlie texts of the bills H. R. 10605 and H. R. 13452 gether wit11 the Rel>ort 50.1520. are priilted in llclclen~ I, pages 3744. The purpose of this proposed legislation is to repea provisions in ~~espectto the royalty of 2 cents require be paid for each part manufactured of instl-nments s ing to rel>rodnce mechanically a copyrighted mu! composition (ec. 2) and to substitute provisions to mit the owner of the copyright of the musical coinposi to make his own terms for such reproduction of music. The bill (H. R. 13452) furthrr provides that- After nlig su(fih grnnt or s~ihsequentngrwlilent litis becolne ( tire, nny othtbr IW~SOII ulny 111:lke like use of such c-c~pyrig musical coin~nuitionnpon the sr~rueterms and c.onditi011~in re, of the roynlty payal~le,the time, ~nt)de,nl~d manlier of such nlent, tii id the wurity for tlie payn~entthereof. *. (St par. 1.) The committee in its report states that the bill " eliminate abuses and evils and injnstices which have 1 vailed for 19 years, and is therefore recommentled favorable consideration." 192P IJIay 1)..L 0111 to amend the set c.l~tltled"An act to a~ucud conhol'date the ;IC~N reepvc.tlng copyrl~ht," approved Mar. 4. 1!)0! nlnrndtd, in rrNprct of mrellnnlcal rrproduct~onof mu~iculcornposit :tnd for other porpo#tbs. Introduced by Mr. Vt.ntal. 11. R 13452, Collg., let srss. 5 ~p.An. Referred to the Comrnltter on t'ntrnts. l4 19% (May 4). .\ 1~111 to amend thdct elltitled ".\u HC~to amend consolidt~te tbe acts renpect!ng copyright." a1)proved Mar. 4. 1908 :imtv~ded,in rtlsprct to mechunlcal reproduction of muslcnl rompoult on4 for othpr purposes. Introduced by Mr. Vefltal. H R. 13452 (1 No 1.720). 70th Cong., 1st sms. 5 pp. 1". Rrft,rred to the Comm on Pn tt.11 t~. 1!)28 I Muy 4). Repeal of prlce-flxi~~~claune for mrchanlcal rcproduc blr. \ estal. from the Committee on l'atents, uubmlttt'd the following re (to t1ccoml)any 11. H. 1345"). El. Hept. No. 1320, 70th Cong., 1st 2 pg. No. lS 1!)2H (May 7. Irzihltitivr day May 3). .\ bill to amrnd the act ~nt "All nct to nlnrnd und conrolidate the acts respecting copyright," appr Mar. 4, Inon. an amrnded, in respect of mrchanlcal rrprocluction of mu rolnporitiolrs. and for other purposes. Introduced by Mr. Moses. S. 4 70th Collg., 1st stass. 3 pp. 4". Referred to the Committee on l'ab tlitlV~ltTOI' 'I'III*: IIR(I1ATER OF COPYRIGHTS 11 4 Bn Slnv I r,, I!~!s. I loll. Milltlrcl E. Tydings introduced Biu l~yhttcllrr*nt rr 11111 (S.I k(i7)'" Lo amend section 1 of the act ttf rrwnr, '1'111h I)II I i 111 1.ot ll~c:ocl by Senator Tydings makes wly 11110 ~*IIIIII~I~111 OI(~ tbsisting copyright law; namely, the inwrf~t~~~In ~c~c-tit~i~ L of the following words: .led ~~~VI.III,.IIIIII 111~,1., 'l'll;tt tlie issuiuice or sale, by ~~uthorityof il,~IPWIII~ ~tr 1111, ~~tvltyrigl~tof 21 musicd cornp)sitio~t,or by IIIIY (*rrvr III\V~IIIIJ ~.IIIIIIIIII~IIY, tliroligh, 01' under the owiier of such *-r(tkrl(ll~l.III cllt-t.(s IIII~IIIwhich nre writtell, plil~ttul,or lby other l:#va+ea IIIII~II* 11) IIIIIII*:I~, IIIIIW,emblems, syrl~kAs,siglls, words, ur hk:hi.fr. 111 IIIII*I~.IIIt.t~1111111sitio11, notes, tones, vnlurs, tul11l arrlrllge rrrihll. 1111111\\111t.l1 Ill(- II~tl~~ghtof ail author lut~ybe read or f:'tw wti11.11 ~M*I.~~I~III;IIII.I.II~I110 ~lusiiZl1 compbsitio~~ 111t1y Ibtl U~II(IC,~llilll ~ICIIIII~IUII 111' 11rlv111(~or 11ublic perfoirnt~ii(.~of sue11 luusi(*lll corn- l~mltltt!~~rt11 III.~II\I tvr ollit?rwise, \vhcii such l~?rfortiin~~ct~is i~iit(le trr,~urltc~ *III*~I~ -11 Iss~rc~l or sold, without coiitributicr~~to tlir col~y- ri~lrtII~ I.II\ 1111) I~IlI1(1 owlier therwf, or to tu~yperso11 la\vfully , ~HIIIIIIIUlay. 111r1111~11.or under such owner, iii excess of tllc' price j#tltl h~r-111 11 411(.(.1-so issued or sold. St, I/IIII~II~.I~II~I wits taken upon any of these bills. Ily IIII* I,I.~ :rl,l~~~ovedJune 18, 1874, registration is re- Pt.i& od labelu. Bill I(~I~I?YI10 111s III:II~I~for copyright protect,ion in the case of ri. R. iolsl. prlrrtn tt~l(lIIIIII-I:, (101. articles of manr~fi~cturein tlie Patent t ~MIP: IIIII \Y:ISintroduced by Mr. Vestal on February # Ifan," It, t t.1111sfcrthis registration to the copyright ufirr 111111 III 1.t-lbc~i11the act of 1874. Ko action was taken I I IIII 11s I~rieftest is printed at page 44. 'I'III* IIIII\~-IIII~~I~to abrogate the design patent nct and to 1,~ttv11119ft~r I 11,' 1)rotect:ion of original designs to be ap- (tl118cl III 11 I.(ic.lcss of manufacture under the copyright law u a. 141 I\ 1111tx~t1 11y the introduction by Mr. Vestal on Janu- cl~yI(\. I!).'%. of ii new bill for this purpose (H. E. 0368).18 fr. R. gem I'rtl~I~t~II~-III.~II~S on the bill were had on Mtirch lCi,'!' and I,II ,\IIII,I~~I2.4 t II~bill was brought before the Senate by -- .- a 1k1'* I \1nv I;. Ivgi*lutlve dtiy Yay 3). h blll to anlend scc. 1 of :ID s-I t~~-r<~rq'l".\I, :I,.( 10 amend and conwlld~~tc-the ncts naspt-cllog copy- 6i#l11 ' f&lqt~'o!v~lhl;~r. 4. 1909. IntrOductbd by Mr. Tydings (by requvst). 14117 ;11t1t ~'(oII~..1st srss. 5 pp. 4". Referred to the Committee on I'nt~~~llm .' 111:s I I.'VII. 2). h 11111 to itl lend scc. 5 of tlie act t!ntitlt.d "4n :let to snt'-*k81 IIII~~~s~~~s~~lltl~~tt~ the ncts rrspecting cop~right," approved Nor. 4, I1*Hb, i~nql COI. ,1111t.rpurl)osrs. I~~troducedby Nr. Vestal. 11. 11. 10434, I~II,r at~i~ , 1.1 svrs. 2 pp. 4O. Referred to the Committee on Patenta ' 1'1.'\ I.I:III.Itib. .\ blll amending the Stntutes of the Unitcd States r 111, I 111.1~,IIII. 10 ~.~)l~yrlghtr(.gistr~(tIon of designs. Introduced by Ur. -..,.,I 11 I(. :l::;,S. 70th Cong., 1st scss. 15 pp. 419. ltcbfvrrcsd to tile ' 1~1111,1111, <. <&I, i'i,lf.lltn. - l:l.,s I \IIII..it;). Ltt'xistration of designs. Hearing hcbld bttforc the ~;.ttrt,~tft~.~~(111 I'~~(vstx, House of Represenlotivex, 70th Cong.. 1st srss.. ou 11 11 .I :..-. ,I Itill ~~rovidingfor copyright registration of designs. Mur. I!, '* t 18 I , I(; pp. 8(-. 12 REPORT OF THE RF@ISTEH OF COPYHMHTS I-Ion. Henrik Shipstead (S. 3T68).20 Mr. Vestal intr duct~dan amended bill on Ma,y 1 (H. R. 1345:3),2' but further action has been 1-ecorded. Z'be texts of these bi, are printed in Adtlendurn I, pages 45-64. Motion-picture film. Several bills have been presented to Congress with I sl'ect to rnotion-pictnre filrils ant1 their exhibition. Tlle [)ills contain provisions relative to the corrinlerciul use 1 copyrighted films, ant1 for that reason their titles are i cludt~lin cbllronologimlorder in this sumirlary. Bill 8. 1661. On December 13, 1927, Senator Smith W. Brookha irttrotluced "A bill to prevent o1)straction ant1 burtle~ upon interstate trade tind commerce in coyyriglited In, tion-picture films," etc. (S. 1667) ;" on January 13, 192 Hon. Clarence Cnnnon introdnced a bill (H. R. 9298) of exactly the same title but a somewhat different tex scc.t,ions 2 and 3 of S. 1667 being omitted ; Hon. Ernanul Celler, on January 26 also introduced ct bill of exnctl the same title (H. It. 10087)" which agrees in test wit Senator Brookhart's bill (S. 1667). On May 11. Hal Grant M.Hudson iritroduced a bill (H. R. 13686)25er titled "A bill to protect the motion-picture industr egainst unfair trade prnctices and monopoly." This la: ik an elaborate bill of 41 sections. containing 54 page: * 1!+2R (Mnr. ?4). A hill nmendlnx the Statute8 of the I'dted Stat6 with referwcr to copyright redstrntior~of denlnns. Introdu~udby M Yhlprtead. H. :lifl8, 70th Gong., 1st W~R. 17 BP. 4". Referrrad to tt Committee on Patents. 1928 (May 1). .4 blll amending the Rtatutea of the ruited States t provltle for copyright rrgi~tratiouof dc%igus. Introduced by Mr. Ve~ta I1 R. 1:3453, 70th Gong., 1st sc.nn. 18 pp. 4". Referred to the Commi tenn I'ntent~. 2z 1027 (1)ec. 13). .\ bill to grpvrnt obstruction nnd burdens upon Intel yL:ite trade nnd romrnerre in co~~yripht~~dmotion-picture dims. nnd to pn vent the rr~tralntupon the frec. csomvetition in the production, dlstributlo~ and cxhlbition of copyri~htedmotlon-pictnre Rlrns (etc.). Introduced b Mr. Rronkhart. S. 1667. 70th Cong., 1st aess. 10 pp. 4O. R~&rred to th <'omrnltter on lntrrstate Commerce. >!I28 (Jan. 13). .\ hlll to prevent ohstruc on and burd~naupon Intel -t.rtr trade nnd rolnmerce In cnriyrighted Aon-picture fllms (etc.. snm title continued, us rlhove). Introduced by Mr. Cnnuon. H. R. 9208, 7Vt Vong.. 1st sms. 6 pp. 4". Hrferred to the Committee on lnterstate an, k'orei*.~i ('omlnercc.. a4 192R (Jan. 26). A hill to prevent obsttnction and burdens upon Intel stat', trade and rommrrcc in copyrighted motion-picture fllms (etc., nan, tltlr contillued, an above). Introduced by Mr. ('eller. H. R. 10087, 7Utl I'ong., Iqt w~s.10 pp. 4". Referred to the ('onunittee on lnterstat 11nd Foreign ('ommerce. 3 I!UH (Ma.v 11). A bill to protect the motion-picture industry again8 \~llfnirtrnde practice8 and monopoly, to providr- Just setticmcnt uf com 7,lulntcl of unfair dc~alings,to provide for the lnanuiacture of wholeeom m,,tlon pictures at the source of production, to create a l+deral motiol plcturr cornrnisslon, to deflne its powers, aild for other purponea. Intro r;oced hy Mr. Cludmon. H. R. 18680, 70th ConR., 1st sess. 64 pp. 4' ltcf,,rrrd to the Cun~mitteeon Interfitate and Forelgn Commerce. g& M~E~Fnctiou is ~Secordedconcerning any of these "WX < L 3 ' liur~Ia~t ~PRI"S 1~~11ort reference was made to the text ;;o",ziC ,, ' & f& joint n*w,ll~tio~i,approved March 4, 1927. whicl~svstem. ' p&stetl in full test authorizing a joint conimittee of 8~0usc~sto c'onsider the purchase of tlie right to an @mrfr*trcl ilpe " for all governmental, administrative, rblictition purposes" of the Harrimnn Geographic 2 @*tcsl i~nclerpatents or copyrigllts issned. 'A favor.al)lc. report was presentrtl on M:ly 20, 1928, by Rmn, (;oor.gtl 14. Mhses nn(l an ndvc~.seminority report f&m. tIi~.anlBinpllaril on M:ly 29."' Senator 3ftwes gtw intr.otlncc~tl on Mny 20 a bill to p~*ovidcfor the pu~lrt~srof the Hnrrimtln (;eogr:~phic Code Syste~n,'~ rvMrh ~~119LI~C'O presented to the House by Hon. Henry WITtmple on May 29." No final action was reported. INTElINhTIONAL COf'YRI(IlIT A (*o~)yrigl~tyroclanrntion \\-:is issutbtl on RIuy 14, 1928, Copyright Proclnmation f~ ~RVOI' of Rurnanin. This ],roclarr)ation tlrbclares "that dated nrav 14, 1928, r~ rTtlr,t~n+ of Rumania are entitled to all the benefits of the Rumnra. net of )[arch 4, 1909, inclatling section 1 (e) thereof and the act. :lmenclatory of the said act." 9g1v lwoclnmation further cleclares : I'~.oc-idr.rl.That the c~11jo3mel1t11s nr~ywork of the rights and ltt*~~c.Ht. ronfel'rrcl IJ~tllr II(-t of Ivl~~rc-h4. 1!KT3, und the ads IBIII~~III~II~~~Ythereof. sh:~ll1)r c.o~~clititnlulI~IM?II rrnn1)lianc.e with the rc*~l~~lrt~~r~c~ntsand forint~litic~~ prt~sc.rihed with rrr;yecbt to sucxhworks 11y the c~~pyrightlaws c~fthe Ii~~itrclStates. 11td [rrmidcd farther, That the provisions of wc%ion 1 (e) of tl~rlit-t of Slnrrh 4, 1WI9, in sc~fnr as t11t.y skbi.urcA cbopyright ctm- frolli~~l:the parts of i~~strr~n~tbntsserving to reproduce mwhnn- 11 ltlly rr~usic:~lworks shall :11)plp only to coruln)sitions pul~lish('d e 1928 (Mny 20, Iryislative day May 3). IIarrlnian Qi~ographlcCode S!~lvm llel~~lrtof the S~blvct do111t ('ominlttet~ on the llnrrinian Geo- ur~~l~hlcCode Ry~tcm,('onxrc.~r of thr IT~~itedRtatc.8, 1,urauant to Public Ila'c~~lution70, 69th c'orlp;., ap[)ro\'rvl Mar. 4. 1027. I'rescntrd by Jfr. Moses. H. Ik~rNo IS!), 70th ('ong., l~tstbaa. Rrft-rrrd to the Commlttre on I'rlntivg. 1 p I., 8 pp. 8'. 1!11X (Slay 29, lcgihlatlv~dny JInv 28). H~lrrlman(:eographic Code Syn- Ig.nl Minority view* of the Xi.l~rt .lolnt ('on~mittee l're~~ntul 111 Jlr. Rin~ham. X 1)oc. So. ].in. 1)t. 2. 70tl1 Cong.. 1st 8ws. Referred to tht. Co~n~uittreon l'rinting. 1 @. I., 2 pp. 8'. -? I!)% Olay 26, l(.gislnti\-~clay hIny 3). -1 bill to provide for the pur- r,hll\e of the IIarrinlun Ctxographic Code System. Introcluced by Mr. \lone* S 4.584, 'iotll c'onn., la1 at>hn. 4 I)Y. 4O. Hrfrrred to the Com- IIIII tce on l'riuting. '* (Vay 29). A bill to providr. for tll~purchase of thc Anrriman 4;clographic Code System. Introduced by Mr. Temple. H. R. 11127. 70th ( ong., 1st seus. 4 pp. 4" Referred to the ('omrnittee on Appropriatione. 14 liI.:l'()11'1' 01' THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS II~'IPI..l111y I. I!Iu!), rind rcgistcn*dfor copyrigl~tin the United States 1, lli(41 II:L\.~. lrot been reprotlucetl within tile T-~~itrtlSti~t('d prior to AI:I~14. 1928, on fully ccn~t~'iv;unc.eby metuls (I€ whic-h the work muy I ,tb 111echllnfc111lyprfor~ncd. 1 1; A conference of the countries of the Pan Anierican ( '.,,I/,I.,!,&(.(.. 11.6nlla, 19a. 8.T:nion was held in Habttnn, Cuba, finom Janu:try lG, to Il'ebruary 20, 1928, and a new copyriglit convention was (!rafted revising the convention atloptecl at Bucnos Aires. on Augtlst 11, 1910. In this new convrt~tion,:~doptccl February 18, 1928, the following articles of tllc conven- tion of 1910 stancl witlio~ltchange; mlinely, 1, 4, 5 (as 5 bis), 7 to 15, inclusive'. In :~rticle2, in atltlition to a. few verb111clwngcs, there have been atldcd to thc list of works protcctrtl " litlto- g~-al~hit." ant1 " cinc!~~~atog,rlal)liic" \vo~-ks ant1 " rcl)rotlt~c- tions I)y 1nr:lns of niccl~nnic:~linstrualcmts clcsiguccl for tlte reprotluct.ion of sollnds." :~ntlthe \vo~-tlx" ;ts wcll ;is the :wts rtpplied to :toy IINIII:I~:~cti\~ity \vli;~tc~vcr" h:~ve L.cc!n adtled after tlic cnui~ic~.;ttionof " plans, sketclics, or plttstic worltx rc111.ting to gt~og~-:~l)I~y,geology, or tol)ogr:i- l'lly, nl-cllitect~~rcb,or :LII~oi1ic.r sc.irncc." In ;i~.tielc3, whicli p~*ovielrtltll;~t l)~.otcction sl~ol~ld sec~~reclin all the otlicr St;~tes" \\litlior~ttllc necessity of' complying with ~trlotlic~. fo~-~~~;tlity, 111-ovided cilwnys t,lir~.e shall appcar in the work a st,atcinc~nttlt;~t indictttes tlie reservt~tionof tlic p~~opcl~ty~*iglit," tl1c.1.r have now I~cc~t added the further rc~cl~~i~.e~ncmts"ant1 the nalilc of tl~e person in \\'hose favor the ~.csrl.vationis registc1rcd. 1,iltc- wise the country of origin, the country in \vllicli the first publication was niatle, or tllosc in whic~l~sirnultttncous publications were mnclc, as well as the year of tlie ti 1st l~~blicntion,must I)c! intlicatccl." The full text of the 1910 convention was printed in my ~.el)ortfor 1011, pttgcs l;il)-ICil of tlie It port of the Ilil)~-:t~.iunof Cong~.c!ssfor that yeill.. It w,8 s also 1)l.intctl as Copyrigllt Office 1nform:ltion Circular, So. 65, anel in the Copyright Office 13ulletin. Ko. 14, lxlgths 4;&47. In ii\tldenclu~n I1 of this year's rc11o1.t is tl~e~.c!fol.eprintc!(l cmly so much of the text as clearly int1ic;ttc.s tlic chnnges adopted at Habana in the conference of 1928 (see p:lgcbs. (37-69). ROME COPTItICIIT C( )NFEIIENCE, 1!) 2 8 International n c0pyrig11t An international confcrc~nc.~was heltl t. Kon1r f1.0111 conl"enw. Ramc, 1928. Mtty 7 to June 2, 1028, for tlie purpose of cliscussi~~gthe oposals for amendment of the Copyright Convention ped at Berlin on November 13, 1908. Representatives 3m 53 countries, including 19 nonunion States, were esent. The delegation on the part of the United States mprised the American ambassador at Rome, Henry -ather Fletcher, chairman; the counselor of the embassy, arren D. Robbins; the commercial attach&, Mowatt M. itchell and George R. Canty, together with the Hon. Sol oom and the Register of Copyrights. The results of the deliberations were embodied in a zn*$pl;y~~ vised text of the convention, which was printed in%18s. uench uncl signed on June 2. Many changes were pro- sed and considered, but only a certain number of them :re finally accepted, the larger number of the articles the convention of 1908 remaining unchanged. The )re important of these unchanged provisions may be iefly summarized as follows : (1) The union term of protection (life of author and 60 ~oablonsconvention oi01 ars after his death) ; (2) the author's exclusive right to 190sunchangsd. remaining ike or to authorize translations of his work; (3) serial wies and other works published in newxpapers or peri- icals in one union -coantry may not be reproduced in y other union country without the consent of the thor; (4) news of the day or miscellaneous news items ving the character merely of press information are not ,otected; (5) the right to borrow for use in publications tended for instruction, etc., is permitted; (6) authors e protected (without notice of prohibition) against e unauthorized public representation of their dramatic musical works or of a translation of them, and of any lauthorized appropriation of their works for adapta- )ns or arrangements of music, or transformations of a mance or novel or of a poem into a theatrical piece or ce versa; (7) authors are accorded the exclusive right to ntrol mechanical reproduction of their musical works; I) the author's name on the title-page shall be sufficient permit him to sue. or the publisher may sue if the work anonymous or pseudonymous; (9) the provisions as seizure of copies ; (10) government right of censorship ; 1) privilege of making special copyright treaties; and 2) the various provisions relating to the International ~pyrightBureau at Berne are retained nnchanged, ex- pt that the Berne bureau budget is increased from 1,000 to 120,000 Swiss francs. 214--2 16 I~k'l~~jltToil* .l.ll b: 1:~:(118'1'1.:11OF COPYRIGHTS I*9c*%bpw 'J'l~r~)rrtrl.tlml c~ltrr~~g,.c~s l)roposed, which were ug~ WHY* rrwv Iw I,rt,.flv 5tll11111arizedns follows: .\rr I,#I,~2 tlclines the cspression " literary ant1 : ,vt,~.Ifi " :III~.I enun~eratesspecifically the works in itt tlie protection :icco~*ded.In the convention o there 11as been added '' Iect.t~res,addr~sses, stlrrnor other \vol.ks of like n:tturc." In a new :~rticlr," a~ltllorityis rtbse~.v~tlto the. tlonlrstic lcgislt~tionc: c.o~~ntl*yof tlit: 11nio11to e~t:ll)lisI~tlle co~~(litio~~s ~11icl1sr1c11 oral worlts may bc reproduced I)y 1-11t :111tl 111so l)~.ovisions.to c~sc.l~~tle,11~rti~lly or \vllolly this ~)rotcctio~~"~)olitic.:rl tlisc.o~ll.ses or clib~c.otlrscl no~lncctlill jlltlici:~l clebirtes." 1111ttile i~~ltlloralon Iiitvcb tlic! right to bring s11(*11works togt!t.ller :t~icl1 tlu1111;IS :i conlpil:~tion. First pablil.iilion Tlie convention of 1908 1)rovitled vc1.y libcr:~llyt I,y 11oaunirrni8t atrthor in n i111t11orof a 11on1111io11(*o~~~it~.y lirst l)~~l)lisl~ing his un9~1iislcouf~lry. in $1 union coontry slio~~ltlclnjoy in tll;~tco1111try tllc rights as national uutl~ors:lncl in tl~eother (bo~~~~t~ the onion thch 1.ig11ts :~cc.o~atlctlI)y the c.onvcntion. l)e~.lnitt.t~tlautl~ors of non~~nionrountrics to stlc.ur.e 1 tion tli~*o~lglio~ltthe \-;~~.io~lsc.o~~ntrirs of tllc 11rii n~c~rclyfirst pr~l~lisliinptlleil. wo1.1ts in one of thrll~ i\nlel.ic.an ;111t1iol..for. cs:~nil)le,I)y pt~blisl~il~gl~ib first in Engl;~ntl,lnigl~t stJc.~lrc: co1)yripht ill :111 tlicl tric1s of tile c*opy~.igl~t11nio11, ~lfll~llgh tlie I:riit.cvl is not a nienibcr of the nnion. This situation lerl uclo1)tion at Ber'ne? Switzerl:~nd,on Marcli 20. 1!)14, " atlclitional p~.otorol," provitling that wllen :I non country does not plvtect ncleqr~atelythe works of :)I of a tlnionist countl*y,this latter country n~iglit1.t t11c 1)rotection :~cc.o~atlctlto \\.orks by non1111ion a1 who :ire citizens of tlle fonner country illid 1v11o 111 :~ct~rallydomicilecl in tlie union coY ntr . 'l'l~e pro\r of this '' udclitional protocol " are now n~utle:1i1 in1 part of tlie test of the 1'328 conrcntion (art. 6. I):I C'li111ses are added providing tliut rcstrictiolis tastabi by virtue of this autho~.ity,11owever. " sh:ill not 1)l-ej the rights which ;in author may have :~c.(l~~il.e(lin :I ~)~~l)lisl~celin one of tlie countriels of tlie ~~nionl)cfo~ putting int.o effect of this restriction " (art. 6, pa 11111cl.e is ~III-thcrl~rovision (art. 6. palB.4) tliat c.o111 which atlopt tl~eserestrictive measures sliull inclicl~t n:ltn~*t.of tlie rc~strictionsand ntln~etl~e co~~ntry concc rn n 11otific.:rtion to the Swiss Government and the latter tllr~llc+or~~llii~~iicate these facts to the other nnion countries. A 11cw article, " 6 bis," deals with the nlrlcll-clisrusscd Moral dght of arrlhors. " IIIIJI.;~~1.ig1lt " of allthors. This tirllentl~llent ~vas TIIIOIJ~IVIwith much entllr~sitis~riand its trcceptance mas tl,111i1'1l11 ])on as one of tlie ~iiostil~rporttrnt aclliererllerits I,!' I lit* c.onferenc.e. Partrg~-aph1 ~*e:rtlsas follo~vs: I t~~ltqrt~~~~lentlyof Ilir ~)iltril~~t)~~ii~l1~ig11t~of t11~i111t110r. nl~d Article 6 bis. t I~IIi~llt.r tlie r~ssiglllucwt t:f tllc'rc. ri~llts,tllc~ :~utlior rc~trlills the 1igI11 (41 elai~lit11~ 1111t(#r11ity his \vorI<,11s \vc*Il us tilt* rigl~tto ~.11~t*t-l10 every tl~:for~l~r~tit~l~.~~~ntilatitrl~, or othc'r ~llo~lifi~.t~tiol~of 1111, stlit1 work \vllic.l~111r1y IIO ltrc-juclivir~lto his 11t111oror to his r~~l~lll;~tion.. 'I'lle article l)~.ovitlcstlr:rt it slitill l)c Icft to tlie legis- I:II io~iof e:rcli 11rrioll c.ori~~tryto ~st:rl)li.slitlie coritlitions 1'01. [lie exc.1-vise of tlic.se r.igIlts trrrtl tlre 111t~a11sfor stifti- :!~i:~lstlingtliclri s11:rll l)tt lcbft to tlie lc.gisli~tion of tlie t,sti~ntry\vlicl.t. l)~'otec.tionis cltriliicd. In a new :II.~iclcb. b' 7 7),i.~,"it is ~)r.ovitletlt1r:rt tlie " drira- n*cration ot ropm'yht in col- I 'on of tlre a~~tllor'sriglit 1)~longingin coliilrion to c~)l-laborative works. l:~l)orntorsill a \\ol.li is to I)eb c+r~l(~irl;rtecl:rcc.or.clirig to tlre (late of tlie tlctrtli of tlrc last srrrrivo~.of tlic caollabo- I :ttors." ant1 that iii11lior.s of R cborr~itr.ygranti~ig a slio~*tch~' tc rn~r;rn not c.lairi~ in tlic otllcr c.orrntr.ic>s of tlie ~~nion :I ~rutc~ctiorrof Iolig,r(~l'(Il~l'i~tion, I)ut th:rt in trny c:rse [lie terrir of l)r*otc~c.tion4r:rll not rxl)ir.t. before tlie cle:lth of the last sr~rvivorof the collaborntors. The (.on\ ent ion of 1!)OS 1)r-ovitlctlthat nnp nc\vspal)er ~etonpapn articles. :~rticlecsc.ept fiction nliglit 1)e rcpl'otlircctl I)y any other rle\vsl)alxhr if rcl)rotlrlttion ~vnsnot expressly forbidden. The convention of 1!)2R I-estric.t.ss11c11 privilege of rc.pro- tluction to ";lrticles of (~III-I*CI~~erononiir. ~)oliticaI.or 1-eligio11~dis(~~~hsion.(' but req~~irestliat the source nlust alwtryh I)e clearly iritlicirted. Tl~econfirlnation of this latter o1)lig;ltion is to I)e tleterriiinetl by tlre legislation of the cboirntr-y\vher*e the pl.otrc*tion is clainletl. (.irt. 9. par. 2.) ne\v article. " 11 hi,? " provitles. c.onciselp. tliat " all- ~~d~ff~ t!~ors of lite~.:rl-yant1 art istic \vorks cnjop tlit> rsc.l~rsi~~r right to t111tllo1.izc1tlie c-oriin>~rriitationof tl~cli~.\~orks to the ~)rrt)licI)y ~.adiodiffribion,"the c.ontlition.; of tlie tlst.1.- cihe of this right to I)t. rcgillated l)p the Iegislatioli of each coll~itrytrntl lir~iitc~tlto that corl~itry,but not to ntlvcxrsrly atfec4 tlie moral ~hiphtof the arithor nor his right to obtain " cqriittlLle ~.emr~nerationfixed, in tlcfault of ;rn anlic.:rlle :lgreenitbnt, by competent authority." Cinemot09raphic productions. In the 1908 convention, in article 14. it is provideti that " cinematographic productions are protected as literary or artistic works when by the arrangement of the stage effect or by the combination of incidents represented, the author shall have given to the work a personal and origi- nal cllaracter." In the 19'28 convention tlle worcls " per- wnal nnd " are omitted, leaving only the requirement that the author of the cinematogrttpliic work sl~allllctve given it an " original chnrac.tcr," lac-king which it is provitletl that the cint*matograpliic protluction shall be protected ;IF a ~)hotograpliicwork. Witlio~ltprejudice to the riglits of the author of the work 1.t~prodncec1or atlnptctl tlle cine- nuitograpliic work is to be protected as an oiiginal work. meats arperseded. The last half dozen articles of the convention of 1928 contain the provisions concerning the substitution of that convention for the previous agreements; nainely, the o~~igintllconvtwtion of Bt~rneof 1886, the alllencl~nents cgreed to at Paris in 1896, the revised convention of Bc~r- lin of 1908; also tlie 1)rovisions for accession to the Copy- riglit TTnion; for millring l~servationswlien atlheri~ig, and for the clenuncintion of the convention by any coun- countries. of new try if desiring to (lo so. It is provided (art. 23, par. 3) that the accbeision of :iny ntlw co~~ntryshall be effective one month after the sentling of the rrquire(1 notification of accession by the S~vissConfederation to the other anionist t-ountries, unless a later tlate llas been intlicatec! by tlie adhering country, i. e., a later fisecl tlate when it is desired the convention shall be in effect with respect ta tlie new country joining the union. Convention $0 be ralified not later It is provided in articlc 28, that the convention nlust than July', 1g.v. bc ratified and the rntifirations deposited at Rome not litter than July 1, 1931. It will go into effect among the countries of the union which have ratified it one nlonth after that date. If, however, before hat date, it hns ken ratified by at least six countries, it d111 go into effect as between those conntries one month after the deposit of the sixth ratification has been notified to them by the Government of tlie Swiss Confetleration. For ot1lt.r co~lntriesof the union which shall Itlter ratify, the chon\rtlntionsllall go into etfect one month after the notifi- c:itions of each of such ratifications. Article 29, para- graph 1, ~~.ovidrsin substance the snme as tlie corl-espond- ing article and pnragmph of the convention of 1908, n:lmely, that the convention "shall remain in cffect for an indeterminate time, until the expiration of one year hum the day when denunciation of it shall have been ~littde," l%was provided in the convention of 1908 that it should Eubatituttonearldeer convm- of rqctlluce in the relations between the contracting States of the union, the convention of 1886, and the declaration of liW, but that new countries acceding to the union might ittdicate their desire to substitute certain provisions of tks convention of 1886, or the additional act of 1896, at lafit provisionally. These provisions are omitted in the ?onvention of 1928; but it does provide (art. 27, par. 1) Lbat the cwnvention of 1928 slitlll take the place of the ronveiition of Berne of 1886, " and tlle acts by \vliich it has hnsuccessively revised," but that the "act pre- viously in effect shall remain tipplicable in relatioris with the ctc~untrieswhich shall not have ratified the present ~mvention." The convention also provides that such countries as may19.98 conventionbe aimed rtre actually within the ~lnion,but in whose name the con- ~~,r"eruO vcwtion of 1928 has not been signed, may at any tinie ad- lltxre to it, and they, as well as union countries in whose llanle the convention of 1928 i~ signed. are entitled to retain the benefit of reservations which they hare pre- a-iously formulated, on conclition that they make such a clec?aration at the time of the deposit of ratifications. And it is provided that a new adhering country niay indi- rate its intention to substitute, provisionally at least, for tuticle 8, concerning translations, the provisions of article 5 of the convention of 1886, as revised in 1896. Such l,l.orisions, however, it is understood, are to deal only nith translations in the language or languages of the country. .lrceeaion for Several countries within the Copyright Union signed colonie8, etc. the convention of 1908 in behalf of their colonies or pos- hessions, and article 26, paragraph 1, was authority for so doing: or for indicating which of their dependencies sl~ouldbe excluded. In the convention of 1928 there have been included provisions to accede to the convention upon b~halfof colonies, protectorates, territories under man- date or "all territories under suzerainty," and suitable ~otificationto the Swiss Government is required both that the articles of convention apply or have ceased to apply in the case of such colonies, etc. ~ccc~ionof neu Countries outside of the union, which assure full legal rounlrier. protection for the rights that are the object of the con- vention, may accede to it, by means of adhesion, either to 20 REPORT OF THE REOIBTER OF COPYRIGHT8 the convrntion signed nt Berlin, November 13, 1908, or tc the convtbntion signed ~ttItome on June 2, 19%. Sucl >lc~c.~h~ionmap be made up to August 1, 1931. After thal date such countries can adhere only to the conventior of 1'8.28. Reaolulions ndoptrd at In ~tlditionto the adoption of this revised text of thc convention, the conference formulated a series of sis reso- llitions. These relate to the so-called "moral right" of nuthors: the permissible borrowing from copyridlted works; tlie right of the t~rtistto share in the increased price secured 1)y tlie successi~-e sale of his work: the desirability of adopting son~emethod of estnblishing the 2ate of an arithor7s creation: the protection of the rights of perforniing artists: rind the possible unification of the provisions of the Pan American Convention of Habana, 1928, ant1 tlie Rorile convention of 1928, with a view to the world-wide ltnificstion of the laws protecting literary and artistic works. :ionTezL @led. Of eonwen- The full French text of the convention of 1928. with an English translation, as well as the test of the resolutions are printed in Addendum I11 to tliis report, pages 70-98. Fir&~nio c~pwghifor +nu A dozen or more bills have been presented to Congress Union. containing provisions to effect the entry of the United States into the International Copyrigllt Union. The bill for the general revision of the copyright laws, introduced ~i11H. R. ~913. by Hon. Albert H. Vestal on January 9, 1928 (H. R. 8912),' contains such provisions in its sections 61, 62. and 63. Mr. Vestal also presented on anuary 18, 1928. a brief "bill to amend the copyright la3 in order to permit the United States to enter the International Copyright ~irtH. R. 9586. Union" (H. R. (3586),Vlle text of wllich is printrd in Addendum I, page 64. Respectfully submitted. THORVALDSOLBERG, Register of Copyrig hk. HERBERTPLTNAJI, Librarian of Congress. * 1028 (Jan. 9). A bill to amend aud consolidate the act8 rrapectlng copyright and to permit the Unfted States to enter the Internatjonal Copy- right Union. Introduced hy Mr. Vestal. H. R. 8912. 70th Cong.. 1st sess. 46 pp. 1". Referred to the Commlttee on Wtmts. ' 1928 (Jan. 111). A blll to amend the copyright law in order to permit; the I'l~itedStutrfl to enter the I~iternatlonaiCopyright Union. Introduced by Mr. Vestal. H. R. 8580, 70th Con&., 1st sess. 4 pp. 4'. Referred to the Commlttee on Patent.. -BIT A.-Statement of prOR8 receipts, refunde, nct recefpts, an& tree applied fw natal year ending Junc 30, 1928 Month 1927 jdr...... $15,058.86 A~~\lst...... 13,519. 00 AIQtenlber...... 14,847.47 Wober ...... 17,258.88 November...... 15, W. 67 Deemher...... 19,897.43 1928 , Jbn~nry...... 21,831.86 618.88 February...... l'i, W3.42 582.85 March ...... 17,951.40 574.18 dprll ...... 14,161.36 49L.31 May ...... 15,873.69 , 580.42 June ...... 17,822.48 I 674.03 -- Total ...... 201, 054. 49 nnlanc@brought forward from June 30. 1927 ...... $18.476.48 Xet rcceipts July 1, 1821, to June 30, 1923: Gmss receipts...... -.. .$201,054.19 Less amount refunded...... 5,571.BB -- 195,4U2.80 Total to be accounted for ...... 211,959.28 Vopyright feea applied July 1, 1027, to June 30, 19%...... 195,167.85 Balance carried forward to July 1, 1928: Trust funds...... 14182.61 Unflnlshed bushaps ...... 80B. 00 -- 211,96Q.#k 22 REPORT OF THE REGIBTER OF COPYRIGHTS EXHIBIT B.-Record of applied fees certificates Month 1927 July ...... 12, R93 $12,803.00 46'3 $231.50 238 $119.00 13,594 113,243. W August ...... 13.921 13,921.00 392 196.00 231 115. .W 14.qM4 14.23;.:,0 Septenltar ..... 19, (Hi5 13,0135.00 249 124.50 355 177.501 14,589 14,2W.oll Octoher ...... 15,26Q 142439.00 324 l(i.2.00 317 158.50 15.910 15,589.50 Novemher ..... 13,989 13,QXH.00 827 413.50 258 129.501 15,076 14, X32. W) Dwernber ..... 18,753 16,7.53.00 691 345.50 169 84.60; 17,013 17. IR?.M) I I I I 1828 January ...... Fehruary ...... March ...... April ...... May ...... June ...... Total --._183,211 I 183,211.00 I 5,256 Indrx~ng Copi~rof Aa~gnmmts transfers Notires of 1 record and copies of proprie- users 1 torship *Mh Total fees Month . - - - - I I I I I fees appHed 'Nunl-I Nnm- Nnrn- '"138 Num- 1 ber &&, ber 1 Pees 1 ber ldiO ber 1 '" I I I &larch...... April- ...... Total ... EXIIIBIT C.-Ntatcincnt or yroek csctslb rot eipts, j~cuzrly fees, nttn~her of rryistrcltio~ld,c3tc., for Jl fiscal Uc'tzrr Nunlhor I Increase / 1)rcre~spl Yrar I Orow Ices of registra- in regia- ~n rcg~s- 1 rewipts ; nllp'i*' I tian. 1 tratiou. 1 tmtima .MI, 099. 56 04, lWS.65 i l,l)i2. 73 i 69, 525. 2h I c;n, 40s. on MO, 140.50 ~2,nlo. w2 Hi, 3U4.31 85,042.03 87. 085. h? 113,062.83 113,661.52 120, 149.51 II8,m.m 122, G36.92 I IS, 684.55 115,W.42 113,8MI. 51 109,105.8i 117,518.86 132,371.37 141. IUQ.33 145,3M. '5l 153,U'B. 82 167,706. 98 li3,871.95 185,038.20 191,375. I6 201, OM. 49 24 HEPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS E~l*lltl~D.-Table of registratifma nurak durl1t.g the lust pve fix(-a1 llcwra .- I S~~hject-lnatterorcopyright 1923-24 1621-25 19W2(1 1!3%27 - ---- Rmks: (a) Printed in the United States: Volumas...... 10, M9 Pamphlets, leaflets, etc...... 32.019 Contrihnliuns to news- 2U. 335 ...... (h) I'rintnd ahroad in a Ior- 1 inua...... I I,iW -- Total ...... ' 61,082 : 65,670 73.455 77, 136 ii,081 Periodimls (numbers).. . 39,808 , 40, LWl ! 41. I69 41.475 4i, 364 Lectures. annons. nd~lesu...,.! 281 i 263 ! 337 302 389 Drnn~nticor drnmetico-musicnl cornpvsit~ons...... ,-...... 3,409 1 4,015 1 4, I:@ 4.475 Musicnl compositions. ..,...... 26, i34 . 25.518 1 25,484 25,282 Maps...... 2,265 2,222 2,647 2,677 Works orart; models ordesigns-- 2,875 1 2, a50 1 9. 173 2.575 Reproductions of works of nrt .... 4' 0 0 Drawings or plastic works of e I I scientiflcor technictllcharnctcr.~ 1,342 1,414 1.422 1,228 Photographs ...... 7,922 6,081 1 6,i84 7,416 ..... Renewals Total ...... -...... ~?[WIBIT E.-Table or articles depoeited duriftg the lant fire fi& fleare ': ,-:-?...... -- -- p- & / Juhlect-matter of copyright 1923-24 I 1924-25 *-I--. I -- .- - - -. I Iluoks: j (a) Printed in the United States- i ~olumm...... 20,120 20,128 19, 554 Pnmphleta, leaflets. I I etc...... 55,120 ~5.~20 81,(MA I Contributions to I, newspapers and 'I periodicnla ...... 22,300 24, I79 -- Total ...... 97, MO 100,128 I (b) Printed ahroad in a lor- 1 eign lengunge...... 4,376 5,5i2 ; (c) English works reuistered I for ad interim copy- ! right ...... 879 955 I-- I-- Totd ...... 102. m5 l(Y1.655 €3 1. Periotlicals ...... 78.7% 81,297 I,ertnr~,sermons, etc ...... ='I 2'35 D Dramatlc or dramalico-musiuli compositions...... 3,709 4.477 E Musical compositions ...... 37,950 38.8~4 F MR~S...... 4,4Z 4,408 3 Works of art; models or designs.. 5 875 2,985 13 Reproductions 01 works 01 nrt .... 2 6 I Drewings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character. 2.147 2,388 2.225 J Photographs ...... 14,7RB 13,436 la, 042 K I Prints and pictorid illustrations. 17.038 16,202 18,781 1, Slotlon-picture photophys- -.... 8,134 8,701 8,815 hi Motion pictures not photoplays.. --48.1 BBB 592 Total ...... I' 273,445 I 278,381 ADDENDA Page I.' Copyright act, bills, and reports, Seventieth Congress, first session : Act of May 23, 1928 (copyright fees) ------H. R. Report 353, January 23, 1928 ------H. R. 8913, reported April 2, 1928 (divisible copy- right)------H. R. Report 1103, April 2, 1928------H. R. 10655, February 7, 1928 (mechanical repro- duction of music) ...... H. R. 13452, reported May 4, 1928 (mechanical reproduction of music) ------H. R. Report 1520, May 4, 1928------.- H. R. 10434, February 2, 1928 (prints and labele) - H. R. 9358, January 16, 1938 (design copyright)-- H. R. 13453, May 1, 1928 (deeign copyright) ----- H. R. 9586, January 18, 1928 (International Copyright Union) ------11. International copyright: Sixth Pan American copy- right convention, Habana, Cuba, February 18,1928- 111. International Copyright Conference, Rome, 1928: Convention, signed June 2, 1928, English transla- tion and original French text ------Resolutions adopted, English translation and original French text ...... AN ACT To niiirntl sections 57 aiid 01 of the act entitled "All act nmo~itlruitl consolitlitte tlie r1c.t~~-t*slx!c.ti~~g c!trl~yright," rrl)prov M~trch4, 1909 Act of Y~V23, Be. it e,,.oite(Z by the ~'c.?infenr~d House of Rrjn.o.w!nf 1928. to inrrrc~sc copv~igh~fc:rFr.- ti.tig~of' the I7tlited S't((tt?~of Attjetsicn. 'it1 CO~I!/~'CSS(I EffrcLi.t~eJuly 1, 103. serrtb7c.d, That sections 57 nntl 61 of the act entitlctl "3 act to i1111t~n(l:~ncl conso1itl:lte the acts rcspect.ing cop; riplit," 11p1)rovtrl M:ti*(*114, 1909 (sect.ion 57 wntL scctic 01. tit,le 17, Vnitc(1 Stittcts Cotlc), be. ant1 tile sitiiic 111 lierebg, aiilen(1t~dM) 11s to i.c:~tlas follows : "YE(:. 57. 'L'l~i~t.tllr sili(1 pi.intc(l clli.rtlnt cnti~lop~~cs: tltey iire isslletl sl~i~ll1)t~ ~)roniptlg cfist.ril,~ltc~tl 1)y tll~c-ol)! right ofice to tlie co1lrctoi.s of cllstoins of the Unitc 8tittt.s an(l to the postniiisters of ill1 cscliange ofices a rccvil)t of foreign mails. in ;~t~c.oi.tlitncewit11 i*e\.isc,tl list of s~i(slicoll~ctors of t~~~stoiiisant1 ~)ostnii~stc~.sI)~(~~)HI.C(I 1). tllc S(~:rtlti~i.yof the Ti.clttsl~rgttiltl tllc. l'ost~il:lst.c~i*(iclr~ ern]. t~ntlthry shnll illso 1x1 f111.nishetlin whole 01. ill I):II' t.o it11 poi-ties tlesiriilp tlitl~iliit a pi+icet.o be detc~i-iilinc1l by the I-epistel-of c.ol)yrigl~tsfor encrh part of tllr ceiita lope not esccetling $10 for the complcte yetti-ly c.ittalop~i of copyright entries. 'I'lle consoliclntt?d catalogr~es;In( intleses shall also 1)th s~il)l)lit.tlto all persons o~*tle~.ingthen ut snch 1wicc.s ns 111i1yl)th tlctc~i~iliinedto 1)t?i.c~t~sonnl)lr. :tilt :t.I1 sn1)scriptions for tli~c.:~t:~lop,rrles sl~i~ll bc. rc.ceirctl 1): tlir Siil)ei.intendent of 1'nl)lic I)ocr~~iiri~ts,wl~o sl~all for \vi~~.tlthe silitl ~)ublications;itntl tllr llronclys tl~i~s~.tbceirec sliall bs ptticl into tlie Treasui-y of tlie Unitetl St.atrs iiritl acc+onntctlfor llntler such laws ant1 T~.casuryi.ep~iliitiox its sllilll be in force at the time. " Si4:~.(51. Tlittt the register of copy.igIrhts sl~itllreceive tlntl tl lc l~ersoristo 1~110111 the sc~.victlstlesigntttrtl arc ~~en(lc~.ctlshttll pay, the following fees: For tlie i'c~gistra- tion of :illy \\'or]< s~il)jrct.to col>yright, tlc1)ositt~(li~n(lri' tllc pi'ovisions of tliis i1cbt, $2, \vllicll sllili is to incll~tleit cc~ibtificiitcof registration under seal: I',tlo,uided, Tlit~tin 25 01 'I'll I*: IlNQISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 29 2& IL~~lt~ t111~)11I)lihlr('d work registered nnder the q@M nf *W~~I~IIII 1. (Ire fee for registration with cer- (I llts 61. :IIII~in the case of a published photo- m 41tI1 11,~ 61 where n, certificate is not desired. y @.~IIIII~,II:IIc*c*rtificate of registration made, $1. lirry 111111 t.clt*tifying any instrument of witing I~III~I~~II~tr l' c.opyright, or any such license speci- @&@ awflarr~ I. k~~l).scction(e), or for any copy of such rgt I*I I ~t.~'tl.sc,duly certified, $2 for e:lch copyriglrt 31 el 11t111It 1):1goor additional fraction thereof over half ~III~I-.14.01. recording the notice of user or acqai- I *j~c.c~lliclclitr section 1, s~~bse~tion(e), $1 for e:1ch trf 111 11 IIIOI.(~than five titles. Fol. conlpturing tiny ~#pyII~ 1111 11,51gtr111entwit11 tlw record of such docnment IH kJtw I-O~I! I.ICIII oliice and certifying the same nntler .seal, Q, I'*II I (-c*oI.~ I LII~the rcncwal of ro~~yrightproviclecl for anrefrot~s ;I r1c1 24, $1. For 1.ecortling the transfer of arm 11lr.tlll ~c.~otklril)of copyriglrtetl :~~.ticles,10 cwnts for 40?ifIcs rrf 11 Ii,lcrlc or otlrer tit.ticle, in :rtltlition to the fee *r tin-11 T~II.t.c~cortling the in.strlul~cntof :r.ssigllnrent. )'?* 8111~1r~c~11185tc'(l sea~~li of copyright ofice recortls, in- &%-, ~II(It 1111.sits,$1 for etlcll Irol~rof time consulnet1 in wkrr~g.III 11 .s(~iirch: Prov.i(?ed,Tlrnt only one rcpistl*s- fhr~tlQI IIIII~l't~, shall be recluired in tile case of several vol- H~~SI*I~I I 111, ,i1111e book delwsited at the salne time." %c 2 '1'111, act shall go into effect on .J\lly 1, 1!)'~8. .\III~I o\ '~1.May 23, 1928. [Pnblic So. 478, 70th Con- gtvw I I It. (i104.1 iilltli Conp., 1st Bess. I[oose Rrport No. 3831 ~$WZ~IIII, -I::. 1!)28,-Con1111itte(1 to the Co~llrnltteeof the Whole ~!.IIIW+. ,.II 1111~Ljtntr of the Uilioii :ind orclelSrdto be ln'illtecl) $1 t \(.-.I:I I, from tlie Committee on Patcnts, sol)mittetl HW,TC R<.~OT~ NO. s;.Y.-I~- arit. flJl,l\\i11g report (to ;~cc~onlpirnyH. R. 6104) : crcore of copy- '~*III+('otl~~llittee on I':~tents, to \vllic.h \Y:IS refel-red tllr n'vhtfcc8. )+ill ( I I . it. (i10+) to nnlc~rltlsc>ctions .57 ant1 (il of tlre irct !)tlllt.~I -.\n act to i~ll~c~ncl11nt1 c.onsolitlate the ;rc.ts re- -ld.L ltll~~~~~l)yvight!?' RI)~)I'OVC~ March 1, 1009, having I c.olrsidel-et1 the s:111ic~.l)eg to lacport it I);i(~kto t a:(, I I 1 It:. lli ll ol.oposes an inc!l-c;isc> of tlrr rc*gistrirtion fcc f)~trt~51 to $!! for eticll registration aiacle, wl~iclris to include a certificate of such registration, and a sponding increase in the subsidiary fees for tlle r tion of documents, and their comparison. and for s and for renewals, etc. The present general copyright registration fee h in force for nearly a century of time with no cl~ amount. In the first Fedelbal copyright act of 1' fee for entry of title was 60 cents and an utlditit cents for every copy iintler seal of the recorci nlad the copyright act of 1831 these charges were I-ediice cents, respectively, for entry and certificate, and th sums were provicled for i~nderthe act of revision o the Revised Statutes of 1873, and the copyright 1891. The copyright registration fees covering rec and certificate have never been increased. In the March 4. lYW, there was no change made in the tot charged for registration of the copyright claim, E law was simply changed to require a fee of $1 in tl of each entry, that .sum to include the certificate o registration. There has been a great change in economic con( in this country during this long period of time, a pecially by reason of the war. The services rendei the Copyright Office have also changed greatly a1 cc~mparativelynominal service rendered for this many years ago has developed into a prompt, effl and adequate response to the demands now made up office by the enormously developed publishing an( ducing business of the United States. The fees nov c'o not cover the actual cost of the service perform( eluding salaries, supplies, printing of blanks, certif EII~circulars, and of the Catalogue of Copyright El nor the overhead charges of the Copyright Office for light, and heat, etc. Under all the circurnstanees the increase in fee: posed by the bill seems rewonable. The fee for a 1 a as increased $5 by the act approved February 18, nnlencling Revised Statutes, section 1934. The adva: tllese fees as proposed will still leave them smaller s~milarfees charged in other copyright offices. il~ timer's Hall, London. the copyright office for Britain, the fee for registration and certificate is In the bureau at Ottawa, the copyright office for Ca tl~eregistration charge is $2 and $1 for certificate. di, It is ill ~lvidencebefore the committee that fees f$@ dmil&r hervices in recording documents in offices of a~kbsf conrts have been generally advanced in recent ,am,aspecially since the war. '&b~~ILUI:PUS~?S proposed are small individually (from 50 r& to $1 arid from $1 to $2), and even in the aggregate will lrartlly 1)e felt when distributed among all the pro- ,d&sra of c:ol)yrighted works throughout this and foreign ianratrirs. The sums realized from the exploitation of Jihtary property have greatly increased since 1909. It etaild rot be unfair if the fees connected with the pro- hiior~of this val11:tl)le 1)t-ol)crty1)aitl to tlie Col)yright 4 iflrc *lto~tltlhe increaxed t~ little. 'I'lle 1)1'oposed bill provides for the charge of $1 as in ~weherlt law, for registration of unpublished work, it-hivh is a preliminary entry of title made us~lallyupon clel)osit of the author's manuscript and before a pub- Oirlrllr l~asbeen secured or arrangements made for the ~*~pluitationof the author's creation. In the case of all rbrhvr works, published or reproduced in copies for sale, h tvrcl the deposit has been made 11s required of the work ~r*tt~~rllypublished, a fee of $2 for registration, with cer: t tfi~~~lr(>.is felt to be reasonable. 'I'hcl fee now fixed l)y law for indexing works, the copy- rigti( for wl~ichhas 1)een assigned, is itlso left unchanged, rt~~mcly,10 cents for each title indexed. 'I'ltr bill further proposes a change in the subscription I'~I~'cfor the Catalogue of Copyright Entries. Tliis was li\cld at $5 the year 1)y the copyrixht act of 1009. Since Itbilt tirue the cost of printing this catalogue and incles 0: tlie copyright registrations has more than doubled. 'I'l~cwork corlsists of a complete yearly record of more r ~,:III170.000 entries, and amounts to nearly 8,000 closely ~,~.~ntetloctavo pages. An increase to $10 for the complete I\ o1.k for each year seems entirely reasonable. This pro- 1losed increase in the price of the catalogue was directly .~~:gcsted by Hon. Martin B. Madden, of the hppropria- I Iorls Committee, who has also recommentled the increased 1'( 1'5 proposed. It is the unanimous opinion of the committee that this 111 11 sl~ouldpromptly be passed. 21409-2- 32 IlEPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 170th Cong., 1st sess. A. R. 8913. Rrport No. 1103. In the IIou Representatives, January 0, 10281 ortt R. R. ms.- Mr. Vestal introduced the following bill; which niu(rlbI6 copy- right. referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered tc printed : (April 2, 1928, reported with amendments, referred the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed.) [Omit the pnrt struck through and Insert the part prlnted in ltallcl A BILL To ameud sectic~~is37, 42, anti 44 of the nct entitled " act to amend and consolitlnte the acts rc%pecthig copyrigb approved Mnrch 4, 1909 Be it enacted by the Senate and Bmlse of Rqwewnt fives of the United States of America in Congress nssef. bled, That sections 27, 42, and 44 of the act entitled "A act to amend and consolidate the acts with respect 1 copyright," approved March 4, 1909, be amended to rea as -follows : " SEC.42. The author, or other owner of any copyrigh secured under this act or of any copyright. heretofore se cured under any previous act of the United States, ma: (tp thevxtent of his interest therein), by a written instru ment signed by him or I)y his agent duly aothorizrcl fo~ such purpose by power of attorney il111y ncknowledgec and executed after this act goes into effect, assign, mort- gage, license, or otherwise dispose of the entire copyright or any right or rights comprised therein, either wholly or separately, either generally or subject to limitations, for the entire term of such copyright or for a limited time, or for a specified territory or territories, and he may be- queath t.he same by will. Any person or persons deriving any right, title, or interest from or through any author or other owner as aforesaid, may each, separately, for him- self, in his own name as party to a suit, action, or pro- cceding, protect and enforce such rights as he may hold, and to the extent of his ~-igl~ts,title, and interest is en- titled to the remedies provided by this act. "All riglits comprisecl in a copyripllt are several,. tlis- tlnct, ant1 sevcrtil~le. Where, i~ntlerany assipnmmt of less tlliln the entire copyright or under an esciusive license, the assignee or licensee becomes entitled to any right conlpised in copyright or to the exercise thereof, the assignee or licensee to the extent of the rights so assigned or conferred shall be treated for all purposes, including the right to sue, as the owner of the several and distinct ItKl~l)lri' OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 33 .if)Ist* t(1~111:11*ts of the copyright so assigned or conferred; rtwi II~I~!Ik.rglror or licensor to the extent of his rights not ep~~*~I~III-$I 01. (aonferrecl shall be treated for all purposes %"s tikc* 111.1' 01' the several and distinct rights and parts .sf il~lI ~IJ,! l.igllt not so assigned or conferred. Tllc word ?~*rcttsr.' 11. 11wd in sections 12 nnd 44 of this art shall -ilwl)fitlt*.Irllf trot by way of limitation, any instrument exe- ~t.tlIII.IOI. to copyright under this ii(-t by wlricfr the -st# 1lt11 I l1\c1l.\vs to himself any right or rights comprised 1s t trc) c~ol,,v~.ight.The dim pwwfikefE. & weep$& a) *nu +wk iw&wme& s4k&G M h d& e# reffiebe- om nC wqqwgM- All instruments referred to in sec- 5Garr~~ I:! :11tcl -44 of this act shall be sucll as identify the arwk. 'I'II(- \vortls ' copyrigl~t1)roprietor,' as wet1 in sec- (*111t :!:I trf tl~isact, shall, in the case where any person or I rrmttt-. II:I\cb tierived nny right, title, or interest as afore- ~itl1111111 :III~author or other owner as aforesaid, bc con- r~~lr\tlt II rlrcBrrn the owner of & such right 13. " Xw 2;. 'I'lrat the proceedirrgs for an injnnction, dam- ggru, r~r~tl I ~r.olits, and t,llose for the sc+izai.e of infringing -?pit-, II~~I~IY,molds, in~trices,and so forth, aforemen- ?trtrc~I.IIIII?- be united in one action. In nny action for V~~.I~IC:I-III~~II~,where the plaintiff seeks un accounting of .IrrIIl-, or st:~tlltoryda~~i~ges, where any party shows i-qf .IIIIIV third person or persons may claim to be i.t,tl(k~l III said profits or stt~t~~torytl:ll~i:~ges or some %rl.I 1111~1.c~of,by renson of alleged infi.iiige!eu~entof the Irtttt 1.8 11 '!.l-igl~t or some? ibigllt tlicreiincler ; or in case it <:ti l 111 11 II~;II~1.0 the satisfaction of the court that a com- Is\tr* ~l~~lc~l~~rri~iationcan not be liad in the absence of !II.I, III~IWIIIS claiming or linving rights or interests in .I. 1.111 I 1,- 01- saille copyright, or in some parts thereof, .ia~~IIII:.~ on application of such party or on its own ..(~~FII,111. on petition of such thircl person or I)ersons, all :p~\.c. rlokioe to such pel-son or llersons of the pend- . v 181' .II(.II:rct,Ion and permit liim or them to appear 14 I,:H.I~01- parties to the action on such terms as the 111.1 11111,. (10(1111 just uncl 1lin-j make well provision with 11?11~111~~10 ~11~11l~rofits or statntory t1:~rnagesl)y way of i :~II~II111% OI 11(~1*wisenntl adjudicate the respclc.t'ive rights ,I II~~I.I.I*S~.Sof the sever-a1 pnrtic1s to tlic suit as justice + I I. 'l'lie collrt mysrliull require t11:lt ~iotice ~x~~I~II~III.\.~f the act'on 1)e given in such innnner as (,tsrll r -l1:1!1clircct; t80 any and all persons of record 1 !:I. ~.llll!,t.iglrt office who may claim to be assignees 34 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS or licensees or the owners or holders of any rights in or under the copyright in connection with which action may be brought if the instruolcnts rlnder which stlch persons claim are recorded or if s claim to the copyright be registered in the copyright ofice. The failure of any party directed to be brought in, to appear in tlie action cir s~lit,or to participate therein, shall not dclsy the jtidgnwnt to wlliclt the 1)11~i11tiffis cnt,itlctl nor 11cl)itr the plaintiff from 1)rosecuting his suit to a finnl deter- minution or to recover profits or datl~i~gesto wllicll lle may be cntitlecl: Provided, That nothing llcrein con- tained shall in any l)rcjrl(lict! or tlellly tllc rights, if my, of the p1:lintiff to injunctive relief or any other ~v~rtcvlygivcln rtncler this :tc:t otlttrr tl~illlfor 1)rolit.s or ststt~torydamages iis afores:titl. " SE('.'41. '1?111ttcvery assiglrrltrnt of col)y~.igl~t,,licc!nse. n~ol.tg:lpc*?or 1:ower of ;~t.tol.~tcyor contl.:lct in :III~way aflt!c.t,ing or lbertsining to iuny copyright or any of the 1.i~11tsc.onil)~.iseil tllorcin n1:l-j 1)t? 1.r.c.ortlct1i 11 1In(! c.ol);y- r.igllt offic.c!wit,hin t111.cch c-~l(~n11:1.1'IIIOII~~IS i~ft~~l. it.5 cSxcbc:~t- t,iol~ill k cntrti-t~ettttrlTTl~itcbtl 81:ttos or witl~ilisix rid- CII(I:LI-~iiontlis after its (~xtv-t~tionwitllot~t the li~tiitsof &he c:o.ttt.Lttcjt~tc~.lTJnitcvl St:~tcs,in tlrfiuilt of wllic.l~ it ~IlilIl/)IS Voi11 11s ilgaill~t,illly ~ll~)s0(1lt(~llt~~tlI't'~1ils1~~, :IS- sign(!(>.licc.nscc, or ~~~ol.t,gttgce,for :L vit11titl)le c.onsitlr~;a- tion, w:tl~ol~t~loticc, wllose t~ssigrrll~c~rlt,liccr~se, III~I*~~:I.~I?, or power of attorncy l~nsbeen d-&y lxwrded wlitiii,n the t;,trie c[fo?*estsbl,o,r flu! rw-ve tttoy be: Prooid~r/,7'h~t it .rha7/ tiwt be qjrc.essa;t*!l for the l)twl)o.ves of this sr:cfiott. to $7~err!/ cot~.tl.(/ctc.oo~t.ing nrty it2crtisfrr, crssi!/t)111 rJti.t, or /icc;.tac! if (I. xol)tr r~rtc: ittst~~t~tt~c~tit of nsSi!/t~ttte t~,tor lichocse be fi'letl, u.v kc/*c~itrb(~fot,c~1)t~o1~i(Fo(7. rl'l~(? \vorcl ' assignll~vnt' as ~lsc:cl in sc!c.tion (il of tl~isi~c:L sIlit11 LC constl-tted to inclutle any of the i~lsti~tttltc~lts\vllic:ll 111;ly be ~-cc!or(lctlunder tl~isscc:t,iolr.'' fllo~~~cReport So. 110::. 50111 (.'oIIx.. 1st SPSS.] No- 1IOJ.-DA,in'ble'lounr Rrpor' April 2, l928.-ll1~f~rrt~tlto the HOIIRCC::ilol~d:~r 111111 nrd~~r(ldto copyright. I)e prin tod Mr. Vestal, front tlte Cornmittcc on P:rtents, st~l)n~ittcsl the following rel)ort (to accolnpany H. R. 8013) : REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 35 The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the IM (H. R. 8913) to amend sections 27, 42, nnd 44 of the ct entitled "An act to amend and consolidate the acts t*specting copyright," approved March 4, 1909 (sec~.27, Z. untl 44, title 17, Copyrights, United States Code), r~villgcarefully considered the same, beg to report it ~ckto the House with certain amendments and the 1 commendation that the amendments be ngreed to and iat t l~ebill as so nmended be passed. 'I'tir amendments are as follows: I':tgt~ 3, lines 7 to 9, the ~vords" Tlle tiiile prescribed or the 1-ecordation of any such instrument shall run from t~teof registration of copyright" be stricken out. Page 3, line 15, the words, "the riglit infringed" at the ~iclof tlie line be stl*ic.ken out, nncl the words " such igtit" be substituted, so thtlt the line shall read "con- trued to niean the owner of such right." Pxge 4, line 13, the word " rllay " be changed to "shall", ) tliat the line n,ill read: "The court shall require that otice of pendency of the action be given". Page 5. line 9, strike out the word "the" and in line (1 before the words "United States" insel-t the word continental ". Page 5, line 11. strike out the word "the " before the ords "TTnited States" and insert the wrd "conti- clntal ". Page 5, line 15, the word "duly'? before the word recorded ". in that line be eliminated, and that there be lserted after the word "recorded", the following: within the time aforesaid, as the case may be : Pmv-, 'hat it shall not be necessary for the purposes of this sec- Lon to file any contract covering any transfer, assign- lent, or license if a separate instrument of assignment or cense be filed, as hereinbefore provided." These propostd amendnlcnts hpeakfor themselves, but s t>n-~worcls of explttnation rilay be permittetl. In using the Inguage at page 8, lines 7 to 9, which it is proposed to trike out, the fact was overlooketl that nssignlnents of opyrighb might be made at any time after the actual reg- 3tration of the copyright claim-sometimes many years fter-and that the time prescribed for recordation is xed in section 44 a.; amended. 111 line 15, page 3, the wrds "the owner of the right infringed " wiH not fit in -ith the use in section 25 (e) of the words "copyright proprietor? because tlicg there arc not llsetl in relation to infl.ingcment but rcfcr to tlict ol~iginalowncar of the music::~.lc:ol)gright wit11 rclspect to \\lliic.li :I 11oticeof intcw- tion to use is rcquircvi to be filcd. The substituted \vorcb " sllc*li 1.ight " malie :i clc:~r'~tatonlc~lit,. , lhe. i~r~~enclnimt011 lillc? 4, pupc 13, c.li:ingilig tthc. \vol-d "may " to "shall " ~nalahsit oblipntol-y upon the part of the clo~ll-tilistc:~tl of ~)c~~-~~~issivch, to ~.c*cl~ii~'r tli:it " 11otic.c. of the prntlo~~c*yof t11(! :~c*tionI)? gi\-c~t~10 ill1 ~,c~r.sollsc)C recol.tl in ill: (lol)yl.i,~l~t0ltic.c~ wlio III:I~ 1.1iti111 10 1)cb assigncichs 01- lic*c~l~sc~c~s01. tlic. o\vlicbl*sor I~ol~l(~r~sof :111y rigl~lsill 01, IIII(I(>I. tliv (*ol)~r~-igl~ti11 (-o~~tiev*l.io~i ~vill~\vl1h-11 toI I l1o111it.' 'I'l~isno1ic.c slio~~ltl\)(I o1)liqitol.y in jl~stic-c.to sllcli ~)ersons:111il tl~o~-c.fo~.c~111~" I~I;IJ~" is cllangotl to " shall." I':>y 5, Jill(* 15. it 1v:ts f~ltwisv lo (-11111iyb "1ii1b I)I~:.II (11ily ~.c~cor(lv(l'' to bL 11:~sIMTII ~~c~i:o~-(li~il,?':III(I to iliswt i11e pl.ovisio11 1)1~0~)ose~1to IVI icavc: 1 lie! (~IIII)~~I.I*IIssII~(~I~~tl~iit WOIII(I I)(> I i lc(,ly to (b~is~~~bi I' t IIO Ii(vms(v1 (11. t,l~ib:issig~l(v of any in~li\.i~l~~:~lrigl~tsllol~ltl IN! ol)lipcvl to rt*c.ot.tl :I.S c.1.i- tlrrlc.r of 11;s s~~l,o~.tlin:~tc~l-igl~t, 1111. or.igil~:~l:ISX~~IIII~(~II~: or (*o1it1-:11~1ill~ilcr wl1ic.11 I~is ,sl)cc:i:~l rissig~il~ic~it or license was 111:1.( I(*. 'I'h;s I)ill \\.;is ol.igi~~;~llyl)t~~sc~~t.ctl to llic J-To~lseon Jan- 11:iry 2!). l!Ei ((;!MI1 ('ol~g..211 s(*s~.,I [. It. 16SOS) , :ind \V:IS ~~~i'(>t~~-evlto t11v C'o~~tlrliit(vOII l'i11011ts. .it'i:11- :I 1)11l)li1: hei11-in? on tlx~tl)ill, licld 011 I*'o~)I-II:II*~10. 1!)2i. it \V:IS rcportc(1 on F~~~)I~II~II*~23, 1!)27, to t11cl I IOIIS(>, \v it 11 (Y~I.~:Iin amc?nclrnt~nts:ind tllc recolnli1e11tl:ition tll:it, it bc 1):15sctl (Itc!l)t. No. 2225). 'I7I1:it ;I tnc.ntl(vl I)i II \\-:I.+~.oi~irr.ocl~~c.c~tl on .J:i~it~:i~*y!). 1!)2S. :11i(I \\.:IS :~pi~in~.(lft%t.~.~vl to 111~ ( '0111- n~ittchc on 1':1irlits. 'l'\vo 1)11I~licl~v:iri~~,cs \~c~~~c> 11ckl(l U[)OII it. OII 31:i1*1.112 i111(120. i11i(1 ;iftvr SII(.IIIi(~it~.i~~ps :IIIII f~.~t*tlio~'(~01isi~le1~i~t~io11 1)y t lit: (:ollllltit t(~1 Ii(1 :1111(~11111iic~1its inc1ic:iitcvl i~l)o\-c\wI.(: :~g~~c~c~tlto :111tl 11i(> c~~i:~cr~~irc~~~lof the bill is IIO\V rccto~ii~~i(~~ide~l. As l)oi~itc~lollt ill tl~ccol~~~t~ittctc~ I-c.1)ol.t of litst :cssiol~ tIi(: g1.;111tof col)yripl~tili t11e. 1!11itclcl St:itcs IIIII~(~I'('xisting I:LWis :i g(h11c1r;~l~I*:LII~. to ":~iiy I)OI-SOII (~lilitlv~ltlli~~~(:to" of t.licb riplits (~I~IIIII(~I.:~~~(~;II h~ctio~iL of tlie (-o1)yriplitII(~ :o111i 4, 0.lT1111(li. 111c1 ~)l.ovisionof llii~t. act ~vl~iltbtliib o\\.~i(>rof t11c ~o~).vrigl~t~II:~I~ :i.hsi;gi 11is erltirtb (-o1)~1.iglit,11c: ~*:III,so fi1.1-:IS tlie i~i~li\~i(l~~i~lrigl~ts cn~or~c:r;itoclill st.ctioll 1 :ire colic.crilctl, olily gr:~ntto otliol. ~)c~rsor~sa lic.c~riscl io ~lscs11cl1 sc.l):i~.i~lc ~.i~llts. 11~ REPORT OF THE REGWTER OF COPYRIGHTS 37 n not sell outright to any person such separate rights. urthermore, the licensee can not bring suit to protect e right he may have secured under a license from the rner of the general copyright. It is to remedy this difficulty that this legislation is aoposed. Tlie bill does not enlarge any rights of the ~thor,wliich remain the same as the rights granted him the act of 1909. It simply 1)errnits these rights to be :alt with singly alicl sepurntely by assignment and by it for infringeriient in the assignee's own name if occa- In arises. Tliere is thus no added burden imposed on e public, but, on tlie otlier liand, an increase of con- nience in buying, selling, and enforcing the different 7hts \vllicll the law gives to the author or copyriglit pro- sietor. It was clearly brought out at the public hearings at the best business practice is already in accordance th what the bill proposes. What is desired is to legal- ? this practice so that it lnay prevail uniformly and not confined to the better class of publishers and producers books, plays, mnsic, etc. R. 10655. In the Houae of Representatlves. Vebruary 7, 10281 H. R. Mr. Vestal (by request) introduced the following bill ;roeas.-uscw BUI lich was referred to the Committee on Patents and cdcnwca. rsp.odPlcHon dered to be printed : BILL To arnr~ndsections 1 (e) ctrid 25 (e) of the act entitled 'An nct to anlend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright," tp~mvedMarch 4. 1909. Be it erlacted by the ,Yenate ur~dRouse of Beyreserzta- 'es of the C'r~ited Statea of ,111wric.a in Congress ;esnhkcd, That section 1, subsection (e) of the act en- led "An act to amend and consolidate tlle acts respect- J copyriglit," approved March 4, 1909, be ailiended to ~d as follows: '(e) To perforin tlle copyrighted work publicly for ofit, and, if it be a musical composition, to make any Sangement or setting of it or of the melody of it in any ;te~nof notation or nr~yform of record in which the ~ughtof an author niay be recorded and from which it ry be read or reproduced: Provided, That the provi- ns of this act, so far as they secure copyright control- ling the pnrts of instrumerits serving to reproduce m chanicallp the musical morlr, shall not include the \\.or1 of :l foreign nuthor or composer lln'ess the foici,'A (rn sla or nation of which such uuthor or conlposer is a citizen I subject grants similar rigl~ts,citller I)y treaty, :igreerncr convc.rition, or l:iw, to citizens of the Urlited States: A? y~o/cidedfurther. Tliat ~vlienercrthe pro1)rietor of a in- sical copyright shall glSant?by sulc, nssi~q~n~cnt,liccns or otlier\visc, to unotlirr, :illy ripl~tto 11i:~nuf:icttirt~l)ar of instntmc~rits serving nicchanically to ~.epl*ocl~lcttl copyriglitetl work, suc:l~gl.:int shrill bc in writing, :ind t1.11c ooljy t,llrl.cof, ;tccct~iil)anicclby :l ~.e~.ol.di~~gfce, slio ~ritl~iliten days be filed in tl~col1ic.c of tl!c i*rpistcr I copyrights; antl any fzti1111~eto file witl~irithi: said ~)ci.ic sricli trric copy shall bc a complctc? tlcfensc to any sui action, or proceeding for ally i~ifringcnlcritof stlcl~cop; riglit hv rnrnns of tlic 1n:~ntifnutrtrcof si~niltirl):trt.$ ( instrttrlic~itsserving to ~.t~p~.otli~cc:~~i~'el~:tr~i~:tlIy ll~eIIIII~ cbnl \vol.l< it1 a biriiilnr 111:~11tier:,41~(! p/~~,.~*irkf~CE fwthe l'l~i~t:iftcr :I col~yof s11c.11gl-ar~t 11:ts Itc~crrfilrtl :IS I~crei~ uI)ove l)rovi(ltbcl.:illy oti.er pt0~-sonIllit: 111:1l 70th Cong., let sesa. H. R. 1,7452. Report No. 1.620. In the HOIIB~of Representatives, &lay 1. 10281 !?(I1 R. R. Mr. Vestal introclncocl the following bill; which was re- 18452.-M~~ha~ erred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be;'z"p"rror, hfay 4, 1928, referrt* to the House Calendfir and ordered to he printed) 1 BILL To amend the net entitled "An act to amend and consoli- date the acts respecting copyright," npproved March 4, 1909, ns amended, in re~per-tof mechanical reproduction of mmusic*al compmltions, and for other purposes Be it ermcted by the yena ate and nouse of Repeseda- ives of the Ur~itedStates of Amemka in C'ongress as- entbled, That subsection (e) of section 1 of the act en- 40 1:EPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS titled "An nct to amend nnd consoliilatc, the acts respc ing copyr-iglit," :~pprovecl hf:~rch 4, 1909, as alnvnc (United States Code, title 17, section 1 (e) ), is' amen( to reatl ns follows: "(n) (1) 'l'o 1)erfol.m thc col)yrigllte(lwork 1,ul)lic:ly prof t if it b(! :1 1ll11sic;llconl1,osit ion, and to ~naltc:r a~.~.:ing,rcmcnt01' setting of it or of tlic mclotly of it in e h~'~telilof not:1.tion or i1liJr fol~llof I'CCOI'~ in wllicll 1 t1:011glltof ii.11 ;i~llllorlIiiLY 1)t: ~'ccordcdand from whicl nlilv IN: r(~ii(lor IY~~)I.O~IL('O~: I',,ocidecl, Tlint tlie 1)rovisic oC tl~is:1c1, so filr as thry sc:cll~-rcol3yriglit (*o~itr-oililig1 ],art-s of i~isl.t-~~nic~~itsserving tto i.c~l)l*o(l~ic~ciii(~(~li:i~ii(-:i tll~11111si(!i11 ~orlt, s11:ill i~icll~(lc!011ly ~~OJ~~~~OS~~~~J~~S111 lislic,tl :~nclcopyriglitcd aftcr July 1, 1909, and sliall r ii~(:lrl(lcllic wo~clrsof a foi-cig~i:~11tlior or co1111)os(~1.11111, tllc fo~.cigristnt,e or nation of wliicll such ni~t,horor co 1m~(~1'is :I 141izcn or subject gri~nts,eit,llcr by treaty, cc ~.c~litiou.:igrocluic~~it, 01. lnw, to citizc!ris of tlic 11nitt:tl St:): sili~il:~.~.riglit,s. "(2) If t11(1 1)rolwic~torof tllc co1~~~1'iglitof R iil~lsi( (~~~i~])os!tiorig~-:~~ils ti) :111y 1)tbr.sol~.for tlic 111:~111if:lct11 ~1,1i(ls:~lc! of or(li~i:ir*.y(~ori~~nc~*(~i:~l l)lio~in~~-:~l)ll ~*(~cor(ls ]:(~~.for:~tc~lmilsic: 1.01Is. 11~riglit to 11sc tho wlinlc 01. 1::trL of suc:li col)yrigl~tc:tl~n~lsic.:ll colnl,osit.ion upon t 1):11+i of i~istr~~~iic:ntsserving to rcll)rotl~~t.cnlcc.li:i~iic*:tl l11c n111si(::11~vorl;! s~i(:lly.il~it sliall Lo ill ~v~*iti~i~:~i sl~allnot be cffcct,ivc nuloss nncl until p1.olnptly rcbcortlc in the Col)yriglit Ollicrt by tlic co1,yriglit ],r.oj)r.ic~to~..lto alties under any such gr:~nt,ol. ~uidcri~ny s~~l~scq~~c :?.grecinent nii~tleu~itlcl* parngr:ll,h (3). sli:ill he 1)ayal1 n t a spccifird rate per orclinary colnincrci;~ll)lio~iogri~] I-oc.ortlor 1,c~foratctlrnlisic: roll. 'l'l~c failure of tlic cop, right proprietor to record promptly si~cligrillit slia be n colnplctc clefcnsc to ally suit, action, or proceec iilg for any inf ringcnlcnt of such co1)yriglit 1)y Inca1 oi like parts of instrume~lt~sserving to reprod~~ct:m. cl~a~iicallytlie musical work in a similt~rninliner. "(3) Any slicli grnnt miLy be :~ltorctl,niodific!rl, t.: tc!~iclctl, or cancclcd by s~~bscq~lcntagreclncnt bet~vccntl copyrigllt proprittt~orand tlie grantcc, but no sucrl I sill stbqornt ngrecbment s1i:~ll bc (?ffcctive until ninct,y daj :~ftclrl)chi~ig ~-cc~ol~tl(~tl ill 1.11~1 ('ol)y~.iglit (Iftic.(? by tlio cop: right proprietor. -%,"(4) After any such grant or subsequent agreement b become effective, any other person may make like use d! such copyrighted musical composition upon the same &me and conditions in respect of the royalty payable, ibrr time, mode; and manner of such payment, and the wurity for the payment thereof, as are prescribed in rrtlch grant or subsequent agreement in effect at the time he ~riltkessuch use of such copyrighted musical composi- tion, if he first serves notice upon the copyright proprie- tar t~this last address, as disclosed by the records of the Copyright Offire, of his intention to mnke snch life use of such copyrighted musical composition. Such notice of intention shall be siibscribed by the intending user under his hand and seal, and duly acknowledged, agree- ing that his use of such copyrighted musical composition s!iall be upon the same terms and conditions in respect of the royalty payable, the time, mode, and manner of such payment, and the security for the payment thereof, as are prescribed by such grant or subsequent agreement in effect at the time of his use of the copyrighted musical composition. b'(5) The payment of royalty by any grantee, or any ptrson making like use of the copyrighted musical com- position under the provisions of paragraph (4), shall free the articles or devices for which such royalty has been paid from further contribution to the copyright except in the case of public performance for profit. "(6) Any manufacture and sale of such parts of in- striiments serving to reproduce mechanically such copy- righted musical work, in violation of the provisions of this act, as amended, shall be deemed to be an infringe- ment of the copyright of suoh musical work. "(7) It .shall be unlawful for any person (A) to change, alter, or deviate from the terms of a grant or sobsequent agreement made under this subsection, with respect to the royalty payable for such use of the copy- righted niusical composition, or .with respect to the time, ~clode,and manner of payment and security for the pay- ment thereof, except in the manner provided in para- graph (3) ; (B) to give, grant, or concede to any person afiy refund, rebate, discount, preference, benefit, or ad. vantage whatever from the royalty Axed in such grant or subsequent agreement; or (C) to accept or receive any 42 I:l,:lQ0li'l' (I E' TLlE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS SII(.~Ir.c>l'lrr~tl, rebate, discount, preference, benefit, or I I I I Any person violating any provision of this [):I ~.:lfit*:~plishall be d(!rmed guilty of n ~nisdenlesnor,and 11pon conviction t.liereof shall be ~unishedby a fine of i~ot lcss thnn $500 nor more than $5,000." SEO.2. The first 11~~rztgr:11111of sltbsection (c) of see- tion 25 of s~icohti~t of Mnrcli 4, 1909, as alnendecl (United States Code, title 17, section 25 (c) ), and any other pro- vision of snc.11 act of March 4,1909, as :imcndccl, in rcsl)cct of tile l.o;yulty of 2 cents on e:tch p:irt manufactured of instr~unentssrrving to reprodaco mechanically a copy- ripht,rtl nt11sic:nl coi~ipositionare hereby repealed. SEC.3. This act shall take effect on July 1, 1928. $$r$Ly&p MI.. Vc~sl:tl,f l*oiii tltc* ( ~~lll~ttittc~c*011 Pi1 t(111tS, ~111)1t1ittcvl 01CQI mu&.reprodwtwn the follo\vii~g~.rl)o~.t (to :tc*c*onll)a~ty11. 11. 1:14.',2) : The Coir~nriltreor1 l':~lc~tts.to \\-l~ic-li was ~.efc~~rc~tltile bill (11. R. 13-1-52) to i~~ttt~n(lsc>c.tions 1 ((:) nrltl 2:) ((>)of the act cntit let1 "hn atcat to :1111-!1(1 :~ndco11sol i(litt(> ille acts respecting cc)pyrigltt,!! :~ppro\rtl ,\Ii~~.c.h4. 1!)0!). in l.esp:>ct of ittech:u~ical~-c~l>roclilc*tioi of r~t~~sical c.o~ttl)osi- tions, ant1 for other p~~rposcs.l)a\ri~ig I~atl ill(. s~~lrjvc.t111ilt- ter of this I~ill~!ndrti c~oiisideratioit. ~-cl)ol.ts tllc S:IIII~~to the 1.Io11sr\vithotlt :~~t~c>ntlii~cnt:lutl \;-it11 l11(1 recSottt~1i.11- dat,ion that t lxt: sn~ne(10 1)ass. r Ihe7 1)111-1)oseof tlris aiu~?ntltitc~~ttis to tttotlify (It(? so- callc(1 c:onrl)rllsot.y lic:e~~scl,l~ovisiolts of 111~c.ol,yrigllt :tvt of l!)O!) (s.~.1. s~~l)sccb.(c). :lntl scc. 25, s111)sec.. (c). 3.) Stat. I,., 1)t. 1, 1'1,. 10T5-lOHS), 1)y soc.t~ringto tltt! I)I-o- prietor of :I ~t~l~sicnlr.ol,\r~igl~t :tn ol)l)ol-tu~tityof frt~cvloln of l>:t~.g:ii~~i~~~~itlir(lsl)c~~t to t11~ 11s~ of Itis IIIIIS~C*;II(bo~~i- posit io11 on the p;trts of i11st1~1111icwts cvl.vi~lp to 1~~1)ro- clllce it inctc.lrclnic:t.lly, s11c.11as 01-tli~tarycol1i111c.1-c.ial ~)ltollo- g~apht*cc.o~.tls alicl ~)o~'fol.i~tc~lpa l)01' 11111si(s 1~011s; :III(~to extend the rclitc.tlics of the :act, for tlie 1~1.c.vc~ntiotio!' .1nd rosecution for infringements by means of such mechani- 11 devices. The act of 1909 fixed the maxinlunl royalty which might charged by a copyright owner in respect of snch de- Ices at 2 cents per part manufactured, and provided that ie copyright owner. if he hiniself nlanufacturcd such eviccs, or permitted or licensed another so to do, then II~person migllt make sinlilar use of tile copyl.ighted ork upon notice to the copyright owner of an intention , to (10, regardless of the financial responsibility or in- grit9 of sucbh intending user. Under the amendment the copyright owner is permitted bargain for the rate of royalty to be paid by others in hspect of devices serving to iliechanically reproduce his ork, the tinie, nlode and manner of payment, and se- lrity for the 1)aymeiit of mch royalties, but is requircd to romptly file in the office of the Register of Copyrights Ioriginal copy of the first license granted by him to lother to manufacture sudi devices. TTpon and after ich tiling, any manufacturer of such devices may, upon dice to the copyright owner, then avail himself of tlie rliis and conditions of the original license as to the rate F royalty to be paid, tlie tiine, inode and inanner of pay- ent, and security for the payment thereof. Extended hearings were held, and much testimony was ken from representatives of both the copyright owners d manufactlirers of devices which serve to mechanically produce copyrighted musical works. - The matter has >enstudied for years by the committee, and all interests Ire generally agreed as to the justice of tlie principle ' free bargaining governing the relationships between ~ecopyright owners and the munnfacturers of mechan- a1 devices. It seemed apparent to your committee that obvious in- stice was done to the composers and authors of rnusical orks in depriving them of an opportunity to freely bar- tin in respect of the terms and conditions under which echanical reproduction of their works could be licensed others, and to subject them to a statutory form ofam- ~lsorylicensing which afforded no adequate protectiorl rainst dishonest and delinquent manufacturers. 44 IIRPOIIT OF 'rlfIC IIl4(tISTHH OF COPYRIGHTS It wclen~edeq~lally apparent that for the just protection cbf ttlo int~nnfnc.tumrsa musical composition, once released by its copyright owner to any manufacturer for mechani- ('a1 r~produ(*tion,should be available to all manufacturers upon terms chqi~alto those required to be met by the first llrensce. 'l'his amendment meets these conditions, will eliminate ctbuws and evils and injustices which have prevailed for 1:) yeurs, and is therefore recommended for favorable consiileration. BUI H. R. 10&94.--Rfnta 170th Cong.. 1st sees. R. R. 10434. In the House of Rcpresentatlvcs, and labsh. February 2. 19281 Mr. Vestal introduced the following bill, which was referred to the Committee on ~afentsand ordered to be printed : A BII,I4 To IIIII~II~~sectiv~~ 5 of the act entitlrd "An act to anlent1 :III(I ~(:~isolitlt~tethe net8 respevtirig col~yyright,":~pprovecl March 4, 1909, niid for other purposes. Be it etmocted by the Xenate nld Home of Represento- tivea of th United Statea of America in Cor~gress axsen~bled,Thnt section 5, subsection (k) of the act ent'tlecl "An act to amend and consolidate the acts re- specting copyright," approved March 9,1909, be amended io read as follows: " (k) Prints and pictorial illustrations, including those connected with the fine arts, and prints and labels designed to be used for any other articles of manu- fncture." SEC.2. The act of Congress relating to patents, trade- marks, and copyrights, approved June 18, 1874 (Eight- eenth Statutes at Large, page 78), is hereby repealed: Provided, however, That applications pending in the Patent Office for registration of copyrigllt under said act nlny form the basis for such registration as though sl~chact had not been repealecl. but applicants whose such a~~licationsare pending in the Patent Office may abandon them and proceed for registration under this act. REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIQHm 45 170th Cong., 1st aess. B. 8. 8358. In the House ot Representatives, Janlinry 16, 19281 Mr. Vestal introduced the following bill; which W~SB~H.~~~~~ referred to the Committee on Patents and otdered to be g-otum 1:rinted : A BILL Amendim the Statute of the United States with tefer- ence to copyright registration of designs Re it enacted by the Sena;te and Home of Rdpreaenta- tives of the United *Vta,ta of America in Congre88 a- stmblad, That any person who is a citizen of or domiciled in the United States, or who is a citizen or subject of a. foreign state or nation with which the United States shall have established reciprocal copyright relations, and who is the author of any design as hereinafter defined, or the legal representative or assignee of such author, may ~e- cure copyright therein upon compliance with the provi- sions of this act. Within the meaning of this act (a) An author is one who originates a design and in so doing contributes intellectual effort to the composition thereof. (b) d design is a pattern, shape, or form of a mhnu- factured product, or dies, molds, or devices by which such n pattern, shape, or form may be produced, original in its application to or embodiment in such manufactured product and which produces an artistic or ornamental effect or decoration, but shall not include shapes or forms which have merely a functional or mechanical purpose. ~EC.2. The owner of a design copyright shall have, within all the territory which is under the jurisdiction. and control of the United States, for the periods and subject to the limitations hereinafter prescribed, the right to exclude others from brelling or distributing manufac- tured products which embody or contain copies or color- able imitations of the copyrighted design or any char- acteristic original feature thereof, if such manufactured products are in the same claw as, or are sirnilam, the product to which the copyrighted design has been applied or in which it has been embodied. SEO.3. Aa prerequisites to copyright protection under this act the author or his legal representative or his as- signee must (1) actually cause the design to be applied to or cml~crc~~b tb rrtrrnt~farltlrod prodnct ; (2) mark such ~)r.ot]~&ia $b&&Jlllrbr hl)ecified in section 5 of this act; a~r+tiprocir~ct to the public by selling it or g#qiw it for .sic; tliicl (4) within six calendar months @% tk~tilnn ~11,~i~~suchmanufactured product was first a&gpll;y ho jntl.ocluced to tlie pnl)lic, file an application in tha Coppr~~htOffice in the form proscribed under autlior- ity of htiction 20 of this act, nnd in s~~cllapplication state (u) t h:it he is the autlior of tlie clesign for which lie so- licits registration or (b) tliat he is the assignee or legal representative of such author and verily believes the author named in the application to be the originator of such design. Such application shall include the pre- scribecl nuniber of copies of a photograph or other iden- tifying representation of the design as applied to or em- bodied in the said manufactured product and shall give the date when such manufactured product was so intro- cluced to tlie pu1)lic; and copyright shill1 be secured lipon and from the date of such introduction of the manufac- tured product to the public, subject to tlie provisions of this act. SEC.4. Upon each entry of a claim for copyright in any design made sul~jectmatter of copyright by this art, the herson recorded as the clairnant of copyright shall be entitled to a certificate of registration under the seal of the Copyright Office. which shall state the name, citizen- ship, and address of the author of the design alid of the owner of the copyright in s~lchdesign, if other than the author; the name or designation of the class of manufac- tured product in which the clesign has been embodied or to which it has been applied; the date when the applica- tion for registration WHS filed in tlie Copy~.iglitOftice; thc date when copyridlt was secured as provided in section 3 of this act; and such marks as to class designation and entry number as shall fully identify the entry of the claim of copyright. Said certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. A duplicate certifi- cate untler theseal of the Copyright Office s1i:lli br s~~pplietl to any person requesting the same upon payment of the fee. When a design actually embodied in or applied to one rilanufacturerl protluct is in substantially the saint. farm to Ilc cmbodiecl in or :lppliecl to a set of articles of the same general cllaracter 01-clinarily on sale together or intended to be used together, a single application for registration and one certificate of registration shall suffice. REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 47 SEC.5. It shall be the duty of the owner of a design in which copyriglit is secured under this act or his licensee to give notice to the public that the design is protected under this act by affixing to the manufactured product the mark "Design copyrighted " and by adding thereto with rrason- able proniptness after registration the nrimber of the reg- istration entry. When the nature of the product will not permit the affixing of these niaxaks in full it shall I)e suffi- cient to use the abbreviation "D. copr." or the letter " D " inclosed within a circle, this @with or without the regis- tration nuiilber. When such abbreviation or symbol is used, or when the product itself will not permit the affixing of any of these marks, it shall be necessary to attach a label or tag to the procliict or to tlie package or cover containing the product in wliic.11 the design is embodied or to which it is applied, containing the name of the manufactured product and plainly marked with the words "Design copyrighted," to \vhich must be added with reasonable promptness after registration the regisfration nr~mber. In the case of any manufactiired product in which the clesign is repeated, such as wall paper or textiles, one niarkixig upon tlie roll, bale, or parcel of tlie nlanufactured product embodying or containing the design shall snffice. In any tiction or suit for infringement by a party fail- ing so to mark the nianiifac.tured l>rocinct no recovery sliall be adjudged the plaintiff and no injunction shall be granted except on proof tliat the failure to mark was merely occasional and inadvertent and in nowise affecting the general notice intentled by the accustomed marking. SEC.6. Copyright secured under this act shall initially enclure for a term of two years from the first sale or offer for sale of the nlanufactured product to which the design is applied or in which it is embodied. At any time before the expiration of the two-year term an extension of the copyright may be registered for a further period of eightem years to secure a total perioci of protection of twenty years upon filing an application for such cxten- sion and paying the fees preccribecl in section '21 of this nct. SE~.7. Every copyright secoretl irnder the pro~isions of this act, or ally interest therein, shall be assignable in lam by an instrument in writing; and the copyriplit owner may, in like manner, grant and convey an-exclusive right 21409-21- 48 IiEPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS u~rclcrsuch c-opyriglit for the whole or any part of the [Jnited States. Such assignment, grant, or conveyance shall be void as ngainst any subsequent purcliaser or mortgagee for a valuable consideration, without notice, unless it is re- corded in the copyright office within three calendar months after its execution in the United States, or within .six calendar months after its execution without the limits of the United States, or prior to such s~~bscquentpurchase or mortgage. If such assignment, grant, or conveyance be acknowledged before any notary pul)lic of tlie several States or Territories or the District of Columbia, or any dependencies of tlie Vnited States, or before any ofHcer authorized to administer oaths in the United States or its dependencies and the Panama Canal Zone or the Phil- ippine Islands, or any clerk or commissioner of any United States district court, or before a secretary in the diplomatic service or a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States autliorized by law to administer oaths or perform notarial acts, or before any notary public, judge, or magistrate of any foreign co~mtryall- thorized to administer oaths or perform notarial acts in sllcli country whose authority shall be proved by the certificate of a secretary in the diplomatic service or a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States, the certificate of such acknowledgment or the record thereof in the copyright office, when made, shall be prima facie evidence of the execution of such assignment, grant, or conveyance. SEC.8. Infringement shall include unlicensed copying cr colorable imitation of the copyrighted design OF of any characteristic original feature thereof in manufac- tured ~'roducts of similar descriptive properties in tlie same class, or any similar product for the purpose of sale or public distribution; or selling or publicly distributing 01. exposing for sale or public distribution any such prod- uct embodying or containing siich a copy or colorable imitation. If si~chsale or public distribution .or exposure for sale or public distribution is by anyone other than the manu- facturer of the copy or colorable imitation, it shall be unlawful only as to goods purchased after actual notice in writing that the design is copyrighted. REPORT OF THE REOISTER OF COPYRIOHTS 49 SEC.9. The following shall not be held infringing acts : (a) Repairing manufactured articles protected under this act. or making or selling parts of such manufac- tured articles, whether individually protected or not, for use as repair parts; (b) Making or selling patterns for dressmaking, or making a garment from such a pattern for the individual use of thi maker or a member of the family of the maker, or having such a garment made by an individual employee for the use of the employer or a member of the family of the employer ; (c) Illustrating designs by pictorial representation, or publicly distributing or exhibiting such illustrations or pictorial representations of designs otherwise than in connection with the advertising or sale or distribution of infringing goods : Provided, howmer, That the distri- bution, exhibition, or publication, as authorized in sub- sections (b) and (c) above shall not affect the force or validity of any copyright in any design involved, but to obtain the benefit of said subsections a notice to that effect shall be printed on the pattern or its envelope or in the work containing such illustration or pictorial representa- tion by the person who makes such pattern or who pub- lishes such illustration or pictorial representation of nny design ; (d) Making any reproduction, copy, use, sale, or public distribution of any design copyrighted under this act in nny motion picture, and in whatever form used in connec- tion with the advertisement, distribution, or sale or other disposition of motion pictures. SEC.10. Any 'one who shall infringe any copyrighted design shell be liable- (a) To an.injunction restraining such infringement ; (b) To account for and pay the profits and damapc~ resulting from the infringement, which in the discretion of the court may be trebled. The court may dispense with an accounting- (1) In cases where the plaintiff may so request, or where from the record it is apparent to the conr-t that an accounting would not find damages or profits to exceed 8100. In such case the defendant may be held liable to pay to the plaintiff not less than $100 nor more than $250, aa compnsstioa and not aa, a penalty; (2) In cases where the copying colnplained of was without knowleclge or notice of the copyright. 'I'he court may order t,o be deliveretl up and clestroyed or ot.herwise disposed of, ns shall be just as between the parties! all infringing articles, products, or parts, and all clics, models, and devices useful only in prodncing the infringing nrticle or product, and all labels. prints, or t~tlvertisingnlatter ~aclatingto tlle infringing article or product. SEC.11. So relief shall be granted where an infringe: ment has continued wit11 the knowledge of the owner of the copyriglit for a prriod of two years prior to the cbonl- Illencement of the suit or action; ancl in no event shall there be a recovery of profits or tlamuges for acts of in- fringement comnlitted Illore than three years prior to the c.ornnirneeiuent of the suit or nction. Six. 12. When rtbgistration lias been lnnde in the copy- right ofice of any tlesign tis provided in this nct, written, l)rintetl, or 1)llotographic copies of any pnlxrs, tlra~vings, or pliotc~graplisrelating to sucli desip preservc~lin the copyrigllt ofice shall be given to any person making ap- plication therefor and paying the fees reyuired I)! this act, and suc.11 copies when autllenticated by the seal of the copyright ofice shall bc evidence of tlle snnle force untl etfect as originals. SEC.13. In ;in action or suit for infringement of copy- right in a design registered under this act there shall be ti presnmption'of originality in the registered design and of validity in the registration t.hereof; and a presulnption of copying may arise from substantial resembla.nce to the rppistered design in defendant's design. SEC.14. The District and Territorial courts of the Uliitecl States and its insular possessions, including the courts of first instance of the Philippine Islands anti the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, shall have original jurisdiction, t~nclthe Circuit Court of Appeals of the I'nited States, the Court of Appeals of the District of Colunibia, ancl the Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands sllall have appellate juristliction of proceetlings re- specting designs pr0tec.tt.d under tlle provisions of this act. SEC.15. Writs of certiorari may be granted by the Supreme .Court of the United States for the review of ctises arising under this act in the same manner as pro- vided in the Judicial Code as amended by the act of Feb- ruary 13, 1925. SEC.16. After adjudication and entry of a final decree v any court in ally action brought under this act, any of he parties thereto may, upon payment of the legal fees, ave the clerk of the court prepare a certified copy or opies of such decree, or of the record, or any part thereof, 11d fol*wartlthe same to any of the designated courts of he United States, and any such court to which such copy sr copies may be forwarded under the provisions of this cction shall forthwith mnke the same n part of its record; nd any such record, judgment, or decree inay thereafter ,c matle, as far as nl)plir~al)lc,the basis of an application o that court for injl~iictionor other 1.e1it.f I)y any co11rt in \liich such copies shall Iiave bem rrcorclecl: an11 in the reparation of 5uch copies the printed copies of the ecord of either party on file with the clerk may be used vitl~out charge other than for the certificate. When he net-essnry printed copies art>not on tile with the clerk bithtar party may file copies which shdl be used for the )nrpose, and in such cases the clerk shall be entitled to harge a reasonable fee for comparing such copies with he original record before certification ancl for certifying he sanle. SE('.17. After the registration of a design, if the copy- eight in said tlesign .;hall have been adjndpd invalitl ind a juclpn~t~ntor derree shall have been enttbretl for the I(.fcnclant, the clerk shall forward a certified copy of s1ic.h llclginent or decree to the register of copyrigllts, who shall 'orthwith ~ni~kethe same a part of the records of the topprigh t office. SEC.18. (a) Any person who shall register a design ~nderthis act, knowing that the tlesign is not an original xork of anthorship of the person named us author in the t1)plication for I-epistrntion. shan he guilty of :I mistle- neanor pnnishable by a fine of $500. or sutbh part thereof 1s the court may determine. (b) Any person who shall bring an action or at uncler t certificate of registration l>rocnrcd for a design known )y the plaintiff to be not an original work of authorship )f the person named as the author in the npplicntion, ,hall, upon clue showing of such Imowledge, be liable in lie sum of $300, or such part thereof as the coi~rtmay lotermine, as compensation to the defendant to be .harped against the plnintiff and paid to the defendant in ~dditionto the customary costs. (c) Any person who, with fraudulent intent, marks o rnnniifactured 'procluct which is not protected by design coyyright, so as falsely to indicate that it is so protected. slhall be guilty of a misdemeanor and for every sucli of- fense shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $500. SEC.19. Registration under this act shall not. constifute cny waiver or aba.ndonment of any trade-mar8 riglitw in the clexipn registered. SEC.20. Tlie register of copy rip lit,^ shall be antliorizcd ti) tltltcrmine and designate the different classes of nianu- factni-ed products under which registration may be n~atlc, unci s1il)jcct to approval by the Librarian of Congress, to 111i1kt.rules and regillations for such registrations, ant1 for the form of the required certificate. SEC.21. The register of copyrights shall receive. nnd the persons to whom the services designated in this act are renclered, shall pity the following fees: (1) For the registIration for the first term of two yews under this act. $3; (2) for the registration of the extension of the period of protcction to t~ventyyear?, as proviclccl Iicwin, $'LO: and tl~epayment of the said fees sl~sllinclude. in each case. t.lie certificate provided for in this act; (3) for tluplicate certificate of any registration miicle, $1; (4) for recortling any docunleut in t,he copyright office. ns pmvicled in section 7 of this act, or for fnrnisl~ingcerti- fied copies of any such document, $1 for each copyripllt office record-book page or fraction thereof up to five page" and 50 cents for each such page or fraction thereof beyond five pages; (5) for copies of any registration made, or of clra~~ingsor photographs or other identifying reproductions filed in relation to any design registered, and for comparing such copies with the originals 1:efore certification, a reasonable fee and 50 cents additional for certification of each such copy uncler seal of the copyright office. SEC.22. All designs registered for the first term of two years shall be listed in tlie Catalogue of Copyright En- tries preparecl and prillted uncler the provisions of t,he act of Ma.rch 4: 1909, and shall be further identified by n representation of the design, ancl each extension regis- tration shall be listed in said catalogue. The periodic issiies of said cataloglie may be subscribed for upon appli- cation to the Superinte~ltlentof Public Documents, at a price to la rleterniined by the register of copyrights for each part of tlie cntaloglle, not exceeding $10 for the REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 53 complete Catalogue of Copyright Entries provided by the act approved March 4, 1909, or $10 for the catalogue of tlesigns registered under this act. The Catalogue of ('opyriglit Entries for designs shall be admitted in any court as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated as regards any copyrigllt registration for a design made under the provisions of this act. SI.:C:. 23. Tllere is llercby authorized to be appropriatecl, out of any nioncy in the Treasrii.y not other\vise nppi-o- priated, for clerical services, ofice rental ancl eqnipment, statio11ci.y alld ,supplies, foi- cai-rying into effect this act for the. fiscal gcnr ending June 30, 1920. $100,000, or so iiiuch thoreof as niuy be necLrssary,the same to be avail- able imii~ediutelyilpon tile approval of this act, and thereafter such sunls as Congress may deem necessary, to l)e cspcndthtl by the Librarian of Congress. SEC.24. The Iibrarian of Congress shall annually sub- iliit t:stirn:itt!:; in (letail for all expenses of carrying this act into effect. lllltl Ile is hereby tluthorizetl to appoint such s111)ortlinateassistants to the register of copyrights as shall be nrccss:iry for the prompt ancl cfficicnt execu- tion of the woi-k involved. SEC-.25. Tlle following sect;iol,s of the Cnited States Revised Statutes are hereby repealed: Section 4929, as amende,d by the act of May 9? 1002; sections 4930 and 4931; and section 4034, as aniendcd by the :lets of Febru- ary 18, 1922, and February 14, 1'327, is fnrther amended by striking out the words "except in design cases" wllrrever they appear, and also by striking ont the follow- ing words: "In design cases: For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $15; for fourteen years, $30 ": I~rwidedi,hmever, That notwithstanding the six months' limitations in section 3 of this act, an applicant who has duly filed in the Patent Office an application for a design patent, and whose application has not be- come abandoned when this act goes into effect, or his assigns and legal represcntatires, may within six months after this act goes into effect elect either to demand a tlesign patent which may granted him and have full force and effect as if the seck ion herein repealed were still in effect, or to abandon said application for a design patent and secure copyright protection under this act by complying with the provisions of the act, so far as appli- cable, and upon payment of the fee or fees prescribed in section 21 of this act, filing an application for registra- 54 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS tion of said design under this act, or two or more applica- tions in different classes, if the clesign us disclosed in said application is entitled to registration in such cliffelsent classes, the initial term of such copyright protection under this act to commence with the sale or offer for sale of manufactured products to which the' design has been applied or in which it is embodied, marked in the Iilanncr specified in section 5 of this act. No tlesign copyriglrht iinder the provisions of this act shall be valid to an author or to the legal representative or assignee of siich ai~tllorto whom shtill have been issued a clesigil patent in this corintry for the same design. SEC.26. This act shall go into effect on July 1! 1928, ant1 may be cited as the clesign copyright act of 1928. [70th Cong., 1st seas. El. R. 13153. In the House of Representatlvea, Hay 1, 19281 Bill R. R Mr. Vestal introcluced the following bill; which mns 1345S.--Copyright reg(rlrd(on of referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be - printed : A BILL Amending the Statutes of the Gnited States to ljroride for copyright registration of dc~signx Be it enacted by the )Senate and House of Representn- ttives of the United States of Avnerica in Congress amem- bled, That any person who is a citizen of or domiciled in the United States, or who is a citizen or subject of a for- eign state or nation with which the United States shall have established reciprocal copyright relations, and who is the author of any design as hereinafter defined, or the legal representative or assignee of such author, may se- ciire copyright therein upon compliance with the pro- visions of this act. Within the meaning of this act- (a) An author is one who originates a clesign and in so doing contributes intellectlial or artistic effort to the composition thereof. (b) A design is a pattern applied to, or a shape or forin of, a manufactured product, or dies, molds, or devices by which such a pattern, sllape, or form, may be pro- duced, original in its application to or embodiment in such mannfactured product, by reason of an artistic or irltellectual effort, and which produces an artistic or orna- mental effect or decoration, but shall not include patterns REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF OOPYRIGHTS 55 shapes or forms which have merely a functional or echanical purpose. SEC. 2. The owner of a design copyright shall have, ithin all the territory which is under the juriscliction td control of the United States, for the periods and sub- ct to the limitations hereinafter prescribed, the right exclucle others from selling or distributing manufac- recl products wllich embotly or contain copies of or col- sable imitations made by copying the copyrighted dcsign any characteristic original feature thereof, if such ani~factllretlproclucts are in the same class as, or are inilar to, the product to wllich the copyrighted design 1s 1)een appliecl or in which it has been embodied. SEC. 3. As prercquisitc>s to c*ol)prigllt protection under is act the author or his legal re1)resentative or his ,signee ini~st(1) actnally cause the design to be appliecl 01- cnlln)tlieci in the ~nanufactilretlpro(llict; (2) mark I(+ l)ro(luct in the iilanner specified ill section 5 of this :t : (3) introdncr such 1)1*otliictto tlle pu1)lic in trrritory n(1c.r the jurisclic,tion and control of the ITnited States. r selling it or offering it for sale; ancl (4) within six 11~ndarmonths of the tiille wllen such manufactured rocluct was first actii~llyso introdiioecl to the pnblic. file n application in the Copyri~htOffice in the form pre- ,ribed lintler aiithority of section 20 of this act. and in ~chapplication state (a) that lle is the antllor of the esign for which. he solicits registration or (b) that he ; the assignee or legal representative of such author and erily believes the author named in the application to be ie originator of such design. Such application shall lclude the prescribed number of copies of a photograph r other identifying representation of the design as ap- lied to or embodied in the said manufactured product ncl shall give the date when such manufactured product ;as so introduced to the public; and copyright shall be ecured upon and from the date of such introduction of be manufactured product to the pat, subject to the lrovisions of this act: P?.ozGded, h-o~ewe7~,That such ap- llication is filed within six calendarmmonths of any sale n any country of such manufactured product and of any jublication in any country of such design, if such sale or uch publication is made by or with the consent of the uthor, his assignee, or legal representative. SEC.4. Upon each entry of a claim for copyright in Iny design made subject matter of copyright by this act the person recorded as tlie claimant of copyright shall be entitled to a certificate of registration under the seal of tlle &pyright Office, which shall state the name, citizen- ship, and address of the author of tlie design and of the owner of the copyright in such design, if other than the author; the name or designation of the class of mnnu- facturecl product in which the design has been e~ubodied or to mliich it has been applietl: t,lie date when the appli- ctltion for registration was filed in tlle Copyright Office; the date when copyright was secured ns provided in sec- tion 3 of tliis act; and such nlarlts us to class designittion and entry number as sliull fully icle~iti'fytlic? entry of the claim of copyright. Said certificate shall be pri~naf:~cic eviclence of the facts stated therein. A d~~plicatecer- tificate under tlie sen1 of the Copyright Office shall be sup- plied to nny person requesting the same upon payment of the fee. When a design act~i~lllyembodied in or applied to one nlanufacturc?d l)n,duct is in su1)stulitially ll~csariie form to be enibodied in or applied to rt set of manufac- tured proclucts of the sanie general character ordinarily on sale together or intended to be used together; a single application for registration and one certificate of regis- tration shall siiffice. SEC.5. It shall be t,he duty of the owner of a clesign in wh:ch copyright is sec~~redunder this act or his licensee to give notice to the public that tlie design is protected under this nct by affixing to the nlanufactured product the mark " Design copyrighteel " und by adding thereto wit.h reasonable promptness after re gist,^.a t'1011 tlie number of the registration entry. When the nature of the procluct mill not permit the affixing of these marks in full it shall be sufficient to use the abbreviation " D. copr." or the letter " D" inclosed within a circle, thus @ wit11 or without the registration nrun1)er. When such abbreviation or symbol is used, or when tbie product itself will not permit tlio affixing of any of these marks, it shall be sufficient and necessary to attach a label or tug to the product or to the package or cover containing the product in which the design is enlboclied or to which it is applit?d, containing tlie name of the n~anufnctured prodnct nnd l~lainlyniarked with the tvords "Design copyrighted," to which must be aclded wit11 reosonab!e promptness aft.er registration, tlie regis- tration number. REPORT OF THE 11EUlWl"l'H OF COPYRIGHTS 57 In the case of nny manufactured 1)rocluct in which the clcsign is repeated such as wall paper or textiles one 1nar1r:ng on the ~nanufact~~redprodl~ct rrnbodyiilp or c-ontaining tlie design shnll suffice. In any action or sit for infringement by a party fail- it]? qo t,o niarlr the uian~~f:lcturedprodnct no recovery shall be adjudged tlle plaintiff and no injunction shall Lc gr:~ntetlcxctq)t on proof that the faillwe to mark was 111erely occ*asional nntl inatlvertcnt: Pr-otlided, ?1lot/:~3)er, That there sllall be no recoverv naainst an innocent Iiifringer ~vhohas heen ltiisled by the olnission of the riotice, and in sucli c:ise no per~iitinrnt 'njl~nc.tion shall be had llnless tlle r~ol)yr.iglitowner sliitll reilnb~lrseto the innocent infringer liis rrasonahle outlay innocently iucurred, if the court, in it,s tliscretion, shall so direct. SEC.6. Copyright secured under this act shall initially endure for a term of two prtlrs fro111 the first sale or offer for sale of the mannfactnred product to which the design is applied or in which it is embodiccl. ,4t any tiine before the es!)iration of the two-year term an exten- sion of the copyright may be registered for a further 1)eriotl of eighteen years to secure a total period of pro- tection of twenty years llpon filing an application for such extension and paying the fees prescribed in section 21 of this act. SEC.7. Every copyright secured ~lnderthe provisions of this act, or any interest therein, shall be assignable In law by :in instrumelit in writing; 2nd the coppriglit owner ~iiay,in Iilre manner. grant nncl convey an exclu- sive right unclcr such co1,yright for the whole or any part of the United Stntes. S11ch ttssipnient, grant, or conv'yance hlinll be void as against any subseq~~entl~urch,iser or mortgagee for a mln- able consideration, \vithont notice, ~rnlessit is rc~cortlcclin the Coppriglit Office within three calendar iliontlls after iti esccution in tlie Vnitcd States, or within six calcnclar ~~iontlisnftcr its exccittion ~vithoiltthe lirnits of the Vnitc(1 States, or prior to such q~~bscquentpnrchnse or mortgage. If such as.;ignr~~ent.gmnt. or conveyance be ncknowlcdpd before :my notary put)lica of the several Stntes of Territories or the District of Colunibia. or any tlr~en(1cncirsof the United States, or before any officer :luthorizeti to adminibter oatlls in tl~eUnitetl States or its tlrpen(1encics and the Pananla Canal Zone or tlie Philip- 58 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS pine Islands, or any clerk or commissioner of any 1:nitetl Sttes district court, or before a secretary in tlie diplo- inatic service or a diplomatic or consular officer of tlle linited States authorized by law to administer oaths or perform notarial acts, or before any notary pnblic. jilclpe, or magistrate of any foreign ceountry autl~orize(lto atl- il~inisterontlis or 1)erform notarial acts in soch coulitry, v.hose authority shall be provclci 1)y the (.(?I-titicateof a secretary in the t1il)loniutic be1.vic.e or a tliploriiatic or ~onsulnrofficrr of tlie 1Tnitet1 St:itcs. tlie certificate of sucli ac~Icno\~Ictlg~~icrit01. the rc.cbord thereof in the Copy- riglit 0ftic.e. \\-lirn ni:~cle,sliall \)(. priliis facie e\-i(lenc.r of tlie csrc~itionand clclivery of s~icharsignnlent, grant. or coriveyunce. SEC.S. Tlifringeni(~lltsl~nll include unlicensecl co1)yillg of or colorable imitation by copying the col)yrigl~t~(lde- sign or any characteristic original feature tliereof in n~;rn~~fact~~re(lprotlucts in thc sarrie (.lass, or any similar protl~~ct.for the purpobe of sale or public tlistribution; or schllinlr 01. l)~ll)liclyrli*tl-il)~~ting or csposing for sale or p11l)lic dist ril~utiona~iy h~lcll ~)ro(luc*t elilhodyirig 01' ('011- tailii~ig~11~11 ii copy or colo~+:~l)leililit:~tion. If SIIC~Ihale or 1)ul)lic distribution or exyosure for sale or pul)lic tlihtrihlition is by anyone othcr than the nltlnu- factu~+t>ror iinporter of tlie copy or colorable imitation, it shall be unlnlvfnl only as to goocls ~)urchas;.clafter ttctnal notice in writing that the design is copyrighted: Yi.oziiri'rd, hocrwvrr, Tlist to obtain the benefit of this exe~nptiona prolllpt and full clisclosnre must be made to the copyright owner upon request as to the source and particulars of the purchase of the goods, and the evidence thereof milst be given if requested in any suit or action against the nialiu- facturclr. SEC.9. The following shall not be held infringing acts : (a) RepnirinF manufactllred articles protected under this act, or lnalring or selling parts of ~11~11rn:in~~f~(.tlir~(I articles. whether inciivitlually protectrcl or not, for uhe as ibel>uirparts ; (b) 3Iakiiig or \elling 1)attelbnsfor dres~nlulri~i~,or making a garment from s~lcha pattern for the ~ndivitliinl use of tlie nlaker or a ~iielllberof the f~lmilyof tlie niaker. or ]laving snch a parnient rrin(le l)y an inclividi~alem!)logee for the use of the employer or a inentber of the family of the employer ; (c) Illustrating designs by pictorial ~epresentation,or publicly distributing or exhibiting srlch illustrations or pictorial representations of designs otherwise than in con- nection with the advertising or sale or distribution of in- fringing goods: Provided, hoquewer, That to obtain the benefit of the above subsection (b) and of subsection (c) as to articles of apparel, a notice to the effect that the dis- tribution, exhibition, or ~ublicationas authorized by said subsection shall not affect the form or validity of any copyright in any design involved, shall be printed on the pattern or its envelope or in the work containing such illustration or ~ictorialrepreserltation by the person who makes such pattern or who l~ublisbessuch illustration or pictorial representation of any such design; (d) Making any reproduction, copy, use, sale, or public distribution of any design copyrighted under this act in any motion picture and in whatever form used in con- nection with the ndvertisement. distribution, or sale or other disposition of motion pictures. , SEC.10. Anyone who shall infringe any copyrighted design shall be liable-- fa) To an injunction restraining such infringement ; (b) To account for and pay the pmfits and damages resulting from the infringement, which in the discretion of the court may be trebled. The court may dispense with an accounting- (1) In cases where the plaintiff may so requesb, or where frmthe record it is appwent to the court that an accounting would not find damages or profits to exceed' $100. In such case the defendant may be held liable t~ pay to the plaintiff not less than $100 nor more than $250, as compensation and not as a penalty; (2) In cases where the copying complained of was without knowledge or notice of the copyright. The court may order to be delivered up and destroyed or otherwise disposed of, as shall be ju& as between the parties, all infringing artfcles, products, or parts, and aB dies, model% addevices useful orily in producing the infringing article or product, and all labels; prints, br advertising rnatbtter relating to the infriaging article or product. SEC.11. NO relief shall be granted where a5i infringe- ment has continued lith the knowledge of the owner of the eopyright for a period of two years prior to the com- ~t~encementof the suit or action; and in no event shall there be a recovery of profits or damages for acts of iafringement committ.ec1 more than three years prior to the commencement of tlie suit or action. SEC.12. When r~gistrcitionhns been macle in the Copg- right Oflice of any tlesign as 1)rovidccl in this act, written. printed. or pliotogl*aplli(:copies of tiny paper" (lrawings, or photographs relating to such design preserved in the Copyl.igllt OfEcc slli~llI)e givrn to any person nit~lriugall- plication therefor and paying the fees required by this act, nncl s11c.h copies when authenticated by thc seal of tlie (bppright OfEc~bshall be evidence of thc s;1111eforc~b ancl effect ns originals. SEX.13. In an action or suit for infringement of copy- riglit in a clesign registered under this act there shall be a ~~esumptionof originality in the registered design and of validity in the registration thereof; and a presump- tion of col)ying may in the discretion of the conrt l:e held to arise fro111 substantial resemblance of the registered design in defendant's design. SEC'.11. Tlie district. :III~ 'J'erritorial courts of tlie TTnitecl Stlites ai~dits inbalar l)ossessions, including the courts of first instance of tlie Phili1)pine Islands and tl~e S111weme C~III-tof the District of Col~lmbia,shall 11are origin:rl jnristliction, and the Circuit Court of Appeals of the I-nited States, the Court of Appeals of the Dis- trict of Columbia, ancl the Supreme Court of the Philip- pine Islar~tlsshall h:tirc appellate jurisdiction of procced- ings respecting cleaigps protected under the provisions of this act. SEC.15. Wl*itsof certiorari may be granted by the Sn- ~wnleConit of tlitb Vnitetl States for the re~iewof cases ai-ising under this act in the snnle manner as provicled in the J~~clicialCede as aniended by tlie act of February 13: 1925. SEC.16. After acljudication and entry of a final decree Gy any court in any action brought under this act, any of the parties thereto may, upon payment of the legal fees, have the clerk of the court prepare a certified copy or copies of srrch decree, or of the record, or any part thereof, t~ndfol.\\-ard tlie same to any of the designated courts of tlie I'nited States. and any sucli court to which snch copy or copies ]nay l)e fo~-\~ardcdnntlrr the l)ro~.isionsof this st!ctio~i sllnll forthwitll n>:rke, the s:rme a part of its rec- ord : lu~clany such recol-d. judglrrent, or tlccree may there- IlEPOltT OF THE EEQISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 61 ;~fterbe made, as far as applicable, the basis of an appli- c.:ltion to that court for injunction or other relief; and in the preparation of such copies the printed copies of the record of either party on file with the clerk may be used without c11:u.g~other than for the certificate. When the uecessary printed copies are not on file with the clerk either party may file copies which sllall be used for the purpose, cind in such cases the clerk shall be entitled to charge a reasonable fee for comparing such copies with the origi~ialrecord before certification and for certifying the same. SE~.17. Tf tlie copyl-iglit in a clesign shall 1i:~vebeen ncljiiclgetl invalid and a judgment 01. decree sllall ha\ e been cnterccl for the tlefcmdant, tlie clrrk shill1 forwnrcl H. certified copy of such jiidgmont or decree to tlie register of copyrights, who sl~allfoi-thwith make the same a part of tlic r:~.o~~lsof tile ~'op~riilltOftic('. SEC.18. (a) Any person wllo sllall registvr a design under this act, knowing that the design is not an original \\-ork of autl~orshipof tl~eperson named as author in the application for registration, or knowing that tllc o\\llclr- ship of the copyright tllerein is falsely st:~tcdin tl~eappli- cation for registration, sl~allbe giiilty of a nlisclrnleanor punish:~bleby a fine of $600, or such part thereof as the court nlay cletcrnline. (b) Any person wlio sliall bring an action or suit for infringcnicnt of a design alleged to Lw protectetl nncler tliis act, tlntl kno\vn by the plaintiff to be not an original work of ai~tllorsllipof the pelbsonalleged to bc tlle niitl~or of said design, shall, upon ,due showing of such knowl- edge: be 1i:ll)le in tlw huiu of $500, or silt11 part thcrcof as tlie coiirt luay tlctel.nlinc~,as conipenhation to tllc drfcrlcl- ant to be cl1:lipecl :igainht tl~eplaintiff and paid to the defendant in addition to tllc ~u~to1iiar.ycosts. (e) Any person who, with frantlnlent intent. marks one or more manufactured prodncts wliich arc not protQcted by design copyright, so as falsely to indicate that they are so protected, shall be gililty of a niisdcmranor and shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $600. SEC.19. Eegistration under this act sllall not consti- tute any waiver or abandonment of any trade-ir1al.k rights in the design registered. SEC.20. The register of copyrights shall be authorizctl, for convenience of Copyright Office administration, to tle- termine and designate the different classes of manufac- tured products under which registration may be made, and, subject to approval by the Librarian of Congress, to niake rules and regulations for such registration, and for the form of the required certificate: Provided, heuer, That such classification shall not be held to limit or ex- tend the rights of the author of the design or his legal representative or assignee. SEC.21. The register of copyrights shall receive, and the persons to whom the services designated in tliis act are renclered, sliall pay tlie following fees: (1) For the regis- tration for the first term of two pears uncler this :icSt.$3; (2) for tlie registration of the extension oi tlie period of protection to twenty years, as provided herein? $20; and the payment of the saicl fees shall inclnde, in each case, tlie certificate provided for in this act : (3) for a duplic-ate certificate of any registration made, $1 ; (4) for recortling any document in the copyright ofice, as provided in sec- tion 7 of this act, or for furnishing certified copies of nny such document, $1 for eacli copyright office record-1)ook page or fraction thereof 1113 to five pages, ilntl 50 cacnts for each snch page or fraction thereof beyontl five pages: (5) for copies of any registration made, or of drawings or photographs or other identifying reproclur.tions filed in relation to any design registered, and for such copies with the originals before certification, a rea- sonable feo and 50 ce~ltsnclditional for certification of each sucl~copy ilncler seal of the copyright office. SEC.22. All designs registered for the first term of two years shall be listed in the Qatalog~eof Copyright Entries prepared and printed under the provisions of the act of March 4, 1900. and shall be further iclentifiocl by 21 ~~epresentationof tlie design, and each extension registru- tion shall be listed in said catalogue. The periotlic issr~es of said catalogue niay bc? subscribed for 1113011 appli(ation to the Superintendent of I'ublic 1)ocuments. at a price to be determinecl by the register of copyrights for c:ac:li part of the catalogue? not esceecling $10 for the complete CntaIogue of Copyright Entries provided by the act up- 1)roved ~Mtlrch4, 1009, or $10 for the cattllop~ieof designs rc.giste~eduntler this act. The. Catalogue of Copyright I+lntl.ies for designs sliall be atlmittetl in any court as prima facie evidence of tlie f;~ctstherein stated as rcpnrds any copyright registration for a design ni:~tle uncler the provisions of this act. SEC.23. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for clerical services, o&x rental and equipment, stationery and supplies, for carrying into effiect this act. for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929. $100,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary, the same to be t~vail- able immediately upon the approval of this act, and there- after such sums as Congress may deem necessary, to be expended by the Librarian of Congress. SEC.24. The Librarian of Congress shall annually sub- mit estimates in detail for all expenses of carrying this act into effect, and he is hereby authorized to appoint such subordinate assistants to the register of copyrights ns shall be necessary for the prompt and efficient execu- tion of the work involved. SEC.25. The following sections of the United States Revised Statutes are hereby repealed: Section 4929, as amended by the act of May 9, 1902; sections 4930 and 4931 ; and section 4934, as amended by the acts of Febru- ary 18, 1922, and February 14, 1927, is further amended by striking out the words " except in design cases " wher- eyer they appear, and also by striking,out the following ~3-ords:" In design cases : For three years and six months, $10; for seven years, $15; for fourteen years, $30 ": Pro- cided, heaver, That design patents issued under the sec- tions herein repealed shall have full force and effect as if said sections were still in effect: And provided furtice~, That notwithstanding the six months' limitations in sec- tion 3 of this act, an applicant who has duly filed in the Patent Office an application for a design patent, and whose application has not become abandoned when this act goes into effect, or his assigns and legal, representatives inay within six months after this act goes into effect elect either to demand a design patent which may be granted him and have full force and effect as if the section herein repealed were still in effect, or to abandon said applica- tion for a design patent and secure copyright protection ~mderthis act by complying with the provisions of this act, so far as applicable, and upon payment of the fee or fees prescribed in section 21 of this act, filing an appli- cation for registration of said design under this act, or two or more applications in different classes. if the de- sign as disclosed in said application is entitled to registra- 2140%-&5 64 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHT6 lion in such different classes, the initial term of such copy- right protection under this act to commence with the sale or offer for sale of manufactured products to wliich the design has been applied or in which it is embodied, marked in the manner specified in section 5 of this act. KO de- sign copyright under the provisions of this act shall be valid to an author or to the legal representative or as- signee of such author to whom shall have been issued n. clesip patent in this country for the same design. SEC.26. This act shall go into effect on July 1, 1928, and may be cited as the design copyright act of 1928. t70th Cong.. 1st sess. H. R. 0688. In the House of Representatives, Jnni~ary 18, 19281 BUI H. R. om.- Mr. Vestal introduced the following bill, which was lttl~~ o+,,bt uaca. referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be printed : A BILL To amend the copyright law in order to permit the United States to enter the Intc'rnational Copyright Union Be it enacted by the Senate and Howe of Represent& tives of the United States of A&a in Congres8 arsembled, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to effect and proclaim the- adhesion of the United States to the convention creating nn international union for the protect:on of literary and artistic works, known also as the International Copyright Union, signed at Berne, Switzerland, Sep- tember 9, 1886, and revised at Berlin, Germany, Y ovem- ber 13, 1908, and to the "Additional protocol " to the said convention executed at Berne, Switzerland, March 20, 1914. SEC.2. Tliat it is liereby declared that tlie Cnited States desires to be placed in the first class of the coun- tries which are members of the International Copyright Knion, as provided in article 23 of the said convention of 1908. SEC.3. That the rights ancl remedies granted by the act entitled "An act to amend and consolitlate the acts rcsl'ecting copyright," approved Narch 4, 1909, and the acts amendatory tliereof. shall be, and are hereby, ex- tended to the authors of works of architecture, and choreogmphic worlrs and pantomimes, as class (n) and c!ass (o), respectively, in the list of classes of copyright works in section 5 of the said act; but the copyright of n work of architecture shall cover only its artistic char- acter and design, and shall, not extend to processes or n~sthodsof constniction, nor shall it prevent the making or publishing of photographs, paintings, or other illus- trations thereof, and the proprietor of the copyright shall not be entitled to obtain an injunction restraining the constniction of an infringing building, or an order for its demolition. SEC.4. That on and after the date of the President's proclamation, as provided in section 1 of this act, foreign authors not clo~lliciledin the United States who are citi- zens or subjects of any country (other than the TTnited States) which is a member of the International Copy- right Union, or authors whose works am first published in and enjoy copyright protection in any country which is a mernber of the said union, shall have wi+in the United States the same rights and remedies in regard to their works which citizens of the United States possess iinder the copyrigllt laws of the United States, and for the period of copyright prescribed by s-aid laws, includ- ing any term of copyright renewal: ProvicEed, houwver, That no right or remedy given pursuant to this act shall prejudice lawful acts done or rights in copies lawfully made or rhe continuance of enterprises lawfully under- taken within the United States prior to the date of said proclamation. SEC.5. That in the case of works by such authors first produced or published after the date of the said proclama- tion the copyright protection of the United States shall begin upon such- date of first production or pablication ; and in the case of all of their works, not previously copyright in the United States, in which copyriglit is subsisting in nny country of the Copyright Union at the date of said proclamation, the copyright protection in the United States shall begin upon such date; but the duration and termination of the copyright, protection in the United States for all works shall be governed by the ~trovisionsof sections 23 and 24 of the said copyright act of 1909: P~-ovided,howener, That the duration of copy- right in the United States shall not in the case of any foreign work extend beyond the date at which such work has fallen into the public domain in the country of origin.. SEC.6. That the enjoyment and the exercisc by sl~ch authors of the rights and remedies nccorclocl by the copy- right laws of the United Stlltrs nn(l tlie l)ro\lisions of tliis act sl~allnot be. subject to the l,el-formance of any for- nialities in order to sccu~.ccol)yrigl~t, and sun11 authors shall not be required to coinply with thc l,ro\.isions of tlic co~~-rigl~tla\vs of tlie ITnitcd 3t:ttc.s as to l)llblicat,ion wit.11 1:otice of copyright, t1el)osit of col)ics, rc~gist~.at.ionof c.ol)y~'iglit,01. ~i~an~if:ic*t~irou-itliili tlic limits of tlic Il~iitc~tl Stntcs. SI.:~.7, 'l'lii~ttllc 1)rovisions of section 31 of tlic said act o-F l!)O!) 511:111 not u1)l)ly to a book l)g my arrtllor t1csvril)rtl 'in sl*c.tion 4 of tliis act anless, uncler an assignll~fi~~trtb- col,~lt~lill tlic col)yriglit. oficc i~tWnsllington of tho c.01)~- Gglit fol. tlic Cnited States in sucli book, cLn Anlcrivan crlitiorl tlicrc!of sliall lin\.e been protluc.ce1 wliic.11 co11il)lics ~vitliclie reci~iirelnentsof tl~esc~icl act :is to nic~n~~fnctlirch, l)ril)livittio~l,tlcl)osit of copic!s, ~ltlregistr~~tion. Sr:c. 8. Tlritt thc S~.tl>rt.rln.Corirt of tlle I.T~~itc!(lSti~tcs sl~alll>rcscribe sucll adtlitio~i:~lor iiiotlifictl 1.t1l~s:~ntl rtngii- 1:itions as nlny be nccbe:;sary for 1)rnctic.r anel 1)roct:tlrire in :~liyiivtion. suit! or l)l*occ~c~clingilistitl~tctl for ilif~-inpr~lie~it of c-ol)yriglit unelcl. tlit~p~.ovisions of this act. CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY ASD ARTlSTIC PROWRTY ADOPTED AND BIGNED AT HABAXA, CUBA, FEBRU- ARY 18, 1928 New interpolated text matter is printed in italics. but puncopyright Amerlwr, CO~ the new articles, 4 his, 9, G (par. 1 and 2), 13 bis, 16 and ~~t~be[~ 17, and the reservations, although new text, are notlge8. printed with italic type. Article 1 to stand as in 1910 text. Article 2: In the expression "literary and artistic works" are included books, writings, pamphlets of all kinds, whatever 71zay be the subject they deal with and ~~lhateverthe number of their pages; dramatic or dra- matico-musical works; choreographic and musical com- positions, with or \vithout words; drawings, paintings, sculpture, engravings, Mthograpl~ic, photographic and ci~~mnatogt~npiu'cworks, or reprohctions by means of mechanical inatrumeds de~qnedfor the reproduction of sounds; astronomical or geographical globes; plans, sketches, or plastic works relating to geography, geology, or topography, architecture, or any other science as well (1s the arts appZkd to any huntan activity u*hatever; and, fkally, all productions that can be published by any means of impression or reproduction. Article 3, new added text, as follows: ". . . nnd the nan~of the person in lohose favor the reservation is registered. Likewise the country of ot.igin, flie country in ~~~hir.hthe first publication was made, or. those ind w h;ich sintur7taneous pb7icntions Toere ?nude, m vwZZ m the year of the first pubhkation, nwrt be i?tdicated." Article 4 to stand as in 1910 test. Article 4 bis: The authors of literary or artistic works have the exclusive right to authorize the reproduction, adaptation, and public presentation of their works by means of cinematography. Without prejudice to the rights of the author of the original work, reproduction by means of cinematography 63 EiEPORT OF THE EEGISTEll OF C0PYI:IGHTS of' a literary or artistic ~vorksliall be protectecl as an original work. Article 5: The autliors of littlrary ant1 m~~sical1vo1.k~ .Ilavc tlie cscl~isiveright to a~itliorine: (1) Tlie utl;~l)t;~- tlon of said works to instr~~iiic.ntsthat scbrve.to rel)ro(luce :tlleni ~i~ecl~unically; (2) the public rendering of the same n-orks by means of s:titl iristrlimcnts. ilrt.ic.le 5 of 1910 to stand :IS 6 7,i.s of 1928. Arti(-l(>6: 'l'li~ c1111.:1tio11of tl~~l)~.ot(lctio~~ ~I~~III~~'(I 1)~ tlris co~~~,cnlionernbraces tllc life of tlie aut,lior arid 50 yci11.s i~ftcrliis tlc;~tli. I love. in I I is 1 or to111111 not be :r~.lol)to(lby a11 tlw sig11:ltol.y statcs in a 1111ifol.miilariricr, tllc. ~)(.~'iotlsl~;~ll I)c 1.cg111;1tctlI)y tlle la\\, of tlie conntry \\.l~rl.ctl~c l)~.otc?c.tio~i is ~-eq~~c+l;t.etlant1 may not escced tlie ~)e~*iotlof t11lr:ltion fisctl by tlie counti-y of origin of the \i.c)l.li. 'l'lirrefol~c, tlie signatory co~~nt~.iesshall not be ol)ligcltl to :~l)l'lytlic! I)I-ovisionof tlic1 I)~.t>cctling[):tl.t~gr:~l)l~ e-.ic.c'l)t ill so f21I. ;IS tbvir int,crlial l;i\vs 1)ernlit. ~';II~~I~I~~IJ)I~2 l!)lO to ~t:~~i(l;IS 1);11.~1~ri1])11 3 of 1928. i\L~.tic.l(lsf to 13 to sti111(1;IS ill tlit. 1910 test. i\Ll.ticlc 13 bil.u: 'L'llt! aut1101.sof lit,crul.y or artistic works in t1isl)osiiig of ~II~III~)III*SII;I~~ to tllcir col)yl*iglit,sdo not ccltl(! tile! ~*ixlitof e~ijoy~iic!ntitlit1 of re[)roductioil. Tlley .slii~llIioltl upon saitl 11-oi.1rs ;I ~no~.:ilright of inalien:~ble cont~.ol wl~icli will ptrlu~ittllclii to oppose nny p111)lic 1'r.l>1'0(111c.iion or csliil,ition of tlicir ;~ltcrcd,iiinl-il;~tc(l. or revist*tl \vorlrs. Articles 14 ant1 15 to stand as in thtr 1910 test. Article 16: Tlic p~*csc?nttonvention shall rcp1nc.e bc- tu-een tli~lc.ontracting statcs tlle Ihienos Ail-cs co~~vc~~tion of iiug~i:t 11, 1910. Tlic latter s11;ill reni;~i~iill eil'ect its to tllc 1.elations of tile st,;~testlii~t (lo not r;~t,ifytile l)~.csc.nt convcntion. r111tl , signatory st:~tcsof the p~.eseiitconvcntion sliall I)e t~ilibt~~.t.y, ~lpori csc.l~:~nginp r:~tific:~tions, to tlCclal.t. thut 111)o1itliis 01.tll:~t ])oilit Ult!g n~i~lc~.st.andt11;it. tllep sh:tll 1)e IJOIIII(~I)? tl~e>l)~-ovisio~is of ;11i-y 1)1*t~vio11s(*o~lvt>~itio~i ~vl~icll t11c.y Illily liilvc signed. Artich! If: The ~resc~itconvriition s1i:ill take effect, brt\vccn tlic sipitory stntcs wliich ratify the sanlc, three niont.11~:~ftcr they c.ornni~~nicutetlicir ratific;ition to the Govelmrnclit of Cubti, and sliall rem:~inin effect bet,ween all of tlicni unt,il one year after tlie clnte of dcnonncc~iient. This deno~incementshall be sent to the Government of Cuba and shall have no effect, except with regard to the country that has nlnde such denouncement. RESERVATION OF TILE LlELEGATION OF CHILE The delegation of Cllile accepts in general the modifi- gr* cation of the con\-ention of Uuenos Aires which has just been ;~p1wovc~~I.but lust fo~-u~~tlntea reservation in re- gard to the l)oi~~tsin wllic.11 tlris modificd convcnt,ion is opposetl to tllr lvgislation in force in Chile. r>1 his rr,hcr\-ation tlocs not diluinish our carnrst cles~re of attaining tlw ;uloption of j~lritlicnl princi1)le.; which give equal protection to intellectual property in all coun- tries of America. I?eneraation ol Tllc delegation of Venezuela reserves the signing of this Veneaueb. col~vthntion~lntil s11c.h tiine as its C;ovel.nment shall reach n definite decision \\.it11 regard to it, since the convention of I$uc.noh Airchs, which Venezuela not only clid not ratify but \vliic.l~its Congress csprcssly 1.ejectec1, its well as the prese~~tconvention, contains ~~l.o\-ihionswhicll are con- trary to o~~rjuridical tratlition and to our positive laws on the matter. CONVENTION CREATING AN INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS, SIGNED AT BERLIN, NOVEMIiER 13, 1008; REVISED, AND SIGNED AT ROME, JUNE 2, 1928 ESGIJSH 'I'RLtSSLATION WITH OFFICIAL FllENCEI TEST Uniw to pro- tect literary mul The countries to which the present. convention applies -*tic workr. are constituted into a union for the protection of the rights of authors in their literary and artistic works. Depnttion of " literary ond (1) The term " literary tlnd artistic works " includes ortittic works." tlll l)roclnctions in the literary, scientific, und artistic do- main, whatever the mode or form of expression, such as: Books, pamphlets, and other writings; lectures, addresses, sermons, and other works of like nature; dramatic or dramatico-musical works ; choreographic works and pan- tomimes, the stage directions (m&e en sc2ne) of which are fixed in writing or otherwise; musical compositions with or without worcls; drawings, paintings; works of architecture tlnd sculpture; engravings and lithographs; illustrations; geographical charts; plans, sketches, and plastic works relating to geography, topography, archi- tecture, or the sciences. F?on.tblionr, (Mangemcnls, ' (2) Translations, adaptations, arrangements of music, compihtwtu, ond adaptatiar and other reproductions transformed from a literary or protected. artistic work, as well as compilations from different works, are protected as original works without prejudice to the rights of the author of the original work. Pmtectbn pkdged. (3) The countries of tlie union are pledged to secure protection in the case of the works mentioned above. Works of ort opplied to in- (4) Works of art applied to industry are protected so dww. far as the domestic legislation of each country allows. fl)The authority is reserved to the domestic legisla- ;:;;$;;. tion of each country of the union to exclude, partially or wholly, from the protection provided by the preceding article political discourses or discourses pronouncecl In judicial debates. (2) There is also reserved to the domestic legislation of each country of the union anthority to enact the con- ditions under which such lectures: addresses, sermons, and Lecture*, e:~. other works of like nature inay be reprodllced by the press. Nevertheless, the allthor alone shall have the right to 1)ring snch works together in a coinpilution. The present convention applies to photographic works Photo~a~hiaW~Jto be and to works obtained by any process analogous to pho- protected. tography. The countries of the union are pledged to guarantee protection to such works. (1) Authors within the jurisdiction of one of the coun- gAutha oosntriu to ofajo~ the unfon the dghk tries of the union enjoy for their works, whether ~lnpub-granted to lished or published for the first time in one of the coun- MV~L tries of the union, such rights, in the countries other than the country of origin of the work. as the respective laws now accord or shall hereafter accord to nationals, as well as the rights specially accorded by the present convention. (2) The enjoyinent and the exercise of such rights are 2gAzf'6fSd~ not subject to any formality; such enjoyment and such exercise are independent of the existence of protection in the oountry of origin of the work. Consquently, apart from the stipulations of the present convention, the ex- tent of the.protection, as well as the means of redress guaranteed to the anther t~ safeguard his rights, are regu- lated exclusively according to tlw legislation of the coun- try where the protection is claimed. DeMtUon of (3) The following is considered as the country of counfrv of origin of the work: For unpublished works, the country to which the author belongs; for published works, the country of first publication; and for works published simultaneously in several countries of the union, the coun- try among them whose legislation grants the shortest term of protection. For works published simultaneously in a country outside of the union and in a country within the union, it is the latter country which is exclusively con- sidered as the country of origin. Published wortu. (4) By " published works " (" mvres puh7liPes ") must be understood, according to the present convention, works whicli have been ismecl (" cez~uresCdities"). The rep- resentation of a dramatic or dramatico-musical work, the performance of a mlisical work, the exhibition of a work of art, and the construction of a work of architecture do not constitllte publication. Author8 of iiut,l~orswithin the jurisdiction of one of the countries countried of the unionhawesame of the union who publish their works for the first time right8 a8 nativsr of other coun- in another colintry of the union have in this latter conn- trler. try the same rights as national authors. Authvss not be- (1) Authors not within the jurisdiction of any one of bnping to coun- t* of the union the countries of the union, who publish their works for the alro protected if they firat pub1i.h first time in one of the union countries, enjoy in such in a union coun- w. union country the same rights as national authors, and in the other countries of the union the rights accorded bv the present convention. Bmeption. PTO- ' (2) Nevertheless, when a country outside of the union tection for *on- unbn authors. does not ~rotectin an adeauate manner the ~vorksof authors within the jurisdiction of one of the countries of the union, this latter union country may restrict the protection for the works of authors who are, at the time of the first publication of such works, within the jurisdic- tion of the nonunion coilntry and are not actually domi- ciled in one of the cotintries of the nnion. NO^ retrooetiwe. (3) Any restriction, established by virtue of the pre- ceding paragaph, shall not prejudice the rights which an author may have acquired in a work published in one of the countries of the union before the putting into effect of this restriction. *t.i.tk to be (4) notified to Gov- The countries of the union which, by virtue of the mment of Confedemtion. present article, restrict the protection of the rights of nuthors, shall notify the fact to the Gorernment of the Swiss Confederation by a written declaration indicating the countries in whose case protection is restricted, and indicating also the restrictions to which the rights of REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHT0 73 nuthors within the jurisdiction of such country are sub- jected. The Government of the Swiss Confederation shall immediately communicate this fact to all the coun- tries of the union. ARTICLE6 b& (1) Independently of the patrimonial rights of the :$",y;;;;y author, and even after the assignment of the said rights, work. the author retains the right to claim the paternity of the work, as well as the right to object to every deformation, nlutilation, or other modification of the said work, which may be prejudicial to his honor or to his reputation. (2) It is left to the national legislation of each of the F:y:&Tb- countries of the union to establish the conditions for the evercise of these rights. The means for safeguarding them shall be regulated by the legislation of the country where protection is claimed. (1) The duration of the protection granted by the Termtion: ZXfeO! ~~OISC- and 50 present convention comprises the life of the author and yeare. 50 years after his death. (2) In case this period of protection, however, should ~~,:o&$~,P~,"; ~~otbe adopted uniformly by all the countries of the to @onem lerm. union, its dhration shall be regulated by the lam of the country where protection is claimed, and it can not ex- ceed the term fixed in the country of origin of the work. The countries of the union will consequently not be re- quired to apply the provision of the preceding paragraph beyond the extent to which it agrees with their domestic law. (3) For photographic works and works obtained by a graphic,Term for port- ph010- process analogous to photography ; for posthumous ~o~,~rt",~ works; for anonymous or pselldongmol~s worlrs, thedO"Y-mrh period of protection is repolated by the law of the coun- try where protection is claimed, but this period may not exceed the term fixed in the country of origin of the work, Tern lor COLI~~O- (1) The duration of the author's right belonging in rolfvs work conlnlon to collaborato~sin a work is calculated accord- ing to the date of the death of the last survivor of the collaborators. 74 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS Term in countw of origin, if (2) Persons within the jurisdiction of countries which shorter governs. want a sliorter period of protection than tliat provided b In paragraph 1 can not claim in the otlier conntrit1s of tlie ~lnioii:i p~+otertionof longer (luriltion. Date death 01 (:3) last aun~iuor In any case tlie term of protection shall not expire govenr~. brfore the death of the last s~~rvivorof the collaborators. Ezrludve right -iuthors of l~nl)r~l)lihlic~d\~oi-lcs Ivithin the jllristlic~tion 01 translation /or rnlzre term. of one of tlie (bo~~~it~*;('~of tlie mion, autl a~~tlioi-sof ~vorlrs publishctl for tlle first tinlc in one of these countries, en- joy in tlle otlicr c.olu~t~.iesof tlir ui~iontlurii~g tl~e ~vllole teriri of tlie right in the original work the escll~siveright to iilake or to authorize the translation of their \~orks. PcrW nor~elspro- (1) Serial stories (" roiiians-fellilletons "). novels, and tertrd trvhrn pub- "shedim new*- all otlitlr xvorks, mlictllcr literary, scientific, or artistic, Papera or periodi- cab. 1vhatevt1r niap be tht>il. s~~ljjrct,~)r~l~lislltd in ncwspapcl.~ or periodicals of oiie of thc co~~iltriesof the union, 111uy not be rc.proclocct1 in tlie otlier collntries without the consont of the ar1tl1o1-s. ; (2) Ai+ticl(bsof c.11rt.elit economic, polit ical, or ~.eligious diac~aai~. discl~ssioniiiay be reproclnced by tlie press if their repro- tluction is not esprc!ssly reserretl. Bilt tlie source niust always 1)e cleni.1-y inclicatecl; tlie sanction of this obliga- tion is cletel.minecl by tlie legislation of tlie country \\-liere the protection is claimed. not proteetcd. (3) Tlie protection of the present convention does not i1p1)l-yto news of the day or to iniscellt~neousilews liuvilig the cliaracter iiierely of press i~ifor~ria t'lon. Er1rnr.t~from irt- A4, erary or arlit/ic. chonccinsthe right of borrowing la\vfully froin lit- worh for tvirrra- (I ary or nrtihtic \vorlcs for IIS~in 1)ublications inten(lt1d tionnl pablira- CiOM. foi iiistr~l('tionor 1i:tving a sci~~litificcliai-act~r, or for c.hl.c,+to~~latllic..s.the 1)t.ovihions of tlie legislation of the rout~tl'it.sof llie lolion ant1 of tlic special treaties esisting o: to bc concluclecl bet\\-een t1it.m shall govern. Reprrrrntatim o/ dramatic or dro- (1) Tlic? stipulations of the present convention apply matieu-m~ical work to t!ie pl~blicI-cprcsentation of draniatic or clrnniatico- BEPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 75 nlusical works and to the public performance of musical works, whether these worlis are published or not. (2) Authors of dramatic or dramatico-musical works RepresentationIroruhtioM o/ 01 are protected, during the term of their copyright in the wOrb. original work, against the unauthorized public repre- scntation of a translation of their works. (3) In order to enjoy the protection of this article ;;?;,$;;;= aiithors in publishing their works are not obliged to pro- anceno: required. hibit the pub1.i~representation or public performance of them. (1) The authors of literary and artistic works enjoy~~diU~~- the exclusive right to authorize the cornm~lnication of their works to the public by radio diffusion. (2) It belongs the national legislatures of the coun- Naliond k~b- liegovcm; tries of the union to regulate the conditions for the exer- ~h",;~~;;;~,, cise of the right declared in the preceding paragraph, rsmuneratwnobtainabk. but such conditions shall have an effect strictly limited to tlie country which establishes them. They can not in any case adversely affect the moral right of the author, nor the right which belongs tb the author'of obtaining an equitable remuneration fixed, in default of an amicable agreement, by competent authority. Anlong the unlawful reproductions to which the pres- Adaptatim, etc.. comidered a8 ent convention applies are specially included indirect,in/*mmb. unauthorized appropriations of a literary or artistic work, such as adaptations, arrangements of music, trans- formations of a romance or novel or of a poem into n. theatrical piece, tind vice versa, etc., when they are only the reproduction of such work in the same form or in another. form with noneusential changes, additions, or abridgments and without presenting the character of a new, original work. (1) Authors of musical .\I-orks have the escl~tsivei$$f;fzpd8 right to authorize: (1) The adaptation of these works 10 mechanird inalrument6 to instruments serving to reproduce them mechanically; (a) the public performance of the same works by meam of these instruments. Each countvy lo reguhte for ttself (2) Th(>li~iiitutio'ns nncl conditions relative to the ap- $iiF~g; plication of this ttrticle shall be determined by the do- n~e\ti(*!egislation of each country in its own case: but ull 1:mitations and conditions of this nature shall have an c.tl'c~ct strictly limited to the country which shall have atlo1)ted them. retroacliixe. (8) Tlie provisions of paragraph 1 have no retroactive t f'ect and therefore we not applicable in a country of the union to works which, in that country, shall have btlen lumfully atlapted to nicc.hanicn1 instrunients before the going into force of the convention signed at Berlin So~t>nil).~l~13. 1!)08; and, in tbc case of a country \v.hich lins uccedctl to the union since that date or shall accetle to it in the future, then when the works have been adapted to n~eclianicalinstruments before the date of its accession. Impo~tation"f (1) A(1~l)tationbmade by virt~leof paragraphs 2 ancl calyrohzbzted, appl2nnces :' of this artic!e and inlported, without the authorization of tlie parties interested, into a country where they would riot be lawful may be seized there. Krprodurtion hy ti,,rmatograph. (1) Authors of literary, scientific, or artistic worlrs have the exclusive right to authorize the reprotluction, the a(laptution, and the public representation of their works by means of the cinematograph. Cinematographic productions pro- (2) Cinematographic product.ions are protected as lit- tected. erary or artistic worlrs when the author shall have given to the work an original character. If this character is l~cking,the cinematographic production enjoys the same protection as photographic works. , Cinematogmphd (3) ~ithoutprejudice to the rights of the author of copyightabls. the work rrproduced or adapted, the cinematographic work is protected us an original., wol.7r. Abo any ando- (4) OW productson. The preceding provisions apply to the reprotluc- tion or production obtained by any other process analo- gous to that of the cinematograph. Author's name in- (1) In or-der that the authors of the works protected dicated on work auffleient jwoof ol by the present convention may be considered as such, authorship. until proof to the contrary, ant1 admitted in consequence before the courts of the various countries of the union to proceed against. infringers. it is sufficient that the author's nanie be indicated upon the work in the usual manner. REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 77 (2) For anonyinous or pseudonymous works, the pub- Publirhmpow m ofpseudo- anon- n~owW~LI lisher XI-hosenime is indicated upon the work is entitled conaGiered M rep- to protect the rights of the author. He is with- authm.rerentatfoe Of out other proofs considered the legal representative of the anonylllous or pseudonymous author. (1) All infringing works nlay be seized by the corn- scipurepirated ofcopisr. petent authorities of the countries of the union where the original work has a right to legal protection. (2) Seizure may also be n~adein these countries of . reproductions which collie from a colrntry where the copyright in the work 1~sterminated, or where tlle work has not been protected. ~s~nrr~to be (3) The seizure takes place in conformity with the +node oceord4ng domestic legislation of each country. toeach the eounirgr. bm of Each Governmml The provisions of the present convention may not prej- lo emrcirs rupsr- udice in any way the right which belongs to the Govern- htion,vision Mreprsrento to cireu- ment of each of the col~ntriesof the union to permit, totion, or ezhfbitfon of works. supervise, or to forbid, by means of legislation or of do- rllestic police, the circulation, the representation, or the exhibition of every work or production in regard to which competent authority may have to exercise this right. (1) The present convention applies to all works which, ~g&";~~l&b at the time it goes into effect, have not fallen into the notmcrin in ai public the : R-~of vmth to apply (4) The preceding provisions apply equally in the case tonewmc-a of new accessions to the union and where the protection would be extended by the application of article 7 or by the abandonment of reservations. More elttemiue The provisions of the present convention do not pre- tights may be panted by do- vent a claim for the application of more favorable provi- rnertic legialalion. sions which may be enacted by the legislation of a co~lntry of the union in favor of foreigners in general. More elttbde The Governments of the countries of the union reserve Tight tMy be secured by sps- the right to make between themselves special treaties, do1 lreath. when these treaties would confer upon authors more ex- tended rights than those accorded by the union, or when they contain other stipulations not conflicting with the present convention. The provisions of existing treaties which answer the foresaid conditions remain in force. Bureau 01 the (1) The international office instituted under the narne Internalid Unh. of " Bureau of the International Union for the Protec- tion of Literary and Artistic Works" ("Bureau de 1'Union internationale pour la protection des aeuvres'lit- tkraires et artistiques ") is maintained. Under control 01 (2) This bureau is placed under the high authority of Btuiteerhnd. the Government of the Swiss Confederation, which con- trols its organization and supervises its working. Lanpvage of (3) The official language of the bureau is the French flurenu lo be rren~h. language. Duties 01 Inter- nationd Bureuu. (1) The International Bureau brings together, ar- ranges, and publishes information of every kind relating to the of the rights of a~ithorsin their literary and artistic works. It studies questions of mutual utility interesting to the union, nnd edits, with the aid of docu- ments placed at its disposal by the various administra- " Le Dr$f &Auteur. tions, a periodical in the Frendl language, treating ques- tions concerning the purpose of the union. The Govern- ments of the countries of the union reserve the right to authorize the bureau by common accord to publish an REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 79 edition in one or more other languages, in case experi- ence tlemonstrates the need. (2) The International Bureau must hold itself at all times at the disposal of members of the union to furnish copyioht. them, in relation to questions concerning the protection of literary and artistic works, the special information of wllich tliey have need. (3) The Director of the International Bureau malres an ;;;;;~7;;~2- :innr~alrcq)ort on his atlministration, which is comnlr~ni-national Bureau. c:itecl to all the inen~bersof the union. (1) Tlie expenses of tlic Bnreau of the 1ntcrn:~tionalf,"t~~~o",~/l~~ I:nion are shared in eominon by the countries of the ftz;,t;;~~ union. Until a new decision, they may not exceed 120,0(~ltractin0 81a:er. Swiss francs per year. This slim ]nay be incrcwsetl when ceetlfttl by the nnaninlons decision of one of the confer- ences provitled for in article 24. (2) To determine the part of this sum total of expenses E;&:;ishahng to 1w pnitl by each of the countries, the cotintries of the union and those which later adhere to the union are divicled into six classes, each contributing in proportion to a certain number of units, to wit: 1:nlts First c.lass------25 Sec'Olltl C'I;tss ------_---_----...... 20 Tllirtl cl:~ss...... 15 Fourth cal:lss...... I0 E'ifth class------5 Sixth class------3 (3) These coefficients are multiplied by the number of countl-ics of each class, ancl the sttm of the products thus oLtaine(1 frrnishes tlie number of units by which the total expwse is to Iw divitled. Tllc quotient gives the amount of the unit of t.lx p cnse. (4) Ertcll colintry sliall tleclarc, at the time of its ac- cession, in ~1lic.hof the above-nlentioned classes it de- ninntls to be placed, but it may always ultimately declare that it intends to be placed in another class. (5) The Swiss administration prepares the budget of 8-8 adminis- lion lo prepare the bureau and superintends its expenditures, makes nec- the bttdoet ths ,ntemtiora[ c:-sary advances, ancl draws up the annual accoiint, which Burepu, etc. shall he communicated to all the other atlministrations. 80 FiEPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS ,Revieiona Of cmuention. (1) The present convention may be subjected to revi- sion with a view to the introduction of amendments cal- culated to perfect the system of the union. ~~$;,y~~,g~-(2) Questions of this nature, :ls well as those which of the flom other points of view pertain to the development of the union, are considered in the conferences which mill take place successively in the coiintries of the union be- tween tile delegates of the paid countries. 'rhe adminis- tration of the country where a conference is to be held will, wit11 the cooperation of the Internntional Rurca~l, l.rcll):~r('the b~isi~lessof the same. The director of the bnreau will attend the meetings of the conferences nncl take part in the discussions without a deliberate voice. ~hmgearequire unantmoua con- (:I) So change in the present convention is valid- for sent. the union escept on contlit ion of the un:tnin~ous coi~se~~t of the col~ntrieswhich compose it. Accegtion of (1) The cotintries olltside of the union wllich asstrre other countries. l~plprotection of the rights which are the object of the ~resrntconvention may accede to it upon their request. To be made known by SWX- (2) This accession shall be communicated in writing zerland. to the Government of the Swiss Confederation and by the latter to all others. May substitute (3) The full right of adhesion to all the clauses ant1 pro* of pre- vt0u8convent~.admission to all the advantages stipulated in the present convention are implied by such accession and it will go illto effect one month after the sending of the notification by the Governnient of the Swiss Confederation to the ot11t.r countries of the union, unless a later (late has been indicated by the a(l11ering conntry. Xevertlieless, such accession may contain an indication that the adhering countiy intends to substituk, provi.siorial1~at least. for article 8 concerning translations, the provisions of article 5 of the convention of the union of 1886, revised at Paris in 1896, it being, of course, understood that these ~~rovisionsrelate only to translations into the language or langni~gesof the country. Acc?,wion may in- clude cnloniea, (1) Each of the countries of the union may at any ~rOrccfOr~fra~time notify in writing the Oovernment of the Swiss Con- federation that the present conrcntion is applicable to all or to part of its colonies, protectorates, territories uncles mandate, or all other territories sl11)ject to its SO\-- ereignty or to its authority, or a11 territories unt1t.r suxe- rainty, nnd the convention shall then apply to all the territories designated in tire notification. In default of sucll notification, the convention shull not apply to s11c11 territories. (2) Each of the countries of tlie union ]nay at any Abrogation of convention in tillre notify in writing the (;ovc>rlllncnt of tlie Swiss Con- :fay 01 corn, fetlerution that the resent con\,rntion c.e:lses to be :lp- ~)lic;~l)leto ill1 or to part of t.lie tel-ritoritas \\-liich ~-c~-e tlic olvjc1c.t of tlre not.ific.ation provitlcd for ljy the pre- cetlilrg l)ur:~gral)li,antl tlie convention sllall c.c:lse to al)l)ly in tlle territories drsipnated iii sl~c-li11otific.ation 12 nlontlvs ;tfter receipt of tl~enotification addressed to the (fovcrnnimt of the Swiss Confecleration. (3) .Ill the notificittions ~rracleto tlie Governnwmt of zAI,"nt~,ebB the Swiss (lonfcxlcration, under the provihions of lmrn- LS"" QoC- gr;iplis 1 antl 2 of t,liis t~rticle:sllall be c.oml~i~inicutt.clby that (;ovt~rnnit!nt.to all the colnltries of tllc 1111ion. (1) The 1)1.esmt convention shnll ~vplacein the rela- Presentlion to replaceconyen- tions bet~~ecbnthe collntries of tlre union the convention of 2;ez;;,"tm Iicrne of St~pte~iiher9, 1886, ant1 the acts by \\-hich it ha: m*. been suc.ct.shivcbly revised. The acts 1)reviollsly in effect sllall I-enrain applicable in the relations with the coun- . tries which shall not have ratified the present convention. (2) The countries in whose name tlie present convcbn-BU: reaemalio~ may be mad!&- tion is signed may still retain the benefit of the reherva- fained. tions w1lic.h they have previously forn~l~latedon cbontli- tion tlrat they lllake such s declaration at the tinie of the tltnl~r)hitof the ~.atificutions. (3) Countries wlrich are actllally parties to tlre union. but in \vllose name the present convention shall not liave been signed. may at any time adhere to it. They tilay in such ease ljenefit by the provisions of the p~~ececling parngraph. ARTICLE28 (1) The present convention shall be ratified, and the ;~s:~t'pa~ ratifications shall be deposited at Rome not later than than JUIU I,I~JI. July 1, 1931. (2) It will go into effect between the co~~ntriesof the ,,rt;firoti~~ti~.Date oj effect oj union which have ratified it one month after that date. 82 REPORT OF THE IlEQIBTEH OF COPYRIGHTS However, if, beforcl tl~tttclatc, it has been ratified by at least six co~~ntriesof tlic union it will go into effect as l)ct\vt.cn tllost? c~ou1iLrit1sof the union one month after the deposit of the sixth ratification has been notified to them I)y tlie (iovernnient of the Swiss Confederation and, for tlitl (Q~IIII~ries of the union which shi~lllater ratify, one IIIOII~~Iafter the notification of each such ratification. Accr*.ton 01 new (3) Countries that are not within the union may, until cuunIra18. August 1, 1931, enter tlie union, by nieans of acllicsion,. either to the ccwvtbntion signet1 at Berlin Xovenibcr 13, 1908. or to tlie present convention. After August 1, 1031, they can adhere only to the present convention. Conventiun to re- (1) The present convention shall reinnin in effect for main In effect cntil one year an indeterminate time, until the expiration of one year after denuncio- tion. fro111 tlie clay lvlien dennnciation of it s1i:tll 1i:lve bc1c11 niade. IYithdmwal from (2) This denunciation sliall be ac~dresser~to the (hv- the convention. errlnient of tlie Swiss Confederation. It sliall be effec- tive only as regards the country which shnll hare niade it, the convention remaining in force for the other coun- tries of the union. ARTICLE30 Adnptaon of term of life and 50 (1) 'l'he countries wliicli int rocluce into their legislation pears to be the term of protection of 30 years ' provided for by notified. . t~rticle7, pal.:tgraph 1, of the present convention shsll rnake it known to the Government of the Swiss Confed- (.;.ation by a written notification which shall be communi- cated at once by that Qoverriment to a11 the other coun- t~ies of tlie union. ~$~o~~~~~,","ce-(2) It shall be the same for such countries as shall enlatanns.ntent Of myrw- ~'(riounceany reservations made or maintained by them in virtue of articles 25 and 27. Bignatures. In testimony of whic.11 the respective plenipotentia~.ies have signed the present convention. Date ,,of ,,, dgning, Done at Rome the 2d of June, 1928, in a single copy, \\hich ~11~11be deposited in the archives of tlie Royal 1t;tlitln Gorernrncmt. One copy, properly certified, sliall be sent tlironph diplomatic channels to each of the conn- tl ies of the union. ' AI ticlv 7 provides for a gel~rr:ll term of protection for life of author and 50 yenrs. REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 83 XOTE.-I)~~~H~~Srepresentlug the f~)ll~n\'iugcountries were lnerent at the couference in Rome: Australia. Latvia. Austria. Luxemburg. Belgir~m. Mexico. 1;olivia. Monacu. L:ruzil. Morocco. Ur~Ignria. Setherlands. Canada. hew Ztlaland. .Chile. C'olcmbis. 1C:ul)a. Czt?c.hoslcrvakia. 1)allzlfi (Free City of). Deumark. Iluwuia. Ncuntlor. Sol \.ador. EgYPt. Sari Murino (Republic of). Estor~ia. Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes Finland. ( Kiupdom of the). Fmucc. Siam. ,Germany. Spain. Great Britain. Sweden. *Greece. Switzerland. lGutltcmala. Syria and Lebanon. Hungary. Tunis. India. Turkey. Irish Free State. Uuited States of America. Italy. I-ruguay. Japan. T'enezuela. ('ONVENTION IIE RERNE POI'R 1,'i PROTECTIOS DES~~P~fh~$f,- UCCVRES LITT~?R.\IHICS El' .\RTISTIQTTES 1J1; 9 SEPTEM- vention Row, RRE 1886 HEVIS~EA BERIAISLE 13 YOVEIUBRE 1908 ET ~~~,h~~fnc' h ROIIE 1.E 2 JUIN 1925 . TAes pays auxcluels s7applique la prhsente convention sont constituttk i 176tat d7ii'nion pour la protection des t!roits des auteurs sur leurs ceuvres litt6raires et artistiques. (1) I.es termes " Oeuvres litthraires et nrtistiques " com- prennrnt to~itesles protluctions tlu tlomaine litthraire, scientifique ct artistiquc, clue1 tp'en soit le mode ou la forme d7expression, telles qne: les livres, brochures et ui~tres Ccrits ; les confhrences. allocutions. sermons et nutrcs cmvres de mGme nature; les mwvres dramatiques on tlrumatico-musicales, les oeuvres chor6graplliques et les an to mines. dont la mise en scene est fixQe par Qcrit ou :~ntrenlent: les compositions musicales avec ou sans pa- roles: les ceuvres de dessin, de peinture, cl'architertnre, de sculpture. cle gravure et de lithographie; les illustrations, les cartes g4ographiques; les plans, croquis et ouvrages l~lastiqnes.relatifs ii la gbogruphie, i~la topogral)hie, h l'architecture ou RIIX sciences. (2) Sont protQgQscomme des ouvrages originaux, sans pr4judice cles droits de l'autenr de l'ucnvrc originale, les tracluctions, :~tlal)tations,arrangements de miisiqiie et autl-eh rcprotluctions transformbes cl'une wnvrc littdrsire oil artistiq~ie.r~iilhi qtie les recucils de diffhentcs txhnvres. (3) IAespays tle l'union sont tenus d'assurer la protcc- tlon des clhl1\-resmentionnbes ci-dessus. (4) IAescciivre.; d'art nppliqni. h l'indnstrie sont pro- tCg4es :~nt:lnt que permet tle le faire la ldgislation in- tbrie1ii.e de chaque pays. (1) Eht r6servbe h In 1Cgislation ilitdrielire de chaque l'nys cle l'union la facliltQd'exclure partiellement 011 totale- nwnt tle IR l~otectionprdvlic h l'article prQcQdentles clis- tours politiqiles et les discours prononcCs duns lrs tl6bats j~ltliciaircs. (2) Eht i'i'he1-1-i't~Cpaltllilent ;L la legislation intkrieiire dc chaqlie pays cle 1'Cnion la fncultk cle statuer stir les conditions dans lesquelles lcs confQrences, allocutions, ser- mons et antres celivres de meme nature pourront Ctre reproduits par la presse. Toutefois l'auteur seul aura le droit de rfnnir lesdites ceuvres en recueil. Ln prbwnte convention s'applique aus ceuvres photo- . gri1l)hiclnt.s et aus cenvres obtenues par nn procCdC an:tloglie ii 1~ photopr:lpllie. Ides l~aysde 1'Union sont tenus d'en assurer la protection. (1) Lcs ailterns ressortissant A l'un tles pays cle 1'Union jonissent, dans les pays nilti-cs qlie le pays d'origine de l'a~uvre.pour leurs oenvres, yoit non publibcs: soit publiees 1'011r In pre1nii.r~fois dnns 1111 pays (le l'Union, dcs tlroits que les lois rcspectives accordent actuellement oil ac- REPOBT OF THE WISTER OF COPY'RXOEl'U corderont par la mite liux nationaux, ainsi que des droits sp6cialement accord& par la pdsente convention. (Q La jouissance et l'exercice de ces droits ne sont subordonn6s ii aucune formalite; cette jouissance et cet exercice sont indkpendants de l'existence de la protection dans le pays d'origine de l'oeuvre. Par suite, en dehors des stipulations de la pdsente convention, l'htendue de 1s protection, cr'nsi que les moyens de recours garantis B l'auteur pour sauvegarder ses droits, se reglent exclusive- ment d'aprhs la legislation du pays oil la protection est rklamh. (3) Est consid6r6 mmme pays d'origine de l'ceuvre: pour les aeuvres non publiees, celui auquel appartient lZauteur; pour les aeuvres publiks, celui de la premibre publication; et pour les aeuvres publihes simulten6ment dans plusieurs pays de l'union, celui d'entre eux dont la lbgislation accorde la dur& de protection la plus courtel Pour les oeuvres publiCes simultan4ment dans un pays Qtranger L 1'Union et dans un pays de l'union, c'est ce dernier pays qui e$ exclusivement considkr4 comme pays ,L d'origine. , (4) Par " aeuvres jubli6es il faut, dans le sens de la prhnte convention, entendre les aeuvres Cditbs. La reprhntation d'une ceuvre dramatique ou dramatico- musicale, I7ex6cution d'une ceuvre musicale, l'exposition d'une oeuvre d'art et la construction d'une aeuvre d'archi- tecture ne constituent pas une publication. Les ressortissants de l'un des'pays de l'union, qui pub- lient pour la premiBre fois leurs aeuvres dans un autre pays de l'union, ont, dans ce dernier pays, les mdmes droits que lea auteurs nationaux. ARTICLE6 (1) Les auteurs ne ressortissant pas B l'un des pays de l'union, qui publient pour la premiere fois leurs aeuvres dans l'un de ces pays, jouissent, dans ce pays, des mi3mes droits que les auteurs nationaux, et dans les autres pays de l'union, des droits accord& par la prhnte convention. (2) Ni!anmoins, lorsqu'un pays &ranger B l'union ne protBge pas d'une manibre sufEsante les oeuvres des au- teurs qui sont ressortissante de l'un des pap de l'union, . ce pays pourra restmindre 1s protection dee mvres dont les auteurs sont, au moment de la premibre publication cle ces ceuvres, ressortissants de 17autre pays et ne sont pas doiniciliEs effectivement clans l'un cles pays cle l'union. (3) Ancune restriction, Gtt~blie en vertu de 17alinba pr.QcC.tIerit, ne devra porter p~bjudiceaux droits qu7un auteur aura acquis sur une wuvre 1)ubliGe clans un pays de l'nnion avant la lilise ii es6cution tle cettv restriction. (4) Les pays de l'union qui, vertu cl11 prCsent article. rc.htrc~intlront In protection tles tlroits dcs ai~teurs, lo notifieront au Cfouvc.~.nc~nlentde la ConfQd6ration suisse par r1ne (16claratiori (:('rite oil sclront intlirluEs les pays vis-&-\-is tlesclllels In prott~c~tionost restrcbinte. tle 11iCn1e quel~csrehtrictions anxclnelles les droits dcs al~tenrsres- sortissant B ce pays sont sonmis. Le (;onverriement cle la ConfGdb~xtion suisse communiqnera nussit6t le fait it tous les pays de l'union. (1) Indi.pen~lan~iiirntilt>s tlroits patrinlonia~ixil'au- tcur. et lllitme aprk la cession tlesdits ilroits, l'autelir con- serve le droit cle reventliquer la ~):~t~rnitCtle l'trnvre. ainsi que le tlroit clc s'opposer & to~~tec16forniation7 n~uti- lation 011 ZLII~I-Cniotlification tle larlite (PII\-rr,qlii qrait l)r6judic.iable h $on lionncllr ou $ sa r6l)ntation. (2) 11 est rbserv4 B la lbgislation nationale des pays de 17uiiion d76tablir les conditions d7exercice de ces droits. Les moyens de recours pour les ~auvegarderseront rbgl6s par la 1Ggislation du pays oil la protection est rbclambe. (1) La dur6e de la ~)rotectitrilarcordbe par la pi-6sente convention coinprencl la vie tle l'autei~rct cinqu:~nteans apr6.i sa nlort. (2) 'routcfoi~.dnns le cnG oil cbette tlur&ene +erait pas 1uliformn4mcnt adopti.t> par tous les pays tle l'union, la durCe s6ra rBg1Ce par la loi du pays oil la p~otectionsera r6clainbe ct elle ne pourra exc6tler la clllr6e fis6e dans le pays tl'origine dc l'cel~vl~e.Ties pays dc l'union ne r-eront, rn con&quence, tenus d7appliquerla disposition de l'alinea pr.6dtlent qne clans la mcsure oil elle se concilie avec leur droit interne. (3) Pour les ceuvres pllotogrnphiq~ies et les ccuvres obtenues par un procbd6 analoglie h la photographie, pour les ceuvres posthumes, pour les ceuvres anonymes on pseudonymes, la durke de la protection est r4gl6e par la loi du pays 01'1 la protection est &clam&, sans que cette dun& puisse exceder la durQ fix& dans le pays d'origine de l'ceuvre. La dur& du droit d'auteur appartenant en commun aux collabrateurs d'une ceuvre est calculbe d'aprbs la date de la mort du dernier survivant des collaborateurs. (2) Les ressol-tissants des pays qui accordent une dur6e- de protection infbricure B celle que prkvoit l'alin6a 1"' ne peuvent pas rCclamer clans les uutres pays de l'union une protection de plus longue du&e. (3) En aucun cas la dur6e de protection ne pourra expirer avant la nlort du dernier survivant des collab- orateurs. ARTICLE8 IRS auteurs d'oeuvres non publi&s, ressortissnnt Il'un des pays cle l'union, et les auteurs d'oeuvres publibes pour la ~wemihrefois dans un de ces pays, jonissent, dans les autres pays de l'union, pendant toute la durCe du droit sur l'c-envre originale, du droit evclusif de faire on. d'antoriser la trnduction de leurs ceuvres. (1) Les romans-feuilletons, les nouvelles et toutes autres Envres. soit litthnires, soit scientifiques, soit artistiques, qr~elqu'en soit l'objet, publit% dans les journaux ou re- cueils p4riodiques d'un des pays de l'union, ne peurcnt Stre reproduits dans les autres pays sans le consentement des auteurs. (2) Les articles d'actnnlit6 cle discussion Cconomiqne, politique ou relipieuse peurent Ctre reproduits par la pl*esse si la reproduction n'en est pas express5ment rk- servke. Toutefois, la source cloit toujoi~rs6tre clairement indiqnhe; la sanction de cette obligation est cl&terminQ gar la 16gislation clu pays oh la protection est rEclamCe. (3) La protection de la presente convention ne s'ap- plique pas nux nouvelles du jour ou ans fnits divers qui ont le caractere de simples informations de prcsse. En ce qui concerne la facultb, de ftiire licitement cles emprunts h cles ceuvres 1ittQrairesou artistiques pour des publications destintks B l'enseignement ou ayant un carac- Gre scientifiqne, ou pour dcs chrestomtlthies, est rb.serv6 l'effet de la 1Qgislationdes l~iysde l'nnion ct des arrunge- ments particuliers esistants ou conclni-e entre eus. (1) Ilcs stil)nlations cle la p~xkcnteconvention s'ap1)li- clumt A la rc~~)ri.sentation1)11ltliqiie tlcs rrlirrcLs (11-tuna- tiques ou clrnmatico-musicales, et B l'eskcution publique des teuvres musicales, que ccs ceuvres soient publihes ou non. (2) Les auteurs cl'teiiv~.estlrsinatiques o11 tlr:im:~tic~o- m~~sic;~lessont. l~cntluntI:L cll~rbetle leur droit hllr l'cr~lrre originale, prot6g6s co11tl.e la rcl)rEscbntatio11 p~~t)licl~~cnon alltoris%. dc lu trncluction tle letlrs ourrapes. (3) Pour jouir de la protection clu pl.bsent article. les ar~teors.en pultliant lellrs w~~vrc.s,ne sont pas tenus cl'cn intc.rtli1.e la repldsent:~tion 011 l'eshrution pultliclue. (1) Les a11tctu.sd'u~urrcs litt6lmi1.e~ cbt artistiqnes jotiis- sent clu tlroit esclusif cl'autoriher la comninnication de leurs muvrcs au public par la radiodiffusion. (2) I1 appartient uux 1Qgislations nationales des pays cle l'union de 14gler les conditions cl'esercise tlu droit rise h l'alinka prCc6dent. niais ces coliclitions n'auront q11'1in rffet strictenlent limit6 :lo p:~ys(pi Ics :~uraitCtaldies. Elles ne pourront en aucbuncas porter atteint? ni no clroit nioral tle l'antcur. ni all tlroit qui ap1):~rtient B I'ar~t~ur tl'obtenir une 14iuun6ration 4q1rital)le fix(.e, tlhfaiit cl'nccord amiable, par l'autoritk co111pEtente. Sont specialement c+omprises parmi les reprodiictions illicites a~~xquelless'applique la prksente convention, les appropriations indirectes non antol.isbes d'un oilrl*age littbraire ou artistiq~~e,telles que i~daptations,arrange- ments de musique, tl-ansformations cl'i~n roman, cl'iine nouvelle oil d'une pdsie cn piece de tliCiitre et r6cipro- quement, etc., lorsqu'elles ncx sont que la reprotlnction cle cet ouvrage, dans la m8me forme ou sous une autre forme, avec des changements, additions ou retranchements, non essentlels. et sttns prbsenter le caracthe d'une notivelle aeuvre originale. ARTICLE13 (1) Les auteurs d'teuvres musicales ont le droit ex- elusif d'autoriser: lo I'adaptation de ces cruvres iL des :instruments servant h. les reproduire mhcaniquement ; 2" .I'eskc~~tionpublique des mCmes uenvres an moyen de ccs instruments. (2) Ilss rhssrres et conditions relnt,ires B l'application clt? cet article pourront Bt.re dhterminhes par 1st legislntion int4rieure tle chaque pays en ce qui le conc.erne; mnis tautes reserves et conditions de cette nature n'tluront qu'lm effet strictement limit4 nu pays qui les await 4tablies. (3) La disposition rle l'alinca 1 n'a pus rl'effet r(.t.ro- .actif et, par suite, n'est pas applicable, clans iln pays de l'union, aux oeuvres qui, tians ce pays, auront Btk adaptkes licitement allx inst.ruments m6caniques avant la mise en vi.gpeur rle la convention sign4e ii Berlin le 13 novembre 1908 et, s'il s'ugit cl'un pays qni await acc6dB A l'union -depuis cette (lute, ou y acchdtbrait tlans l'avenir, avant la , (1) Les auteurs d'aeuvres litthraires, scientifiques ou artistiques ont le clroit escliisif d'autoriser la reproduc- tion. l'utlaptation cbt 1s prbsentation publiqtte cle leurs ccuvres par la cin6matographie. (2) Sont prothgees comrne ceuvres litteraires ou ar- tistiques les productions cinCmatographiques lorsqne l'autcbur a11ra tlonn4 ii l'ciluvre lln cai.acti.1.e orig'nal. Si c.th caractPre fait dbfad, la production cin4matographique jonit de la protection des oeuvres photographiques. (3) Sans prGjudice des droits de l'auteur de l'ccuvre re- produite ou adaptbe, l'wuvre cinCmatographique est pro- t6g& (:omme une aeuvre originale. (4) Les clispositions clui pi+c&dent s'nppliqnent ii la reproduction ou production obtenue par tout autre pro- c6dk analogue A la cinkmatographie. (1) Pour que les auteurs cles ouvrages prot4gC.s par la l~rbsenteconvention soient,, jusqu'h preuve contraire, con- sid6rks comme tels et admis, en cons6quence, devant les tribnnaux des divers pays tle l'union. B esercer dcs pour- suites contre les contrefactenrs, il srlffit que lenr nonl soit indiqu6 sur l'ouvrage en la manihre usiti2e. (2) Pour les wuvres anonylrtrs or1 pseutlonyn~c~s,l'itli- tcur dont le nonl est indiqu6 sur l'ouvrnge cst fond4 B sa~iregartlerles clroits apparteni~ntii l'antenr. I1 cst, sans nlitres prenrcs, rbpr1t4 ayant c:luse de l'aaterlr unonyme or1 pseudonynie. ARTICLE16 (1) Toute ccurre contrefnite peut etre saisie par les antoritcs compbtentes tles pays de l'union oil l'tlcuvre originale a droit li la l~rotection16ptlle. (2) lhns ccs pays. 1:~saisic pent anssi s'appliqncr uux rcprodnctions provenant d'un pays oil l'ceuvre n'cxst pas 1)roti'pCe on a ct~ss6de l'atre. (3) La snisie a 1.ieu conform6ment it la 16pislt~tionin- tcrieure tle clinque pays. Les dispositions tle In pr6sente convention ne 1)cuvent porter lwbjurlice, en quoi qne ce soit, au droit ql~iapl)nr- tient au Gourernement de chacun des pays de l'union dc permettre, de surveiller, d'interdire, par des niesrwes tic 16gislntion ou cle police inthieure, la cil*cnlation, la reprhsentation, l'exposition tle tout ouvmge ou prod~~ction ji l'hgarcl desquels l'ar~toritkcompGtente aurait B esrrcer ce droit. ARTICI,E18 (1) La prhsente convention s'appliqoe ii tol~tes les trurres qui, nu nlouicmt tle son enti& en vigr~enr,ne sont pas encore tonib6cs tliins Ie don~ainepublic de lcur pays cl'ol-igint*par l'espiration de la durk cle la protection. (2) Cepenclant. si une nuvre, p:1r l'espirntion cle la tlur6e de protection qni lui Gtait anthieurement reconnlte, est tonibbe dans le domaine public du pays oil la 1)rotec- tion est r&lan~Ce, cette tpuvre n'y sera pas plotGg6e h nouveau. (3 L'application de ce principe aura lieu suivant les stipulations contenues clans les conventions sp6ciales existantes ou B conclure h. cet effet entre pays de l'union. A dhfaut de semblables stipulations, les pays respectii's 1.6pleront, chacun pour ce qui le concerne, les modalites relntives A cette application. (4) Lcs dispositions qui prg&dent s'nppliquent 6ga1e- rnent en cas tle nollvelles nccessions i l'nnion et dnns le cns oil In protection seruit 4tx*ndue par application de l'article 7 ou par abandon tle rdserves. IJes dispositions ile la pssente convention n'empbchent 1;" (le rerendiq~~erI'application do ilispositions plus lnrges qui seraient Pdicties par la 1Bgislation d'un pays de l'union en faveur des &rangers en gbnkrnl. Les gouverncments iles pays de l'union se rkservent 1e droit cle prendre entre elix des arrangements particuliera, en tant que ces arrangements confhrersient aux auteurs des droits plus Qtendns qlie ceux accordes par l'union, on qu'ils renfermeraient il'nutres stipulations non contraircs A la pr4sente convention. IJes dispositions iles arrange- ments existunts clui repondent allx conditions p6citCes restent applicables. ARTICLE21 (1) Est maintau l'office international instituB sous le nom de "Bureau de 1'Union internationale pour la pro- tection des czuvres 1ittCraires et artistiques." (2) Ce bureau est place sous la haute ailtorit6 dl1 Gouvernement de la Conf6d6ration suisse, qui en rkglc l'organisation et en surveille le fonctionnement. (3) La lankme oficielle du bureau est la langue fran- ~aise. ARTICLE22 (1) Le bureau international centralise les renseigne- nlents de tolite nature relatifs 9. la protection cles droits des auteurs sur leurs ceuvres littdraires et artistiques. I1 les coordonne et les publie. I1 procede aux ktudes d'utilit6 commune inthessant l'union et Sdige, B l'aide des docu- ment,s qui sont mis h sa disposition par les diverses ad- ministrations, une fcuille pCriodique, en lnngue franc:nise, sur lcs questions concernnnt l'objct clc l'un,ion. L_es gon- vcrnements cles ~nyscle l'union se r6servcnt d'autoriser, d'un conlmun accord, le bureall iL publier une Qdition dans ilne ou plusieurs nlltrcs lnngucs, pour le cus oil l'exphrience en await dQmontr4 le bcsoin. (2) T,e bureau international doit so tenir en tollt telrips h la (lis1,osition clrs 1rleml)i.e~dc l'union po~~rlcur fooi*nir, sur les questions relatives h la protection des u!uvrcs lit- tbrnirrs ct :~rtistiqnes,lcs renseignemcnts spi!cial~sclont jls pourraient avoir bcsoin. (2) Lc dirccteur clu bnreau international fnit sur sa gestion un rapport annuel qui est communiqub, ii tous lcs i~~enibrescle l'union. (1) Ties di.pcnses (111 bnrenu de l'union internationale sent supportGcs en commun par 1cs pays de l'union. J~~sclu'hnouvclle dCcision? elles ne ptr~irrontpas d6passcr la sornme tle cpnt vingt mille francs suisscs par annCe. Cette somme pourra Ctre augment& nu besoin par cl&ci- sion unnninie d'nne des confi.rcnccs pl+vues h l'article 24. (8) l'o~irdilt(~~*niint!r la part contribntivc dc chacun des I.J:LYS c1:uls ecttc somlilc totule dcs fri~is,les pays dc l'union et cc>~lxclui :~dlii.rcro~itultkrieuwlnent h l'union sont clivisCs cn six chssrs contribunnt chncune dans la propor- tion tl'un certain noinbre cl'unitbs, saroir : T'nit6x I"' ~ln~se------25 (3) C1c*s coc:flitric~iltssont niu1tiplii.s par lc nombre des 1)ays (It. c.li:~tl~~ccl;lssc1. vt la soninit: cltls procluits ainsi olsion~~sfo~~rni t lc non111l.c r1'uniti.s par lcq11~1l:~ tlGpcnsc toti~lrtloit Ct,rc t1ivisi:c. Lcr tl~lotit.ntdon~lc Ie mont:mt de I'nniti. dc i1bl)cnsc. (4j (.'ll;~q~ic'~)~~~'I~cI:I~cI~:L. an momcilt clc son acccs- sion, tlilne l;~qr~cllet1t.s susclitcs classes il clcmunde h 3tzrc rang&. liinis il ~)oru~r:~toajours d6clnrcr ultkrieurcmcnt qu'il ent;entl 6tl.e rang6 (l~nsune nntrc clnsse. (5) IA'i\tlii~i~~ist~.:~tioilSIL~F~C ~ri.pare It! budget (ZU I-lllreau ct cn si~~vcillclcs tlbpcnscs, fnit les avnnces nEces- REPORT OP THE RgOISTEB OF COPYBIGHTS 93 saira et Btablit le con~ptennnuel qui sera communiquk B toutes les sutres Administrations. (1) La pr6sente convention peut Stre soumise B des revisions en vue d'y introduire les am6liorations de nature B perfectionner de syscme de l'union. (2) Les questions de cette nature, ainsi que celles qui intkressent B d'autres points de vue le developpement de l'imion, sont trait& dans des conferences qui auront lieu si~ccessivementdans les pays de l'union entre les dBl6guQ desdits pays. L'Administration du pays oh doit sihger me conf6rence prGpare, avec le concours du bureau inter- national, les travaux de celle-ci. Le directeur du bureau assiste aux Gances des conferences et prend part aux dis- cussions sans voix d6liMrative. (3) Aucun changement B la prknte convention n'est vnlable pour l'union que moyennant l'assentiment unanime cles pays qui la composent. (1) Les pays &rangers B l'union et qui assurent la pro- tection le'gale des droits faisant l'objet de la prkente convention peuvent y acmer sur leur demande. (2) Cet,te accession sera notifib par &rit au Gouverne- ment de la ConfBdkration suisse, et par celui-ci B tous les autres. (3) Elle emportera de plein droit adhbion B toutes les clahses et admission B tous les avantages stipulBs dans la p&sente convention et produira ses effets un mois aprk l'envoi de la notification faite par le Gouvernement de la Confkderation suisse aux autres pays unionistes, B moins qo'une date post4rieure n'ait 6th indiqub par le pays ad- hhent. Toutefois, elle pourra contenir l'indication que le pays adherent entend substituer, provisoirement ttu moins, B l'article 8, en ce qui concerne les traductions, les dispositions de l'article 5 de la convention d'union de 1886 revish B Paris en 1896, Btant bien entenclu que ces dispositions ne visent que la traduction dans Ia ou les lungues du pays. ARTICLE26 (1) Chacun des pays de l'union peut, en tout temps, notifier par Qrit au Gouvernement de la ConfikiCation 94 ItEPOIiT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYEIGHTS siiisse qlle la prGsente convention est applicable B to~tou partie de ses colonies, protectoruts, territoircs sous man- clat 011 tolls alltres territoires soumis ;L sa so~iverainct~Bon :i son antoritd? on tous territoires sous snzcrainc~td,ct In convcntion s'appliquera alors :L tolls les territoires cl6- sign& clans la notification. h cl6faut clc ccttc notiiica- tion, la convention nc s'al>l>liq~ierapas ii ccs tcrritoircs. (2) Chacun clcs pays tlc l'union pc~~t,m tout tonlps, ~:otifirrl)ar i!crit an C;olirc~~.ncil~enttlc lu Conf6cl6r;rtioll silisse qne la 1)rdsentc convention ccsse d'dtre apl)licnblc it t~iton 1)ut'tio tlcs tcrritoi~.csclui out fi~it1701)jct cln la ~!otific.:~t,ion~I-QVII~! :I. l'i11inCil cl11i l)rhci.clc,ct 1:i c.o~r\.~nticbn c.c:ssclx clc s'iippliqucr tlilns les tcrritoircs cldsignBs cliins c:*t:tcbnotiti wtion clo~~xt>nlois i11)rBs r6ccption tlc la notili- c:rtion :~clrcssi'e all Go~~\-e!.nclllcntde la C0nf~cI4r:~tion s~~isso. (3) Tor~tcslcs 11otific.t~tionshitw rill Go~~rcrnci~ii~ntcle 1:~(~onf(.clC~.ntion s11issc1, c:o~rfot.ini'mc~nt: i1.11s c1is~)ositions .tics aliili';~~1 et 2 dl1 l)r6selltCarticle, seront c~oin~ll~~~lirl~~bc!~ 1):1r cc (fon\.erirc~rncnt>L tolls lcs pi~ystlc 1'11nion. (1) L;L jwdsc!ntc convcnt.io~lrc.inplitc.ct~.i~ cli~~rs 1c.s 1*:1p- 1)orts c~ntrelcs ]bays do 1'11nion1:~ Convention tlc l$c~~.ne(111 9 sc~ptcmbl.c18bG ct Its :ictcs r111i l'ont s1iccessi\~c11ic~ntI*('- visCe. IAes avtcs pr6cdeleminent en viglienr conserrcront le~ira1)l)lication dilns les rapports nrec les pays clui ne 1-atifiernicnt pas la prdsente convention. (2) Les pays nu noin destluels la prdsente t-onvention est signde pourront encore conserver le b6nCfice cles 1.6- serves qn'ils ont folni11l6cs i~ilti;ric~o.cme!nt?i la contlition (['en faire la dBclari~tionlors (111 tl6piit cles ratific-6A t'.ions. (3) 1,c.s ptys fi~isanti~ct~~ioll(~n~cnt 1)nrtic dr 1'111nionail nom tle~sq~~elsIn pr6sentc convention n'ti111.a p:is 6t6 signd, polirront en tout tenlps y t~dl~drer.11s 1)orlrront bBn6ficicr .c~ce cas tles clispositions tle l'ailini'ti l)r6ci!dc1lt. (1) 1,a prChcnte convention sera ratifi6c, et les ratificil- tions en ~rontclt:pohi'cbh ii Ilonlc~all pluh t:~rtl le lerjlrillct 1'331. (2) Elle entrerta cn vigucur entre les B:I~Sclc* 1'1inio1r qi~i1':1111~ont r:~tifide 1111 11lois i11)rGs cctte cliitc. To~~tcfois si, avant cctte clate, elle Gtait ratifidc par six pay3 cle REPORT OF THE REQIBTER OF COPYRIGHTS 95 l'union nu moins, elle entrerait en vigueur entre ces pays de l'union un mois apds que le c16pBt de la sisiame rati- fication leur aurait 4tC notifie par le Gouvernement cle la Conf6d6ration suisse et, pour les pays de l'union qui ratifieraient ensuite, un mois npr&s la notification de chacl~nede ces ratifications. (5) Les pays Qtranpers B l'union poiirront, jusqu'au lerao& 1981, acdder B l'union par voie d'adhbsion, soit ii la convention sign& ii Berlin le 13 novembre 1908, soit 1 la prkente convention. A partir du leraoiit 1931, ils ne po~lrrontplus adhCrer qu'8 la prknte convention. (1) La presehte convention demeurera en vigueur pen- clant un temps indQte~min6,jtisqu'h I'expiration d'une annb B partir du jour ou la clCnonciation en aura 6tB faite. (2) Cette d6nonciation sera adre& au Gouvernement ck, la Conf6deration suisse. Elle ne produira son effet qul l'6gard du pays qui l'aura faite, la convention restant exCcubire poui* 1w autres pays rle l'union. ARTICLE30 (1) Les pays qui introduiront dans leur legislation la clurCe de protection de cinquante ans prCvue par l'article 7, nlinb ler,de la p&sente convention, le feront connaitre au Gouvernement de la ConfCdQration suisse par une notification Bcrite qui sera communiquCe aussit6t par ce Gourernement it tous les autres pays cle l'union. (2) I1 en sera de m6me pour les pays qui renonceront sus r&serves faites ou maintenues par eux en vertu des articles 25 et 27. En foi de quoi, les plknipotentiaires respectifs ont sign4 18 p&sente convention. Fait A. Rome, le 2 juin 1928, en un seul exemplaire, qui sera dQpod dans les archives du Gouvernement royal d'ltalie. Une copie, certifib conforme, sera remise par la voie diplomatique B chaque pays de l'union. (Signatures.) 2l-I INTERBAT~OXALCOXFERENCEOF ROMEFOR THE PROTECTION OF TJ~~~~~~~AND ARTISTICI\'ORKS, MAY 7405~2, 1928 ~~u~ionrRome, Resolution I. The conference considers it to be desir- 1m. EwIi~h able that the countries of tlie union sl~ouldlook forward 'dbn. to the possibility of introducing into their respective leg- islations, if they do not already contain provisions of this sort, regulations to prevent after the death of the author the deformation, mut.ilation, or other modification of his work prejudicial to tlie reputation of the author and to the interests of literature, science, and tlie arts. Xesolution 11. The conference considers it to be desir- able that each legislation sho111cl clearly define the limits of the right of borrowing. Resolution 111. The conference considers it to be desir- able that tlie countries of tlie union which liave not yet adopted lcgielative regulations securing for the benefit of artist.^ an inalienalde right to ,z participation in the receipts tli~eto successive transfers of tlwir original worlts at public sale sliollld take into consideration tlie possi- bility of unclertnlring the study of such regulations. Iiesolution IV. The conference considers it to l)e tlesir- able that the countries of tlie union should adopt liea as- ures (without imposing :my obligatory form:ility 11pon authors) \rliich \vould gi1.e them tlie oppol~tllnity of establishing either the date of their literary, artistic; or scicr~tificcreations (for es:imple, by the use of the double- cnrelope ystelrl known as the Solettu envelope) or their ststiis as citizens of one of the countries of the union. Resolution V. The conference considers it to be dcsir- aide tliat the governments mhich have ~atbticipatedin tlie work of tlie conference should consider the l>osxihility of measul.es for protecting tlie rights of performing iu-tists. Rcsolution VI. The conference, bearing in mind the identity of general principles and objects of the Conven- tion of Berne? as revised at Berlin and later at Eome. 96 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 97 and of the convention signed by the American States at Buenos Aires in 1910 as revised at Habana in February, 1928; and noting the agreement of the majority of the dispositions of the two conventions: Considers it to be desirable, in conformity with the suggestions made by the Brazilian and French delegations, that, on the one hand, the American Republics which have signed a con- vention to which non-American countries are unable to adhere, lnay (following the example of Brazil) adhere to the Convention of 13erne revised at Rome ; and that, on the other hand, all the interested governments may agree among themselves, with a view to preparing a general agreement having ns its basis the rules of the two conventions which are similar and as an object the world-wide unification of laws protecting intellectual productions. Vccu I. La confhrence 6met le vceu que les pays de adoptedRMO~UH~~~ at RON, l'union envisagent la possibilit4 d'introduire dans les 19%Prench otigindtezt. 16gislations respectives, qui ne contiendraient pas de dis- positions h cet Cgard, des 14gles propres B emp8cher quqapr8s la mort de l'uutenr son aeuvre ne soit deformCe, nutilee ou autrement modifi6e au pr4judice de la renom- lriCe de l'anteur et des inthr6ts cle la littbrature, de la science et des arts. Vccu 11. La conf4rence dmet le vmu que chaque legis- lation prkcise clairement les limites dl1 droit d'emprunt. Vmu 111. La conference Cmet le vmu que ceux des pays de l'union, qui n'ont pas encore adopt4 de disposi- tions lhgislatives consacrant nu profit des artistes nn droit inalihable ii une participation dans le produit des transmissions successives de leurs wnvres originales pas- sant en vente publique, pl-ennent en consideration la pos- sibilit6 de mettre h l'&tnde cle telles tlispositions. Vwu IV. La conf6rence Cmet le rwu que les pays cle l'union envisagent cles mesures qiii. suns imposer aux auteurs aucune formalit6 obligatoire, leur ouvrent la fnculte d'btablir soit la date de lelirs crCations litthraires, artistiques ou scientifiques, par esernple sliivarlt le sys- Gme de l'en\-eloppe ciollble dite enveloppe Soleuu, soit lclir qnalitk cle ressortissants de l'un des pays de l'iinion. Vmu V. La confhrence Cmet le vmu qiie les gonverne- ments qui ont participe aux travans cle la conference 98 REPORT OF THE REOIRTER OF COPYRIGHTS envisagent In l,ossibilitb, de mesures pour sauvegkrder les clroits des artistes esbcut,nnts. Veu VI. La conf6~ence, consiclhrant I'identitQ des psincipes @nEraus qui dominent et des buts rers lesquels tendent la Conve,ntion'de Berne, revisi;e h. 13erlin pnis ii Rome, et In conrention sign& par lcs Etl~ts~nidricnins it Ijuenos Ayes en 1010 pais revisEe it IJa Havane en fbvrier 1925; constntnnt la concorilnnce clu plus grand noiilbre des disl~osit.ionstle I'anc et l'nutre convention: Emet le voou, conform61nent aus suggestions 6mises par 1% dbl4.gation clu I5rEsil et 18 d616gntion fsanqajsc, que, d'one pnrt, les R6pnlliques :11116ricaincs signut,i~ircsd'une coovt.nt,ion it lnq~~clleles Etats non an18ric:tins n'ont pas la possibilit4 tl'llcllli.rrr, viennent, h I'cst.mple clu Brbsil, acc6der Zi la Cnnvcntion tle Beme revisbe B Rome, et que, d'nutre part, tolls Irs go~~verne~l~entsintk~essts se concrrtcnt cn v11c cle j)~.61)fir~1'line entcntc g6nBrale uyunt pour base 1es 1Ggles sinrilnisrs dcs cltws cor~vcntionsc:t pour objet l'unification ~uondinleclcs loi.: proti..geunt les cdations de l'csprit. INDEX' Pam ~ctto inrrenae fe~s------6,28 Appropriations for sal~~rien 1 Assignmtlnts : Bec~~rtlsculd fees------5 IIerrie Con\yentlon. (See International Copyright Union.) Bills to amend copyright law: Design copyright ------11-12,&%64 Divisit)lc copyright S-9,3!&-36 Illcrease of col,.rrlght fees------(i-F(,2830 Intt*rnational Ctq)yriglit Tinion ------20,64-66 hfecaha~~lculre1)rc~luction of munit*...... 9-11.37-44 Motion-1)ic.t~~tllms ------12 Prints and labels------11,44 Rooks : Titles priiitetl in C:it:ilogue of Copyright Entries ------4,7 Trt~nnferredto Lit)rary of Congress------3 ' Transferrrd to 1it)rnries in District of Colunlbia ------3 H~uokhart(IIon. 9. W.), motion picture bill--: ------12 IIulletins and circul:~rs issued ...... F,7 Cannon (Hon. C.), motion picture bill ...... 12 C.'atalogue of Copyright Entries ------4,6 Sut):lcription price inrrensed ------7 Celler (Hon. E.), motion picture bill...... 12 Certified copies of recor~l------6 Circ.ularsissued------6 ConvcBntions, copyright. (See under Internatlonai.) ('or)iefl of rrcord------6 Copyright bills i~itroduced. (See Hills.) Copyright entries, r:~talogue 4,7 Copyright fees increased ------6,28 Copyright law in force, Copyright Oface Bulletin 14 ...... 6 Bills to amend. (See Bills.) Correspondence of the Copyri,zht Office ...... 6 Ilepartmeilt tibraries, copyright deposits to...... 3 Drpn~itw.copyright : Dispo~nlof------3 2,s Value of ...... +--- 2 Design copyri~htbills ------11-1'2,45-64 Divisible copyright hill ------8.32 Dramatic compositions listed in Catalogue of Copyright Empties------4,7 Entries. (gee Registrations.) Erpenditures------1 Fees received ------1,2,5,21,22 Act to increase------6,28 Government libraries rec-iving copyright deposits...... 3 99 100 INDEX 3lr~.l1;111i(;)I I.cljr.l)t.l~~~:ti~,r: of ~nnsic ll~~tls~,ir( IIOII. G. .\I). IIIO~~I)II-;I~CI-II~(' Illtlt .\: :111tl~:~t:kIo:uc~ of Cop.1~ri~111Ki~lric-s ...... k 111clc:si11g1 r:~~lhlt>r$ 01: ]~ro)~ri(ltorsl~il) 1 lltt'rll:~:it:11:11 ~\I~IC;.~L.:III(~:ol~;i.rigl~(: (:~~IIv(.III~~II, l:).)S-_------1-k,, I~~t(~r~i:~lio~inlt:ol~yrigl~l-. ~~r~:si~ll*i~l.i:tl )~ro(~l:~~i~:~iio~~ r(! l:~i~~~ai~iu------~l~t~!i'l~:lti~~~l~:l~~t)il~l'i:Ill1:11ioli. II~IIs 1'0r Ij)~iI(~(lStal~~s $!lltl'S------2). 111icbr~l:lIiol~;~l(:t111yli!!I1I I.*I~~~II.C'~:II~'II~('IICC-. 1it1111(\, .l!VLS ------ti. (2onvt~11tion. J ~III~!2. S!V2S I:~:xlisl)iclsl ------. ' 1\11:tc.:~lf1 I toll. J. 11.). copyright bill ------Moscba (].Ion. G. II.), col)yrighl. I~ills 9.. 3Itbl.i~;1;-)1it~!111.t:ii1111s : 1:iils I.<, r.t~l~yrizl~till : Titles in C:ll:~loxnc of Co1)yright Entries...... 4. Rills rcb nir.chi~nicnlreprocluction ...... 9,37-. 77litlos listoil in Catalogue of Copyright Bntricss------4. Soticdc!cf wc!r rc~cortlt~tl.f(1c.s l'or ------~ I':lll~l)lilt.l.:'.till(~ I~l.iilr('tl 111 (':I~~I~~IzII(.c~f ('(tl~y~.igl~t l~:~tl~.it~c-_..-----.--_- 4. l'nu .\ll~lbl.i(':~~~co~)yright (,011\-(!1ltio11 ...... 1-1. l I'oriotlic.;~ls, lill(3s ll)ril~lvtlill C:i~Ii~logt~(:of C1111yrigl11.E~~l~i(!s------1. l'l~ologr:tl~l~s.rrgistralio~ls witl~ont c.c!rlilir.ntc:s ...... Titles l?rilitecl in C:~t:~logueof Co~yrigl~tI<;l~tric!s------4. Prints nnd lnbcls, bill to include :IS subject mnttcr of copyright------11. - - l'r~vl:~~~~;iiiol~~~stc~lnli~l:: col~yrigl~t to lCul~i:rlli;l------Receipts, copyright fees------1,21,: l~cfulltls------_------. ------5, : R(.girt~':~tiol~s: Ill(lcs of ------4. Statistics ...... 2, ,5.23.: licnc\v:ils. nlilnbar recordtncl 1i11d fees ~CCP~VC~~------s1: Reports on c!opyright bills: nivi::ililc rol)yright, H. Rent. 1103...... 8.: Increase of copyright fees, H. Rcpt. 353 :tnd P. Rcpt. 853------74.: AIecl~:~iiic'nlrel~roclt~c:tion of mnslc, 11. Bept. 1920------10. -- Resc~ll~tiollsndol~tcutl :tt Rolne. 1928-----_------20.96-C INDEX 101 Page Rome Conference, 1928. (Bee International Copyright Union.) Roy:llty for mechnnical reproduction, bill to repeal ...... 10 Rumania, copyright proclamation ...... 13 Searches, fees for------5,22 Shipstend (Hon. H.),copyright bill ...... 12 Tables, st:ltistical------21-25 Transfers of proprietorship, fees for indexing ...... 5 Tydings (EIon. Y. E.), copyright bill ...... ------11 Unpublisltcd works, ice for rccortling ...... 6 17c,rtnl (11011.A. II.), copyright bills ...... i,S, 10,11,12,20 \vittcvnlnn (EIon. C. W.), report on copyright bill ...... S \FVorks of art, titles printed in C~~tnlogueof Copyright Entrios------4,7