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COPYRIGHT OFFICE

REPORT
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REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING JUNE 30

UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON
1928
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REPORT OF THH REGISTER OF COPYRlGHTB FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 1927-28

WARHINGTON, D. C., J u l y 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 f q s
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----------- 78,068.0000920-&I---------- 134,516.16
1 W----------- W,lB8.00 1921-22--------- -
138,616.16
1908-7---,------- 84,6LI&Oo lWZZ-2% ---------- 149,291.00
l W - 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---------- l l S , ~ . 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
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 2 REPORT O F THE REGISTER O F COPYRIGHTS

Btalionery and fees earned and paid into the Tseasnry during the corre-
mndrisa.
sponding year. The expenditures for supplies, including
stationery and other articles and postage on foreign n ~ a i l
matter. rtc., was $1,495.64, leaving a balance for the year
of $10,712.48 to the credit of the office.
C o p y i g h t re-
ceipla and fers. Iluring the 31 fiscal years since the reorganization of
tlle copyright office (from J u l y 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 f r r s t.arned ($3,413,802.40) were larger than the
apl-".opriations for sularirs used (luring the same period
V d u e of c o w -
($!!,'304.951.93) hy $510,847.47.
right depottita. I n 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 A K D FEES

Enre- fees. The registl-utions for the fiscal year nu~nbered193,914.

Of these 183,211 were registrations a t $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

A r : i c h depoa-
ited
The total number of separate articles depositd in com-
pliance with the copyright law which have h e n 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 I t 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
I n response to inquiries received cluring the year from z$:fts fw
the c:id tlivision, the ncct~ssionsdivision, law clivision,
ant1 the reading rooin in regard t c 9 books supposed to
have been copyrighted but not discoveretl in the I~ibrary,
it was fount1 that. 31 of these works h ~ t been l rec8rivc.tlant1
wc.1.e actll~llyin thta I~ibl-ary,16 books hr\d been tlcl)ositc.tl
t ~ n dwpre still in the col~yrightofice, 11 ~ r o r k s\rcw thitl~er
not l ~ ~ l ~ l i s h(lit1
e d ,not claim col)y~.ipht,or for other valid
rcasons c.o~~ltl not 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.l of 3
\r-o~-ksin all in response to rctl~lt>stsn~tltlehy 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\~lation of
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 ~ ~ n d i s p o wofd ~iiayupon specitieti conditions
be r e t ~ ~ r n ctod 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.
Vntler authority of section BY of the act of March 4, other Tranaferr to
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-
poJft8 to copy-
The copyright act of 1009 authorizes the return to
nubr c b i n m t r . 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. I n 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 A S D CATALOGUE O F COPYRIGHT ENTRIEB

C!-.#ht All copyright entries tire promptly indexed. The in-

cote
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-. ef
scription price for the ca 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 T H E REOIBTER OB COPYEIOHTB 5

lnlnnce on hand July 1, 1927---------------------- $16,476.46 Bummaw of

**
;ross r e c ~ i p t sJuly 1,1927 to June 30, 1928---------- 201,054.49~ ~ n g h r
Total t o be accounted for-------------------- 217,530.95
Refuntled---------------------------------------- 6,571.00
Ihlnnce to be amounted for ----------- L ------ 211.95% 28
Al~l)licda s earned f m ---------------- $195,107.65
Balancoerarrled clrrr to July
1, 1!)28:
Tnlst funds- ----------- $16,la.61
ITnfi~~i~hetl
busiuess----- W9.00
16,791.61
211,958.28
4
Free for p m l gear

Fees for rt-glstmtion, including rrrtiflcates nt $1 each- $183,Zll, 00

Feey for regintration of photoymphs without eertifl-
catw, t i t 50 e e ~ l t seach ---------------__--------- Z 628.00
Fees for registration of renewals, a t 50 errlts each--- 2,723.60
-- --

Total fees for registrations rec-ordetl--------- 188,682.50

Fees for certified cvpies of record a t 50
vents racb ............................ $1.218.50
Fees for recording nssignulents - - - - - - - - - 4,621.00
Searchea made And ehftrged for a t 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~on

third mail of the day had been recorded, the account
m t work.of -
books of the bookkeeping division were balanced for
 6 I( EPOHT OP '1'11 E I; ~ G t s T E t t .OF COPYRIGHTS

.t11111&, 1 1 ~ 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 0 1 t ~'l'reusury.

COPYRIGHT OFFICE P C R L I C A T I O S B

( ' o p ~ r i g h l 01-
pce p a b l t ~ ~ a l i o n s .
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 acbtof 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~ly 1. 1928, ant1 t l ~ r s c\\.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~I 30, 1914, to the Internut ion211 C'opy-
I iglit Convention rrvihetl at Berlin in 1908, ~ v a srcprintetl,
z~ncltlie 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 t o increme
copyright fees.
On >fay 2:). 1968, tlich I're*iclent approvet1 an act to
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 ~ I I ~ S C I * ~ P -
tion price for the C:~talogue of Co1)yriglit Entries. A s
rsplained in last year's report (192W27, pp. 212-213)
the fees in force for copyright registration were fixed by
ltcw as f a r 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 n o ce1-tiiicate is requi~.e<l
tlie fee is only $1. Tlie new fee for recortling co1)yright
a~signmentsand other papers is now based upon the
recorcl-book page, instead of the number of words in the
document, to accord with the use of the photostat machine
i n making the copies. The registration of the claim for
the renewal of the copyright for the second term of 28
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& a ~ p d from 50 cents to $1, and the fee for
tn $1 for each fill1 hour of time consumed.
ription price for the Catalogue of Copyright p ; ;~~;&~dd
rclmained tit $5 per year, as fixed in 1891,
ding that the annual printed pages increased
than 1,100 pages to over 13,000. The present
the subscription price at $10 the year for the
f@ ~gtdopue,und provides that the prices for the sepa-
m p F ta of the catalogue shall be fisd " a t such prices
be determined to be reasonable." The prices per
wx &rn as follows:
1. grol~p1, books proper, $3 ; part 1, group 2, Nhona @s.r.u b a d ~ -
lets and maps, $3; part 1, group 3, d r ~ n l a t i ccom-
and motion pictures, 9'2; part 2, periodicals, $2;
musical compositions, $3; part 4, works of art,
aphs, prints, and pictorial illustrations, $2.
-Bills to secure this increase were introdnced in hte& ;: '0 * I ~ w

=ninth Congress but failed of enactment tll~ringthe

g I N ) I I ~ S of the short session. A new \)ill was intro-
in the Seventieth Congress on December 7. 1927:

ir (a.
Mon. .ill)rrt H. Vestal. itientical in text with the old
1Z. 16548, 69th Cong., '2d sess.), except to provide
@I& the act hhoulcl go into effect on July 1, 1928. On
Jmliu'y 4, 1928, this bill was introduced in the Senate by
Ban, ,Jesse H. Metcalf (S. 2161).: Hearings were held
by the House Committee on Patents on J u n l ~ a r y20. 1928,
and I)y the Senate Committee on Patents on April 3, 1928.
TIE IIoti..ie bill was favorably reported on Janr~ary23:
i@!!R.\nnd was passed by the House on Bebrl~ary6, 1928.
On ITchbrunry 7 the House act was presented to the Sen-
' 1027 (1,rc. 7). -4 bill t o nmend srctlons Pi7 a n d 0 1 of t h e act entitled
"AII IIC-tto amend a n d consolidate the act8 respecting copyright." a p
prc*v~.clMar. 4, 1009. 111trodoc~d1)y Mr. Veatal. 11. R. 6104, 70th Cong.,
i r t L(.RR. :1 pp. 4O. Refer1-d to t h e V o ~ n ~ n i t t ron
e Pntents.
1V2A (.Ian. 4). A bill to amend sectlons 57 a n d 6 1 of the a c t entltled
",4u nct to amend a n d conqolidate t h e acts respectlng copyright," approved
Mnr. 4, 1909. Introduced by Mr. bfetcalf. S 2101, 70th Cong.. 1 s t sess.
:I LIP. 4" Rt,ferred to t h e Committee on Patents.
' lI)!?H (Jan. 23). A bin t o amend ~ e c t i o n sPi7 a n d 6 1 of t h e a c t entltled
"An nct to amend a n d consolidate t h e acts respecting copydght," approved
Mnr. 4, 1909. H R. 0104 (Rept. No. 353), 70th Cong., 1 s t aess. 3 pp.
4' Con~mittedt o t h e Committee of t h e Whole IIouse o n t h e s t a t e of t h e
I'nlon.
Ilb2H (.Tnn. 23). Amend and confiolidate the art.¶ respectlng copyright
Mr I'~~qta1,from t h e Committee o n Patents, submitted t h e following re.
1)ort ( t o accompany H. R. (1104). H. R. Rept. No. 353, 7 0 t h Cong., 1st
rwm. 2 ~ p . 4".
8 h e P o B T OF T E E REGISTER O F 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,
~ v a spresented 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
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' 1028 (Feb. 7 ) . An a c t to amcbnd sc-c*tionu57 nnd 6 1 of the avt entitled

".in act t o umend a n d consolidate t h e a c t s respecting copyright,'' ap-
proved Mar. 4, 1009. I n the Senate of t h e United States. H. R. 6104.
70th Cong., 1ut Henu. 3 pp. 4". Hrfet'red to t h e Committee on l'ntents.
1928 (Apr. 24. ledsiative day Apr. 20). An act t o amend sections 57
a n d 0 1 of t h e a c t rutltled "An act to amend a n d consolidate t h e a c t s
r e ~ p e c t i n g copyright," npproved Mar. 4, 1909. I n t h e Senate of t h e
United States. H. R. 6104 (S.Rept. No. 883), 7 0 t h Cong.. 1st sess. 3 pp.
40. Referred t o t h e Committee on Patents.
1928 (Apr. 24. I ~ ~ g l s l n t l vdsy
c .\Dr. 20). Amend a n d c0n~olldiIte the
acts respecting copyright. Mr. Waterman, from t h e Committee on P a t e n u .
submitted t h e following report ( t o accompany H. R. 6104). 8. Rept. NO.
883, 70th Cong., 1 s t aess. 2 pp. So.
6 1928 (May 23). .4n a c t t o amend sectiona 57 a n d 6 1 of t h e a c t entitled
"An a c t 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. 8 O .
7 1028 ( J a n . 0 ) . 9 bill t o amend ueetlona 27. 42. a n d 44 of t h e a c t en-
titled "A\n nct t o amend a n d consolidate t h e a c t s respecting copyright,"
approved Mar. 4, 1900. Introduced by Mr. V tal. H. R. 8013, 70th
Cong.. 1 s t seas. 5 pp. 40. Hrferred to t h e d m i t t e r on l'attbuts.
1928 (Apr. 2 ) . A bill t o amelld secs. 27. 42, a n d 44 Of t h e a c t en-
Htlecl "An a c t to amend und consolidate t h e a c t s respecting copyright,"
approved Mar. 4, 1909. 8. R. 5913 (Rept. No. 1103). 70th Cong., 1 s t
sess. 5 pp. 4". Reported wlth amendments a n d referred t o t h e IIouse
Calendar.
1928 (-4pr. 2 ) . Amend a n d consolidate t h e a c t s respecting copyright.
Mr. Vestal, from t h e Committee on Patents. submitted t h e follow in^ reibort
( t o accompany H. R. 8913). H. Rept. No. 1103, 70th Cong., 1 s t new.
3 p p . 8".
1928 (Mar. 2 a n d 20 a n d Apr. 20). Hearings held before t h e Commit-
tee on I'utents. House of Representatives, 70th Cong., 1 s t sess., on H. R.
8013, a blll t o anrrnd secs. 27, 42, nnd 44 of tile act entitled "An a c t
to amend and c o ~ ~ s o l i d a t he e ucts resp(beting copyrlyht," approvrd Mar. 4,
1009: Mar. 2 a n d 20, 1'328, 2 p. I., 87 pp.; Apr. 20, 1928, pt. 2, 1 p. 1..
pp. 89-147. 8".
 REPORT O F T H E REGISTER O F 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, ~ t tthe 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 p a s a d over tempol*al.ily
horit prejudice, stating that he was "unnlterably op-
~ t to
l 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~~sic by mechanical
ruments. On February 7,1928, Hon. Albert H. Vestal
~ d u c e d(by request) the bill H. It. 10655 l o 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 t o amend sections 1 ( e ) and 26 ( e ) of t h e a c t
ul "Ao a c t t o amend and conmlidate t h e a c t s 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 t h r Commlttre on Patents, House of Rcpre-
Ivrs, 7 0 t h Cong., 1 s t ucbss., on 11. R. 10065, a blll to amend sections
and 28 ( e ) of t h e a c t entitled "An nct t o amend a n d conwlldate
t s respec*ting cnpyrlght," npproved Mar. 4, 1909. Apr. 3, 4, 10, a n d
28. 2 p. I., 201 pp. 8".
b28 (Feb. 1 3 ) . A 11111 t o ani,nd nrctions 1 ( e ) and 25 ( e ) of the a c t
'd ".\n a c t t o mend a n d ct~nsolldatet h e a c t s respcbctlng copyright,"
red Mar. 4, 1909. Ilrtroduccd by Mr. Moses. 9. 3160, 70th Cong.,
ss. 4 UP. 4 O . Referred t o the Committee on P a t u ~ l t s .
 10 REPORT O F T H E REGISTER O F COPYRIGHTS

. 13452.
B " U ~ R. ( 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 f u r
~ 9 . action. Meanwhile a bill of similar test (S. 4369) ''
been introcluced in the Senate by Silnator Moses on M t
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 ~~espect to 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 ( e c . 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 o r s~ihsequentngrwlilent litis becolne (
tire, nny othtbr I W ~ S O I I ulny 111:lke like use of such c-c~pyrig
musical coin~nuitionnpon t h e sr~rueterms a n d c.onditi011~in re,
of the roynlty payal~le,t h e time, ~nt)de,n l ~ dmanlier of such
nlent, tii id the w u r i t y for tlie p a y n ~ e n tthereof. *. ( S t
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 t h e s e t c.l~tltled"An act to a ~ u c u d
conhol'date t h e ; I C ~ N reepvc.tlng c o p y r l ~ h t , " approved Mar. 4. 1!)0!
nlnrndtd, in rrNprct of mrellnnlcal r r p r o d u c t ~ o n of m u ~ i c u l cornposit
:tnd for other porpo#tbs. Introduced by Mr. Vt.ntal. 11. R 13452,
Collg., l e t srss. 5 ~ p . An. Referred to t h e Comrnltter on t'ntrnts.
l4 19% (May 4 ) . .\ 1~111to amend t h d c t elltitled ".\u H C ~ to amend
consolidt~te t b e a c t s renpect!ng copyright." a1)proved Mar. 4. 1908
:imtv~ded,i n rtlsprct to mechunlcal reproduction of muslcnl rompoult
o n 4 for othpr purposes. Introduced by Mr. Vefltal. H R. 13452 (1
No 1.720). 70th Cong., 1 s t sms. 5 pp. 1". Rrft,rred t o t h e Comm
on Pn tt.11 t ~ .
1!)28 I Muy 4). Repeal of p r l c e - f l x i ~claune
~~ f o r mrchanlcal rcproduc
blr. \ estal. from t h e Committee on l'atents, uubmlttt'd t h e following re
( t o t1ccoml)any 11. H. 1345"). El. Hept. No. 1320, 7 0 t h Cong., 1 s t
2 pg. N o .
lS 1!)2H (May 7. Irzihltitivr d a y May 3 ) . .\ bill to a m r n d the a c t ~ n t

"All nct to nlnrnd und conrolidate t h e a c t s respecting copyright," a p p r

Mar. 4, Inon. an amrnded, in respect of mrchanlcal rrprocluction of mu
rolnporitiolrs. a n d for other purposes. Introduced by Mr. Moses. S. 4
70th Collg., 1 s t stass. 3 pp. 4". Referred t o t h e Committee on l'ab
 tlitlV~ltTOI' 'I'III*: IIR(I1ATER O F 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
t t f rrwnr, I ) I I I i 111 1.ot ll~c:ocl by Senator Tydings makes
'1'111h

w l y 11110 ~ * I I I I I I 111 ~ I ~O I ( ~tbsisting copyright law; namely,

the i n w r f ~ tIn~ ~~ c~~ c - t i Lt ~of i ~ the following words:
.led ~ ~ ~ V I . I II II I,I. 111~,1., II 'l'll;tt tlie issuiuice o r sale, by ~ ~ u t h o r i tofy
i l , ~I P W I I I ~~ t r1111, ~~tvltyrigl~t of 21 m u s i c d cornp)sitio~t,o r by IIIIY
(*rrvr I I I \ V ~ I I I I J ~ . I I I I I I I I I IIY, I ~ tliroligh, 01' under t h e owiier of such
*-r(tkrl(ll~l.I I I cllt-t.(s I I I I ~ I I I which n r e writtell, plil~ttul,or lby other
l:#va+ea I I I I I ~ I I * 1 1 ) I I I I I I I * : I ~ , IIIIIW, emblems, syrl~kAs,siglls, words, u r
hk:hi.fr. 1 1 1 IIIII*I~.III t.t~1111111sitio11, notes, tones, vnlurs, tul11l arrlrllge
rrrihll. 1111111\\111t.l1 Ill(- I I ~ t l ~ ~ of t a u t h o r l u t ~ ybe read o r f:'tw
g h ail
wti11.11~ M * I . ~ ~ I ~ II I II I110 ;~ I I I~lusiiZl1
I.I. c o m p b s i t i o ~111t1y
~ Ibtl U~II(IC, ~llilll
I 11rlv111(~
~ I C I I I I I ~ I UI 111' o r 11ublic p e r f o i r n t ~ i i ( of . ~ sue11 luusi(*lll corn-
l ~ m l t l t t !r~t 1 ~ 1 I I I . ~ I I \ I tvr ollit?rwise, \vhcii such l ~ ? r f o r t i i n ~ i~sc i~iit(le t~
t r r , ~ urltc~* I I I * ~-11I ~I s s ~ r c ~o lr sold, without coiitributicr~~ t o tlir col~y-
r i ~ l r tI I ~I.II\1111) I ~ IlI1(1 owlier t h e r w f , o r t o t u ~ yperso11 la\vfully
, ~ H I I I I I I I U lay. 111r1111~11. or under such owner, iii excess of tllc' price
j#tltl h ~ -111 r 11 411(.(.1-so issued o r sold.

St, I / I I I I ~ I I ~ . I ~ I Iwits
~ I taken upon any of these bills.
Ily IIII* I,I.~ : r l , l ~ ~ ~ o vJune
18, 1874, registration is re- Pt.i& od
ed
labelu. Bill
I ( ~ I ~ I ?10
Y I1 1 1 s for copyright protect,ion in the case of ri. R. iolsl.
III:II~I~

prlrrtn t t ~ l ( lIIIIII-I:, (101. articles of manr~fi~cture in tlie Patent

t ~MIP: I I I I I \Y:ISintroduced by Mr. Vestal on February
# Ifan," I t , t t.1111sfcrthis registration to the copyright
ufirr 111111 I I I 1.t-lbc~i11the act of 1874. Ko action was taken
I I I I I I 1 1 s I~rieftest is printed at page 44.
'I'III* I I I I I \ ~ - I I I I ~to~ I abrogate
~ the design patent nct and to
1,~ttv11119f t ~ rI 11,' 1)rotect:ion of original designs to be ap-
(tl118cl I I I 11 I.(i c . l c s s of manufacture under the copyright law
u a. 141 I \ 1 1 1 1 t x ~ t 1 11ythe introduction by Mr. Vestal on Janu-
c l ~ yI(\.I!).'%. o f ii new bill for this purpose (H. E. 0368).18 fr. R. g e m
S the bill were had on Mtirch lCi,'!'and
I ' r t l ~ I ~ It I~~ - I I I . ~ I I ~ on
I,II , \ I I I I , I ~2.4 ~ I t I I bill~ was brought before the Senate by
-- .-
a 1k1'* I \1nv Ivgi*lutlve dtiy Yay 3). h blll to anlend scc. 1 of :ID
I;.
s-I t ~ ~ - r < ~ r q" .'\ Il ,10 amend and conwlld~~tc-
:I,.( the ncts naspt-cllog copy-
6i#l11 f & l q t ~ ' o ! v hl;~r.
' ~l 4. 1909. IntrOductbd by Mr. Tydings (by requvst).
14117 ; 1 1 t 1 t ~ ' ( o I I1st
~ . srss.
. 5 pp. 4". Referred to the Committee on
I'nt~~~llm
.' 111:s I 2 ) . h 11111 to itl lend scc. 5 of tlie act t!ntitlt.d "4n :let to
I.'VII.
snt'-*k81 ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ sthe
I I I I ~ ~ ~ncts
l l t lrrspecting
~ ~ t t ~ cop~right," approved Nor. 4,
I1*Hb, i ~ n q l COI. ,1111t.rpurl)osrs. I~~troduced by Nr. Vestal. 11. 11. 10434,
I ~ I Ir , a , 1.1 svrs.
t ~ i ~ 2 pp. 4 O . Referred to the Committee on Patenta
' 1'1.'\ I.I:III.Itib. .\ blll amending the Stntutes of the Unitcd States
r 111, I 1 1 1 . 1 ~ , I I I I . 1 0 ~.~)l~yrlght r(.gistr~(tIonof designs. Introduced by Ur.
-..,.,I 1 1 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
~ ; . t t r t , ~ t f(111
t ~ .I'~~(vstx,
~~ House of Represenlotivex, 70th Cong.. 1st srss.. ou
11 11 .I :..-. ,I I t i l l ~~roviding for copyright registration of designs. Mur.
I!, '* t 1 8 I , I(; pp. 8(-.
 12 R E P O R T O F T H E RF@ISTEH OF C O P Y H M H T S

I-Ion. Henrik Shipstead (S. 3T68).20 Mr. Vestal intr

d u c t ~ dan amended bill on M a , y 1 (H. R. 1345:3),2' but
further action has been 1 - e c o r d e d . Z'be texts of these b i ,
are printed in A d t l e n d u r n I, pages 45-64.
Motion-picture
film. Several bills have been presented to Congress with I
sl'ect to rnotion-pictnre filrils a n t 1 their exhibition. Tlle
[)ills contain provisions relative to the corrinlerciul use 1

copyrighted films, a n t 1 for that reason their titles are i

c l u d t ~ lin cbllronologimlorder in this sumirlary.
Bill 8. 1661. On December 13, 1927, Senator Smith W. Brookha
i r t t r o t l u c e d "A bill to prevent o 1 ) s t r a c t i o n a n t 1 b u r t l e ~
upon interstate trade t i n d commerce in coyyriglited I n ,
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
s c c . t , i o n s 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:
i k an elaborate bill of 41 sections. containing 54 page:

* 1!+2R (Mnr. ?4). A hill nmendlnx t h e Statute8 of t h e I ' d t e d Stat6

w i t h r e f e r w c r t o copyright r e d s t r n t i o r ~of denlnns. I n t r o d u ~ u d by M
Yhlprtead. H. :lifl8, 70th Gong., 1 s t W ~ R . 17 BP. 4". Referrrad to t t
Committee on Patents.
1928 (May 1 ) . .4 blll amending the Rtatutea of t h e r u i t e d S t a t e s t
provltle f o r copyright r r g i ~ t r a t i o u of dc%igus. Introduced by Mr. V e ~ t a
I1 R . 1:3453, 70th Gong., 1 s t sc.nn. 1 8 pp. 4". Referred to t h e Commi
t e nn I ' n t e n t ~ .
2z 1027 (1)ec. 1 3 ) ..\ bill t o grpvrnt obstruction nnd burdens upon Intel
yL:ite trade nnd romrnerre in c o ~ ~ y r i p h tmotion-picture
~~d dims. nnd t o pn
vent t h e r r ~ t r a l n tupon t h e frec. csomvetition in t h e production, d l s t r i b u t l o ~
a n d cxhlbition of c o p y r i ~ h t e dmotlon-pictnre Rlrns (etc.). Introduced b
Mr. Rronkhart. S. 1667. 70th Cong., 1 s t aess. 1 0 pp. 4O. R~&rred t o t h
<'omrnltter on l n t r r s t a t e Commerce.

-t.rtr trade nnd rolnmerce In cnriyrighted A

>!I28 ( J a n . 1 3 ) . .\ hlll t o prevent ohstruc on a n d b u r d ~ n aupon Intel
on-picture fllms (etc.. snm
title continued, us rlhove). Introduced by Mr. Cnnuon. H. R. 9208, 7 V t
Vong.. 1 s t sms. 6 pp. 4". Hrferred to the Committee on l n t e r s t a t e a n ,
k'orei*.~i ('omlnercc..
a4 192R (Jan. 26). A hill t o prevent obsttnction a n d burdens upon Intel
stat', t r a d e a n d rommrrcc i n copyrighted motion-picture fllms (etc., nan,
t l t l r contillued, an above). Introduced by Mr. ('eller. H. R. 10087, 7Utl
I'ong., Iqt w ~ s . 1 0 pp. 4". Referred to t h e ('onunittee on l n t e r s t a t
11nd Foreign ('ommerce.
3 I!UH (Ma.v 1 1 ) . A bill to protect t h e motion-picture industry again8
\ ~ l l f n i rtrnde practice8 a n d monopoly, to providr- Just setticmcnt uf com
7,lulntcl of unfair dc~alings,t o provide f o r t h e lnanuiacture of wholeeom
m,,tlon pictures a t t h e source of production, to create a l+deral motiol
plcturr cornrnisslon, to deflne i t s powers, aild for other purponea. I n t r o
r;oced hy Mr. Cludmon. H. R. 18680, 70th ConR., 1st sess. 64 pp. 4'
ltcf,,rrrd to the Cun~mitteeon Interfitate a n d Forelgn Commerce.
g& M ~ E ~F
nctiou is ~Secordedconcerning any of these
"WX <
L
3 ' l i u r ~I a ~ ~t P R I " S1~~11ort ,
reference was made to the text ;;o",ziC
' & f& joint n * w , l l ~ t i o ~ iapproved
, March 4, 1927. w h i c l ~ s v s t e m .
'
p&stetl in full test authorizing a joint conimittee of
to c'onsider the purchase of tlie right to a n
8~0usc~s
@mrfr*trcl i l p e " for all governmental, administrative,

2
'A
rblictition purposes" of the Harrimnn Geographic
@*tcsl i ~ n c l e rpatents or copyrigllts issned.
favor.al)lc. report was p r e s e n t r t l on M : l y 20, 1928, by
Rmn, (;oor.gtl 14. Mhses n n ( l an ndvc~.seminority report
f&m. tIi~.anlBinpllaril on M : l y 29."' Senator 3 f t w e s
gtw i n t r . o t l n c c ~ t l on Mny 20 a bill to p~*ovidcfor the
p u ~ l r t ~ sofr the H n r r i m t l n (;eogr:~phic Code Syste~n,'~
rvMrh ~ ~ 1 L1 I9~ C ' Opresented to the House by Hon. Henry
WI Ttmple on May 29." No final action was reported.
I N T E l I N h T I O N A L COf'YRI(IlIT

A (*o~)yrigl~t
yroclanrntion \\-:is i s s u t b t l on RIuy 14, 1928, Copyright
Proclnmation
f~ ~ R V O I ' of Rurnanin. This ] , r o c l a r r ) a t i o n t l r b c l a r e s "that dated nrav 14,
1928, r~
r T t l r , t ~ n + of Rumania are entitled to all the benefits of the Rumnra.
net of )[arch 4, 1909, i n c l a t l i n g section 1 (e) thereof and
the act. :lmenclatory of the said act."
9 g 1 v lwoclnmation further cleclares :
I'~.oc-idr.rl.T h a t t h e c~11jo3mel1t11s n r ~ yw o r k of t h e r i g h t s a n d
ltt*~~c.Ht. ronfel'rrcl I J t~ l l r II(-t o f I v l ~ ~ r c -4. h 1!KT3, u n d t h e a d s
I B I I I ~ ~ I I I ~ tIhIe~r e
~ o~ fY. s h : ~ l l 1)r c.o~~clititnlul I ~ I M ? I Irrnn1)lianc.e w i t h the
r c * ~ l ~ ~ l r t ~ a~ nr d ~ cf o~ rnitnst ~ l i t i cp~r t~~ s c . r i h e dw i t h rrr;yecbt to sucxhworks
11y the c ~ ~ p y r i g hlaws t c~ft h e I i ~ ~ i t r cSlt a t e s .
11td [rrmidcd farther, That the p r o v i s i o n s o f w c % i o n 1 ( e ) of
t l ~ rlit-t of Slnrrh 4, 1WI9, i n s c ~fnr as t11t.y skbi.urcA c b o p y r i g h t c t m -
f r o l l i ~ ~ lt :h e p a r t s of i ~ ~ s t r r ~ n ~ t bs enrtvs i n g to r e p r o d u c e m w h n n -
11 ltlly r r ~ u s i c : ~w l o r k s shall :11)plp only to c o r u l n ) s i t i o n s p u l ~ l i s h ( ' d

e 1928 (Mny 20, Iryislative day May 3 ) . IIarrlnian Qi~ographlc Code

S ! ~ l v m l l e l ~ ~ l rof
t t h e S~blvct do111t ('ominlttet~ on t h e llnrrinian Geo-
u r ~ ~ l ~ hCode
l c R y ~ t c m ,('onxrc.~r of t h r I T ~ ~ i t eRtatc.8,
d 1,urauant to Public
Ila'c~~lution 70, 69th c'orlp;., ap[)ro\'rvl Mar. 4. 1027. I'rescntrd by Jfr. Moses.
H. I k ~ r No IS!), 7 0 t h ('ong., l ~ stbaa. t Rrft-rrrd to t h e Commlttre o n
I'rlntivg. 1 p I., 8 pp. 8'.
1!11X (Slay 29, l c g i h l a t l v ~dny JInv 2 8 ) . H ~ l r r l m a n(:eographic Code Syn-
Ig.nl Minority view* of t h e Xi.l~rt .lolnt ('on~mittee l're~~ntul
111 Jlr. R i n ~ h a m . X 1)oc. S o . ].in. 1)t. 2. 70tl1 Cong.. 1 s t 8ws. Referred
t o tht. C o ~ n ~ u i t t o
r en l'rinting. 1 @. I., 2 pp. 8'.
-? I!)% O l a y 26, l(.gislnti\-~clay hIny 3 ) . -1 bill t o provide for t h e pur-
r,hll\e of t h e IIarrinlun Ctxographic Code System. Introcluced by Mr.
\lone* S 4.584, 'iotll c'onn., la1 at>hn. 4 I)Y. 4O. Hrfrrred to t h e Com-
I I I I I tce on l'riuting.
'* ( V a y 29). A bill to providr. for t l l ~purchase of thc A n r r i m a n
4;clographic Code System. Introduced by Mr. Temple. H. R. 11127. 70th
( ong., 1 s t seus. 4 pp. 4" Referred to the ('omrnittee on Appropriatione.
 14 liI.:l'()11'1' 01' T H E REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

I I ~ ' I.l111y
PI. I. I!Iu!), rind rcgistcn*dfor copyrigl~tin the United States
II:L\.~. lrot been reprotlucetl within tile T-~~itrtl
1, l l i ( 4 1 Sti~t('dprior to
A I : I ~ 14. 1928,on fully ccn~t~'iv;unc.e by metuls ( I € whic-h the work muy
I ,tb 111echllnfc111ly prfor~ncd.
1
(
1 ;
'.,,I/, I.,!,&(.(..
A conference of the countries of the P a n Anierican
11.6nlla, 19a. 8.T:nion was held in Habttnn, Cuba, finom Janu:try l G , t o
Il'ebruary 20, 1928, and a new copyriglit convention was
(!rafted revising the convention atloptecl at Bucnos Aires.
on Augtlst 11, 1910. I n 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
b i s ) , 7 to 15, inclusive'.
I n :~rticle2, in atltlition to a. few verb111clwngcs, there
have been atldcd to thc list of works protcctrtl " litlto-
. " cinc!~~~atog,rlal)liic
g ~ - a l ~ h"i tant1 " \vo~-ksant1 " 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 I I N I I I : I ~:~cti\~ity \vli;~tc~vcr"h:~ve
L.cc!n adtled after tlic cnui~ic~.;ttion of " plans, sketclics, o r
plttstic worltx rc111.ting to g t ~ o g ~ - : ~ lgeology,
) I ~ y , or tol)ogr:i-
l'lly, nl-cllitect~~rcb, or : L I I ~oi1ic.r sc.irncc."
I n ;i~.tielc3, whicli p~*ovielrtltll;~tl)~.otcctions l ~ o l ~ l d
sec~~recl in all the otlicr St;~tes" \\litlior~ttllc necessity of'
complying with ~ t r otlic~.l f o ~ - ~ ~ ~ ; 111-ovided
t l i t y , cilwnys t,lir~.e
shall appcar in the work a st,atcinc~nttlt;~tindictttes tlie
reservt~tionof tlic p ~ ~ o p c l ~~*iglit,"ty tl1c.1.r have now I ~ c c ~ t
added the further rc~cl~~i~.e~ncmts "ant1 the nalilc of t l ~ 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 1 s t
l ~ ~ b l i c n t i omust
n, I)c! intlicatccl."
The full text of the 1910 convention was printed in m y
~.el)ortfor 1011, pttgcs l;il)-ICil of tlie It port of t h e
Ilil)~-:t~.iun 8
of Cong~.c!ssfor that yeill.. I t w, s also 1)l.intctl
as Copyrigllt Office 1nform:ltion Circular, So. 65, anel in
the Copyright Office 13ulletin. Ko. 14, lxlgths 4;&47. I n
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 An international confcrc~nc.~ was heltl n t. Kon1r f1.0111

c0pyrig11t
conl"enw. Mtty 7 to June 2, 1028, for tlie purpose of cliscussi~~gthe
Ramc, 1928.
oposals for amendment of the Copyright Convention
p e d a t 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 a t 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 i n % 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~convention 01
o a b l o n soi
ars after his death) ; (2) the author's exclusive right to 190s
unchangsd.
remaining
ike o r 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
~ p y r i g h tBureau a t Berne are retained nnchanged, ex-
pt that the Berne bureau budget is increased from
1,000 to 120,000 Swiss francs.
2
1
4
-2
 16 I ~ k ' l ~ ~ j loil*
tT .l.ll b: 1:~:(118'1'1.:11
O F COPYRIGHTS

I*9c*%bpw
WHY*
'J'l~r~)rrtrl.tlmlc~ltrr~~g,.c~s l)roposed, which were u g ~
rrwv I w I,rt,.flv 5tll11111arizedns follows:
.\rr I,#I,~2 tlclines the cspression " literary ant1 :
,vt,~.Ifi
" :III~.I enun~eratesspecifically the works in
i t t tlie protection :icco~*ded.I n the convention o
there 11as been added '' Iect.t~res,addr~sses,stlrrnor
other \vol.ks of like n:tturc." I n a new :~rticlr,"
a~ltllorityis rtbse~.v~tl to the. tlonlrstic lcgislt~tionc:
c.o~~ntl*y of tlit: 11nio11to e~t:ll)lisI~ tlle c o ~ ~ ( l i t i o ~ ~ s
~11icl1 sr1c11 oral worlts may bc reproduced I)y 1-11t
:111tl 111sol)~.ovisions.to c~sc.l~~tle, 1 1 ~ r t i ~ lor
l y \vllolly
this ~ ) r o t c c t i o"~)olitic.:rl
~~ tlisc.o~ll.sesor clib~c.otlrscl
no~lncctlill jlltlici:~l clebirtes." 1111ttile i~~ltllor alon
Iiitvcb tlic! right to bring s11(*11 works togt!t.ller :t~icl1
tlu1111;IS :i conlpil:~tion.
First pablil.iilion
I,y 11oaunirrni8t
Tlie convention of 1908 1)rovitled vc1.y libcr:~llyt
atrthor in n
un9~1iislcouf~lry.
i111t11or of a 11on1111io11 ( * o ~ ~ ~lirst
i t ~ .ly) ~ ~ l ) l i s l ~his
ing
in $1 union coontry slio~~ltl clnjoy in tll;~tco1111trytllc
rights as national uutl~ors:lncl in t l ~ eother ( b o ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~
the onion thch 1.ig11ts :~cc.o~atlctlI)y the c.onvcntion.
l)e~.lnitt.t~tl autl~orsof n o n ~ ~ n i orountrics
n to stlc.ur.e 1
tion tli~*o~lglio~lt the \-;~~.io~ls c.o~~ntrirs of tllc 11rii
n~c~rcly first pr~l~lisliinp tlleil. wo1.1ts in one of thrll~
i\nlel.ic.an ;111t1iol..for. cs:~nil)le,I)y p t ~ b l i s l ~ i ll ~~ gi b
first in Engl;~ntl,lnigl~tstJc.~lrc:co1)yripht ill :111 tlicl
tric1s of tile c*opy~.igl~t 11nio11,~ l f l l ~ l l gtlie
h I:riit.cvl
i s 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~atlctl to \\.orks by non1111 ion a1
who :ire citizens of tlle fonner country illid 1v11o 111
:~ct~rally domicilecl in tlie union co ntr . 'l'l~e pro\r
Y
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(l in :I
~ ) ~ ~ l ) l i s in
l ~ cone
e l of tlie countriels of tlie ~ ~ n i ol)cfo~ n
putting int.o effect of this restriction " (art. 6, pa
1 1
111cl.e is ~ I I I - t h cl~rovision
r (art. 6. palB.4) tliat c.o111
which atlopt tl~eserestrictive measures sliull inclicl~t
n:ltn~*t.of tlie rc~strictionsand ntln~et l ~ ec o ~ ~ n t concc ry
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 o f
arrlhors.
" I I I I J I . ;1.ig1lt ~ ~ " of allthors. This tirllentl~llent ~ v a s
T I I I O I J ~ I V Iwith much entllr~sitis~ri and its trcceptance mas
tl,111i1'1l 11 ])on as one of tlie ~iiostil~rporttrntaclliererllerits
I,!' I l i t * c.onferenc.e. Partrg~-aph1 ~*e:rtls as follo~vs:
I t~~ltqrt~~~~lently of Ilir ~ ) i l t r i l ~ ~ t )1~ig11t~
~ ~ i i ~ of l t 1 1 ~i111t110r.n l ~ dArticle 6 bis.
t I ~ I I i ~ l l t . rtlie r~ssiglllucwt t : f tllc'rc. r i ~ l l t s ,t l l c ~:~utliorrc~trlillsthe
1igI11 ( 4 1 elai~lit 1 1 ~1111t(#r11ity his \vorI<,11s \vc*Il u s tilt* rigl~tto
~ . 1 1 ~ t * t -1l0 every t l ~ : f o r ~ l ~ r ~ t~~~ntilatitrl~,
it~l~. or othc'r ~ l l o ~ l i f i ~ . t ~of
tiol~
1111, s t l i t 1 work \vllic.l~111r1y IIO ltrc-juclivir~lto his 11t111or or t o 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 11rriollc.ori~~try to ~st:rl)li.slitlie coritlitions
1'01. [lie exc.1-vise of tlic.se r.igIlts trrrtl tlre 111t~a11s for stifti-
:!~i:~lstlingtliclri s11:rll l)tt lcbft to tlie lc.gisli~tion of tlie
t,sti~ntry \vlicl.t. l)~'otec.tionis cltriliicd.
I n a new : I I . ~iclcb. 7 7),i.~,"
b' it is ~)r.ovitletlt1r:rt tlie " drira- n*cration ot
ropm'yht in col-
I 'on of tlre a~~tllor's riglit 1)~longingin coliilrion to c ~ ) llaborative - works.
l:~l)orntorsi l l a \\ol.li is to c+r~l(~irl;rtecl
I)eb :rcc.or.clirig to tlre
(late of tlie tlctrtli o f tlrc last srrrrivo~.of tlic caollabo-
I :ttors." ant1 that iii11lior.s of R cborr~itr.y granti~iga slio~*tch~'
tc r n ~r;rn not c.lairi~ in tlic otllcr c.orrntr.ic>s of tlie ~ ~ n i o n
: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.tion 4r: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 ~articles. etonpapn
:~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.ss11c11privilege of rc.pro-
tluction to ";lrticles of ( ~ I I I - I * C I erononiir.
~~ ~)oliticaI.or
1-eligio11~ dis(~~~hsion.(' but r e q ~ ~ i r etliat
s the source nlust
alwtryh I)e clearly iritlicirted. T l ~ econfirlnation of this
latter o1)lig;ltion is to I)e tleterriiinetl by tlre legislation
of the cboirntr-y\vher*ethe pl.otrc*tion is clainletl. (.irt. 9.
par. 2 . )
ne\v article. " 11 hi,? " provitles. c.onciselp. tliat " all- ~ ~ d ~ f f ~
t!~ors of lite~.:rl-yant1 art istic \vorks cnjop tlit> r s c . l ~ r s i ~ ~ r
right to t111tllo1.izc1tlie c-oriin>~rriitation of tl~cli~. \ ~ o r k sto
the ~)rrt)licI)y ~.adiodiffribion,"the c.ontlition.; of tlie tlst.1.-
cihe o f this right to I)t. rcgillated l)p the Iegislatioli of each
coll~itrytrntl lir~iitc~tl to that corl~itry,but not to ntlvcxrsrly
atfec4 tlie moral ~hiphtof the arithor nor his right to obtain
" cqriittlLle ~.emr~neration fixed, in tlcfault of ;rn anlic.:rlle
:lgreenitbnt, by competent authority."
Cinemot09raphic
productions. I n 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." I n 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
; I F a ~)hotograpliic work. Witlio~ltprejudice to the riglits
of the author of the work 1.t~prodncec1 or 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~~igintll convtwtion of Bt~rneof 1886, the alllencl~nents
cgreed to a t 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~servations wlien atlheri~ig,
and for the clenuncintion of the convention by any coun-
countries. of new try if desiring to (lo so. I t is provided (art. 23, par. 3)
that the accbeision of :iny ntlw c o ~ ~ n t rshall
y 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 I t is provided in articlc 28, that the convention nlust
ralified not later
than July', 1g.v. bc ratified and the rntifirations deposited a t Rome not
litter than July 1, 1931. I t will go into effect among
the countries of the union which have ratified it one
nlonth after that date. I f , however, before hat date,
d
it hns k e n ratified by at least six countries, it 111 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, ~ ~ . o v i dinr ssubstance 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 Eubatitutton
earldeer 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, a t
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 h n successively 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 may 19.98 convention
be aimed
rtre actually within the ~lnion,but in whose name the con- ~ ~ , r " e r u O
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, i t is understood, are to deal only
nith translations in the language or languages of the
country.
Several countries within the Copyright Union signed .lrceeaion for
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. I n the convention of 1928 there have
been included provisions to accede to the convention upon
b ~ h a l fof 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.
Countries outside of the union, which assure full legal ~rounlrier.
c c c ~ i oofn neu
protection for the rights that are the object of the con-
vention, may accede to it, by means of adhesion, either to
 20 REPORT O F THE REOIBTER O F COPYRIGHT8

the convrntion signed nt Berlin, November 13, 1908, or tc

the convtbntion signed ~ t tItome on J u n e 2, 19%. Sucl
map be made up t o August 1, 1931. After thal
>lc~c.~h~ion
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 s i s 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 P a n 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.
:ion @led.
TezL O f 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& ~ p+nu
~ n i ocfor wghi
A dozen o r 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
~ i 1 H.
1 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
3
brief "bill to amend the copyright la in order to permit
the United States to enter the International Copyright
~ i r H.
t R. 9586. Union" (H. R. (3586),Vlle text of wllich is printrd in
Addendum I, page 64.
Respectfully submitted.
THORVALD SOLBERG,
Register of Copyrig h k .
HERBERT
PLTNAJI,
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 W t m t s .
' 1928 (Jan. 111). A blll t o 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&., 1 s t 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 ~ ~ \ l.s..t........................... 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 O F T H E 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 --._
I
183,211 183,211.00 5,256
I
C o p i ~ rof
record
Indrx~ng
A a ~ g n m m t s transfers
and copies of proprie-
Notires of
users
1
1
torship
Month - - .- -
* M h Total fees

1 ldiO 1 '"I I
I I I I I fees appHed

1
'Nunl-I
ber &&, Nber
nm-
1
I
Pees
Nnrn- "'138
ber
Num-
ber

&larch........
April- ........
..........

Total ...
EXIIIBIT C.-Ntatcincnt or yroek csctslb rot eipts, j~cuzrly fees, nttn~her
o f rryistrcltio~ld,c3tc.,for Jl fiscal Uc'tzrr

Yrar 1
I Orow
rewipts ; Ices
nllp'i*' I /
Nunlhor I Increase 1)rcre~spl
1
of registra- in regia- ~n rcg~s-
tian. 1
tratiou. tmtima

.MI, 099. 56
04, lWS.65
i l,l)i2. 73
69, 525. 2h
iI
c;n, 40s. on

MO,140.50
, w2
~ 2nlo.
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 * l l t l D.-Table
~ of registratifma nurak durl1t.g the lust pve
fix(-a1 llcwra
.-
I
S~~hject-lnatter
orcopyright 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 i n u a ..............

II,iW
--
'
Total ....................
Periodimls (numbers).. .
Lectures. annons. nd~lesu...,.!
61,082 :
65,670
39,808 , 40, LWl
281 i 263
!
!
73.455
41. I69
337
77, 136
41.475
302
i i ,081
4 i , 364
389
Drnn~nticor drnmetico-musicnl
cornpvsit~ons ......,-........... 3,409 1 4,015 14, 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:

I
j (a) Printed in the United
States-
i ~olumm ............. 20,120 20,128 19, 554
Pnmphleta, leaflets. I

' I
etc.. ............... 55,120 ~ 5 . ~ 2 0 81,(MA
I Contributions t o
I, newspapers and
periodicnla ......... 22,300 24,I79
--
I
Total ............ 97,M O 100,128
( 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

€3 1 . Periotlicals .......................
I , e r t n r ~ sermons,
,
-I
T o t d ................ 102.m 5

etc ........... ='I

78.7%
l(Y1.655
81,297
2'35
D Dramatlc or dramalico-musiuli
compositions................... 3,709 4.477
E Musical compositions............ 37,950 38.8~4
F M R ~..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
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 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 ...................... ' 273,445 278,381
I I
 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 ~ V 23,
1928. to inrrrc~sc
Be. by
it e,,.oite(Z the ~'c.?infen r ~ dHouse of Rrjn.o.w!nf
c o p v ~ i g hfc:rFr.-
~ the
ti.tig~of' I7tlited S't((tt?~
o f Attjetsicn. 'it1 C O ~ I ! / ~ '( IC S S
EffrcLi.t~eJuly 1,
103. serrtb7c.d, That sections 57 nntl 61 of the act entitlctl "3
act to i1111t~n(l :~nclconso1itl: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) 11st o i.c:~tlas follows :
"YE(:.57. 'L'l~i~t.tllr sili(1 pi.intc(l clli.rtlnt c n t i ~ l o p ~ ~: c s
tltey iire isslletl s l ~ i ~1)t~l l ~)roniptlgcfist.ril,~ltc~tl 1)y t l l ~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.tlitnce wit11 i*e\.isc,tl list
of s ~ i ( s l i coll~ctorsof t ~ ~ ~ s t o ant1
i i i s ~)ostnii~stc~.s I ) ~ ( ~ ~ ) H1).I.C(I
tllc S(~:rtlti~i.y of the Ti.clttsl~rgttiltl tllc. l'ost~il:lst.c~i* (iclr~
ern]. t~ntlthry shnll illso 1x1 f111.nishetlin whole 01. i l l 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
l o p e 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~.ing then
ut snch 1wicc.s ns 111i1yl)th tlctc~i~iliined to 1)t?i.c~t~sonnl)lr. :tilt
:t.I1 sn1)scriptions for t l i ~c.:~t:~lop,rrles s l ~ i ~bc.
l l rc.ceirctl 1):
tlir Siil)ei.intendent o f 1'nl)lic I)ocr~~iiri~ts, w l ~ osl~allfor
\vi~~.tl the silitl ~)ublications;itntl tllr llronclys t l ~ i ~ ~.tbceirec
s
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 a t the time.
"Si4:~. (51. Tlittt the register of copy.igIrhts sl~itllreceive
tlntl tl lc l~ersoristo 1~110111the sc~.victlstlesigntttrtl arc
~~en(lc~.ctl shttll pay, the following fees: F o r tlie i'c~gistra-
tion of :illy \\'or]< s~il)jrct.t o 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, T l i t ~ tin
25
 01 ' I ' l l I*: IlNQISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 29
2& I L ~~ l t111~)11I)lihlr('d
t ~ work registered nnder the
q@M nf * W ~ ~ I ~ I I I I 1. (Ire fee for registration with cer-
(I l l t s 61. : I I I I ~ in the case of a published photo-
m 4 1 t I1 1 1 , ~ 61 where n, certificate is not desired.
y @ . ~ I I I I I ~ , I I : I Ic*c*rtificateof registration made, $1.
lirry 111111 t.clt*tifying any instrument of w i t i n g
I ~ I I I ~ I t ~r l'~ c.opyright,
I I ~ or any such license speci-
@& @ a w f l a r r ~ I . k~~l).scction (e), or for any copy of such
rgt I*I I ~t.~'tl.sc, duly certified, $2 f o r e:lch copyriglrt
31 e l 1 1 t 1 1 1 I t 1):1go or additional fraction thereof over
half ~ I I I ~14.01. I - . recording the notice of user or acqai-
I * j ~ c . c ~ l l i c l c l i t r section 1, s ~ ~ b s e ~ t i(e),
o n $1 for e:1ch
t r f 111 11 I I I O I than . ( ~ five titles. Fol. conlpturing tiny
~ # p Iy I 1111 ~ 11,51gtr111ent wit11 tlw record of such docnment
IH kJtw I - O ~ I ! I.ICIII oliice and certifying the same nntler .seal,
Q, I'*II I ( - c * o I . ~ I L I I the ~ rcncwal of r o ~ ~ y r i g hproviclecl
t for
anrefrot~s ;I r1c1 24, $1. F o r 1.ecortling the transfer of
arm 11lr.tlll ~c.~otklril) of copyriglrtetl :~~.ticles, 10 cwnts for
4 0 ? i f I c s r r f 11 I i , l c r l c or otlrer tit.ticle, in :rtltlition to the fee
*r tin-11 T~II. t.c~cortlingthe in.strlul~cntof :r.ssigllnrent.
)'?* 8 1 1 1 ~1r~c~11185tc'(l s e a ~ ~of l i copyright ofice recortls, in-
&%-, ~ I (II t 1111.sits, $1 for etlcll Irol~rof time consulnet1 in
wkrr~g. I I I11 .s(~iirch: Prov.i(?ed,Tlrnt only one rcpistl*s-
f h r ~ t lQ I I I I I I ~ l ' t ~ , shall be recluired in tile case of several vol-
H ~ ~ S II *~ I 111, ,i1111e book delwsited at t h e salne time."
%c 2 '1'111, act shall go into effect on .J\lly 1, 1!)'~8.
. \ I I I ~ I o\ ' ~ 1 . May 23, 1928. [Pnblic S o . 478, 70th Con-
gtvw I I It. (i104.1

iilltli Conp., 1st Bess. I[oose Rrport No. 3831

~$WZ~IIII, -I::. 1!)28,-Con1111itte(1to t h e 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 < . ~ O T ~

N O . s;.Y.-I~-
arit. flJl,l\\i11greport (to ;~cc~onlpirny H. R. 6104) : crcore of copy-
' ~ * I I I +('otl~~llittee on I':~tents, to \vllic.h \Y:IS refel-red tllr n'vhtfcc8.
) + i l l ( I I . it. (i10+) to nnlc~rltlsc>ctions .57 ant1 (il of tlre irct
! ) t l l l t . ~ I -.\n act to i~ll~c~ncl 11nt1c.onsolitlate the ;rc.ts re-
- l d . L l t l l ~ ~~ ~ ~ l ) y v i g h tR!I ?
) ~' ) I ' O V C ~ March 1, 1009, having
I c.olrsidel-et1 the s:111ic~.l)eg to lacport it I);i(~kto
t a : ( , I I < I ~ I -\\.it11
(, its un:rnin~ousitppro~~nl.
1 I t : . l l i l l ol.oposes a n inc!l-c;isc>of tlrr rc*gistrirtion fcc
f ) ~ t r t 51 ~ to $!! for eticll registration aiacle, wl~iclr is 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 c l ~
amount. I n 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 ~ n d e rthe 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. I n 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~mparatively nominal 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
E I I ~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 ~ m i l a rfees charged in other copyright offices. il~
timer's Hall, London. the copyright office for
Britain, the fee for registration and certificate is
I n the bureau at Ottawa, the copyright office for Ca
t l ~ 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 proposed are small individually (from 50
~~ILUI:PUS~?S
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 o f c:ol)yrighted works throughout this and foreign
ianratrirs. The sums realized from the exploitation of
Jihtary property have greatly increased since 1909. I t
etaild rot be unfair if the fees connected with the pro-
h i i o r ~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'oposedbill provides for the charge of $1 as in
~weherltlaw, 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 ~ a sbeen secured or arrangements made for the
~*~pluitation of the author's creation. I n 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~~rlly published, a fee of $2 for registration, with cer:
t t f i ~ ~ ~ l ris
( > 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 ~for ' c 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~c work corlsists of a complete yearly record of more

r ~ , : I 170.000
II entries, and amounts to nearly 8,000 closely
~ , ~ . ~ noctavo t e t l 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~~is

37, 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 f o ~
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 o r
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 ~ - i g l ~ ttitle,
s , 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,
t h e 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
 I t K l ~ l ) l r i ' O F THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 33
.if)Ist* t ( 1 ~ 111:11*ts of the copyright so assigned or conferred;
rtwi I I ~ I!Ik.rglror
~ or licensor to the extent of his rights not
e p ~~ * ~ I ~ I I I - 01. $ I (aonferrecl shall be treated for all purposes
%"s t i k c * 111.1' 01' the several and distinct rights and parts

.sf i l ~I l ~ I J , ! l.igllt not so assigned or conferred. Tllc word

?~*rcttsr. ' 11. 11wd in sections 12 nnd 44 of this art shall
-ilwl)fitlt*.I r l l f trot by way of limitation, any instrument exe-
~ t . t l III.IOI. t o copyright under this ii(-t by wlricfr the
-st# 1lt11 I l1\c1l.\ vs to himself any right or rights comprised
1 s t trc) c~ol,,v~.ight. The dim pwwfikefE. & weep$&
a) *nu +wk iw&wme& s4k&G M h d& e# reffiebe-
o m nC wqqwgM- All instruments referred to in sec-
5 G a r r ~!:I ~ :11tcl -44of this act shall be sucll as identify the
arwk. 'I'II(- \vortls ' copyrigl~t1)roprietor,' as wet1 in sec-
(*111t I:!: t r f tl~isact, shall, in the case where any person or
I rrmttt-. II:I\cb tierived nny right, title, or interest as afore-
~ i t 1111111 l : I I I ~author or other owner as aforesaid, bc con-
r ~ ~ l r \t ItI l rlrcBrrnthe owner of & such right 1 3 .
" Xw 2 ; . 'I'lrat the proceedirrgs for an injnnction, dam-
ggru, r ~ r l ~ I t~r.olits,and t,llose for the sc+izai.eof infringing
-?pit-, I I ~ ~ I ~ I molds, Y , in~trices,and so forth, aforemen-
? t r t r c ~ I . IIIII?- be united in one action. I n nny action for
V ~ ~ . I ~ I C : I - I I I where ~ ~ I I ~ , the plaintiff seeks un accounting of
. I r r I I l - , or st:~tlltory d a ~ ~ i ~ g where es, any party shows
i-qf . I I I I I V third person or persons may claim to be
i . t , t l ( k ~ l I I I said profits or s t t ~ t ~ ~ t o tl:ll~i:~ges
ry or some
%rl.I 1111~1.c~of, by renson of alleged infi.iiige!eu~entof the
I r t t t t 1.8 11 '!.l-igl~t or some? ibigllt tlicreiincler ; or in case it

<:ti l 111 11 I I ~ ; I I 1.0 ~ the satisfaction of the court that a com-

Is\tr* ~ l ~ ~ l c ~ l ~ ~ r r can i ~ i a tnot
i o n be liad in the absence of
!II.I, I I I ~ I W I I I S claiming or linving rights or interests in
.I. 1 . 1 1 1 I 1 , - 0 1 - saille copyright, or in some parts thereof,

.ia ~ ~ I I Ion I : .application

~ of such party or on its own
. . ( ~ ~ F I I ,111.on petition of such thircl person or I)ersons,
a l l : 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
1 1 ? 1 1 ~ 1 1 11 ~ 0 ~ ~ 1 1 ~l~rofits
11 or statntory t1:~rnagesl)y way of
i : ~ I I ~ I1 1I 1 % O I 11(~1*wise nntl adjudicate the respclc.t'iverights
, I I I ~ ~ I . I . I * S ~ . Sof the sever-a1pnrtic1s to tlic suit as justice
+ I I . 'l'lie collrt m y srliull require t11:lt ~iotice
~ x ~ ~ I ~ I I ~ I I ~fI . \ . the act'on 1)e given in such innnner as
( , t s r l l r -l1:1!1 clircct; t80 any and all persons of record
1 !:I. ~ . ll!,t.iglrt ll office who may claim to be assignees
 34 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

o r 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~i11tiff is cnt,itlctl nor 11cl)itr
the plaintiff from 1)rosecuting his suit to a finnl deter-
minution or to recover profits or datl~i~ges to wllicll lle
may be cntitlecl: Provided, That nothing llcrein con-
tained shall in any l)rcjrl(lict! or tlellly tllc rights,
if m y , of the p1:lintiff to injunctive relief or any other
~v~rtcvly givcln 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.~tcy or contl.:lct in : I I I ~ way
aflt!c.t,ing or lbertsining to iuny copyright or any of the
1.i~11tsc.onil)~.iseiltllorcin 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'
I I I O I I ~ ~ IiS~ f t ~it.5
~ lcSxcbc:~t-
.
t,iol~i l l k cntrti-t~ettttrlTTl~itcbtl81:ttos or witl~ilisix rid-
CII(I:LI- ~iiontlisafter its (~xtv-t~tion witllot~tthe li~tiitsof
TJnitcvl St:~tcs,in tlrfiuilt of wllic.l~ it
&he c:o.ttt.Lttcjt~tc~.l
~IlilIl/ ) I S 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 : t l ~ o l ~loticc,
~t wllose t~ssigrrll~c~rlt, liccr~se,I I I ~ I * ~ ~ : I . ~ I ? ,
or power of attorncy l ~ n sbeen d-&y lxwrded wlitiii,n the
t;,trie c[fo?*estsbl,o,r flu! rw-ve tttoy be: P r o o i d ~ r / ,7 ' h ~ ti t
.rha7/ tiwt be qjrc.essa;t*!lfor the l)twl)o.ves of this sr:cfiott.
t o $ 7 ~ err!/ cot~.tl.(/ctc.oo~t.ingnrty it2crtisfr r , crssi!/t)111 rJti.t,
or /icc;.tac! if ( I . xol)tr r~rtc: i t t s t ~ ~ tc ~
~ tti t ~
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' a s ~lsc:cl in sc!c.tion (il of t l ~ i si~c:L sIlit11 LC
constl-tted to inclutle any of the i~lsti~tttltc~lts \vllic:ll 111;ly
be ~-cc!or(lctl under t l ~ i sscc:t,iolr.''

f l l o ~ Report
~ ~ c So. 110::. 50111 (.'oIIx.. 1 s t SPSS.]

'lounr Rrpor' No-

1IOJ.-DA,in'ble April 2, l928.-ll1~f~rrt~tl
to the HOIIRC C::ilol~d:~r 111111n r d ~ ~ r ( lto
d
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 O F THE REGISTER O F 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 i t
~ c kto the House with certain amendments and the
1 commendation that the amendments be ngreed to a n d

iat t l ~ bill
e 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-ecordationof any such instrument shall run from
t ~ t eof registration of copyright" be stricken out.
Page 3, line 15, the words, "the riglit infringed" a t 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 w r d "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-~worclsof explttnation rilay be permittetl. I n 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 a t 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
t o 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*li1.ight " malie :i clc:~r'~tatonlc~lit,.
,l h e i~r~~enclnimt 011 lillc? 4, pupc 13, c.li:ingilig tthc. \vol-d
"may " to "shall " ~nalahsit oblipntol-y upon the part of
the clo~ll-t ilistc:~tlof ~ ) c ~ ~ - ~ ~to~~.c*cl~ii~'r
vch, i s s i tli:it " 11otic.c. of
the prntlo~~c*y of t11(! :~c*tionI)? gi\-c~t~ 10 ill1 ~,c~r.solls c)C
recol.tl in ill: (lol)yl.i,~l~t 0ltic.c~ wlio I I I : I ~ 1.1iti111 10 1)cb
assigncichs 01- lic*c~l~sc~c~s 01. tlic. o\vlicbl*s or I ~ o l ~ l ( of ~ r ~:111y
s
r i g l ~ l si l l 01, IIII(I(>I. tliv ( * o l ) ~ r ~ -i11 i g l(-o~~tiev*l.io~i
~t ~ v i l \vl1h-11
l~
t oI I l1o111it.' 'I'l~isno1ic.c slio~~ltl o1)liqitol.y\)(I

in jl~stic-c.to sllcli ~)ersons:111iltl~o~-c.fo~.c~ 1 1 1 ~" I ~ I ; I J"~ is

cllangotl to " shall."
I':>y 5 , J i l l ( * 15. it 1v:ts f ~ l wisv t lo
(-11111iyb "1ii1b I)I~:.II

(11ily ~.c~cor(lv(l '' to b L 11:~sIMTII ~~c~i:o~-(li~il,?' :III(I to iliswt i11e

pl.ovisio11 1)1~0~)ose~1 to IVI icavc: 1 lie! ( ~ I I I I ) ~ ~ I . I * I I s s I I tl~iit
~(~I~~
WOIII(I I)(> I i lc(,ly to ( b ~ i i sI'~t IIO~ ~Ii(vms(v1 b (11.
t , l ~ i b :issig~l(vof
any i n ~ l i \ . i ~ lr~i g~ l:~~tsllol~ltl
l 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~:
o r (*o1it1-:11~1 ill~ilcrwl1ic.11I ~ i s,sl)cc:i:~l rissig~il~ic~it or license
was 111:1.( I(*.
'I'h;s I ) i l l \\.;is ol.igi~~;~lly l ) t ~ ~ s c ~ ~tot . llic
c t l J-To~lseon J a n -
11:iry 2!). l!Ei ((;!MI1('ol~g..211s(*s~., I [. It. 16SOS), :ind \V:IS
~ - et11v
~ ~ ~ i ' ( > t ~ to v l C'o~~tlrliit(v O I I l'i11011ts. .it'i:11- :I 1)11l)li1:
hei11-in? on t l x ~ tl)ill, licld 011 I * ' o ~ ) I - I I10. : I I *1!)2i.
~ it \V:IS
rcportc(1 on F ~ ~ ~ )23, I ~1!)27,
I I ~toIt11clI *I~ IOIIS(>, \v it 11 ( Y ~ Iin .~:I
amc?nclrnt~nts:ind tllc recolnli1e11tl:ition tll:it, it bc 1):15sctl
(Itc!l)t. No. 2 2 2 5 ) . 'I7I1:it ;I tnc.ntl(vl I)i I I \\-:I.+~.oi~irr.ocl~~c.c~tl
on .J:i~it~:i~*y !). 1!)2S. :11i(I \\.:IS : ~ p i ~ i~.(lft%t.~.~vl
n to 1 1 1 ~( '0111-
n~ittchc on 1':1irlits. 'l'\vo 1)11I~licl~v:iri~~,cs \ ~ c ~ ~ 1 ~1 c kcl ( >l
U[)OII i t . O I I 31:i1*1.11 2 i111(120. i11i(1 ;iftvr SII(.II I i ( ~ i t ~ . i :IIIII
~~ps
f~.~t*tlio~' (~01isi~le1~i~t~io11 1)y t lit: (:ollllltitt ( 1 ~ Ii(1 :1111(~11111iic~1its
inc1ic:iitcvl i~l)o\-c\wI.(: : ~ g ~ ~ cto ~ c :111tl
~ t l 11i(> c ~ ~ i : ~ c r ~ ~ofi r c ~ ~ ~ l
the bill is IIO\V rccto~ii~~i(~~ide~l.
As l)oi~itc~l ollt ill t l ~ ccol~~~t~ittctc~ I-c.1)ol.tof litst :cssiol~
tIi(: g1.;111tof col)yripl~ti l i t11e. 1!11itclcl St:itcs I I I I I ~ ( ~ I('xisting '
I:LWis :i g(h11c1r;~l ~ I * : Lto I I ":~iiy
~. I)OI-SOII (~lilitlv~l tlli~~~(:to"
of t.licb riplits ( ~ I ~ I I I I I ;II ( ~hI~. c: t~i o~~L~iof
( ~tlie (-o1)yriplitI I ( ~
: o 1 1 1 i 4, 0 . lT1111(li.111c1 ~)l.ovisionof llii~t.
act tliib o\\.~i(>r
~ v l ~ i l t b of t11c ~ o ~ ) . v r i g Il ~I t:~~:i.hsi;gi I~ 11is
erltirtb (-o1)~1.iglit, 11c: ~*:III, so fi1.1-:IS tlie i ~ i ~ l i \ ~ ir(ilg~l ~~tis~ l
cn~or~c:r;itocli l l st.ctioll 1 :ire colic.crilctl, olily gr:~nt to
otliol. ~)c~rsor~s a lic.c~riscli o ~lscs11cl1sc.l):i~.i~lc ~ . i ~ l l t s1. 1 ~
 REPORT O F T H E REGWTER O F 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.
I t 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. I t 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. I t 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
BUI H. R.
Mr. Vestal (by request) introduced the following bill ;roeas.-uscw
lich was referred to the Committee on Patents and c dcnwca.
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,"
t p ~ m v e dMarch 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
~ u g h of
t an author niay be recorded and from which i t
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,(rn sla 'A

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, n s s i ~ q ~ n ~ cliccns nt,
o r otlier\visc, to unotlirr, :illy r i p l ~ tto 11i:~nuf:icttirt~l)ar
of instntmc~rits serving nicchanically to ~.epl*ocl~lct tl
copyriglitetl work, suc:l~gl.:int shrill bc in writing, :ind
t1.11cooljy t,llrl.cof, ;tccct~iil)anicclby :l ~ . e ~ . o l . dfce, i ~ ~ gslio
~ r i t l ~ i ten
l i days be filed in t l ~ col1ic.c of tl!c i*rpistcr I
copyrights; antl any fzti1111~e to 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 ~ ' e l ~ : t r ~lil~~: teI lI II IyI ~
cbnl \vol.l< it1 a biriiilnr 111:~11tier:,41~(!p/~~,.~*irkf~CE fwthe
l ' l ~ i ~:iftcr
t :I col~yof s11c.11gl-ar~t 11:ts Itc~crrfilrtl :IS I ~ c r e i ~
uI)ove l)rovi(ltbcl.:illy oti.er pt0~-son Illit: 111:1l<t? si11iil:~r11,
of tllc col?yrigl~tc!d\vol.k, pror.itlct1 lic slitill file in tl
of6c.c of the rcgistchr of c.ol)p~'igl~ts. :i(:(:ot111):triit?(1by a 1'
cot-ding fee, befo1.e ~linnufuc:t~lre is co~~i~ncnc.cd, ;i l~oti,
of his intention to 1it:tlte such use of tlitb ~vorlc,srrl)rcril)c
by hi111 under his hand and :en1 antl c111ly:~caI<no~vlctlge
:tgreeing thnt the nianufncture by hi111 of S ~ I C ~~ I M I slja ~ S
be subject to tlie csact terms and condit,ions cspressccl :
thc original grant on file in the register's ofbce. and s l ~ a
deliver n copy of sucli not,ice to tlie owner of recrortl (
the copyripht., 2nd provided he shall fully comply with tl
terms and conditions of the original grant.
"Tliat it shall be 1rnlnwf111 for any copyriglit prl
prietor to give, grant, or concede any refllnd, laebate, tli
~ r tlie terms ancl contlitioi
count,, or set-off n ~ l l a t e \ ~from
as stated in the cQopyof s11c11 p a n t as filed in the ofice (
the rcgist,nr of copyriglits, to any ninnnfac-tul-erof tlevio
serving to reprodrlce n~eclinnic~nlly nlt~sic.al works in
similar manner, or for :tny s~rchI I ~ ~ I ~ I I ~ ~ Ito ( : ~: I CI CI (I~' C I '
or receive nny s11c11rebate. tliscount, or. set-off \vlintcvei
and either or any party so cloing sl~:lll,upon con\.ictio
be decmecl guilty of a mi~dciile:~uor, pltnishal)lt: I)y :I fir
of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000: And prou;dc
fit'tlt,er, That for tlre pllrlmse of sllowing n viol:~t,ion(
the provisions in the preceding paragraph contained ar
 REPORT OF THE RWISTER OF COPYRNHTB 39
\anl~fsctureravailing himself of the benefits of this sec-
#r)nshall, with respect to any musical composition used
y hirn on parts of instruments serving to rqrodnce the
etne mechanically, be entitled as a matter of right, at any
i m p , to discovery, inspection, or esamination of books,
~*rno~-ds and papers of the copyright proprietor thereof,
rkd the district court of the proper district sllnll have the
~owerto make such order with respect to discovery, in-
pection, or examination, npon snch terlns and conditions
s justice may reqnire : Prot.i(l!!d fu,sther, 'That the manu-
ttctrlre of surli parts of instrunlents (in violation of the
,revisions hereof shall 1)e deemcrl to be an infringement
f the copyright of surh work, for which the defendant
hall be liable, as provided in sections 25, 28, and 39 of
his act, and all the rights and remedies recited in such
ections shall apply to and govern any such infringement.
" The copyright proprietor shall be entitled, as a matter
f right, at any time, to discovery, inspection, or examina-
ion of books, records, and papers of any person availing
imself of these provisions relating to the manufacture,
ale, or disposition of the parts of instri~mentsserving to
eprodnce mechanically such musical work; and the dis-
rict court of the proper district shall have the power
o make such order with respect to discovery, inspection,
, r examination upon such terms and conditions as justice
lay require."
SEC.2. Subsection (e) of section 25 of said act is
(ereby repealed.

70th Cong., l e t sesa. H.R. 1,7452. Report No. 1.620. I n the H O I I Bof~
Representatives, &lay 1. 10281

Mr. Vestal introclncocl the following bill; which was re- 1!?(I18 4 R.R.
52.-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 t o

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 i t ermcted by the yena ate and nouse of R e p e s e d a -

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(l work 1,ul)lic:ly
prof t if it b(! :1 1ll11sic;llconl1,osit ion, and to ~naltc:r
a~.~.:ing,rcmcnt 01' setting of it or of tlic mclotly of it in e
h~'~telil of not:1.tion or i1liJr f o l ~ l lof I ' C C O I ' ~ in wllicll 1
t1:011glltof ii.11 ;i~llllorlIiiLY 1)t: ~'ccordcdand from whicl
nlilv IN: r(~ii(l or I Y ~ ~ ) I . O ~ I L: I',,ocidecl,
('O~ Tlint tlie 1)rovisic
oC t l ~ i s:1c1, so filr as thry sc:cll~-rcol3yriglit (*o~itr-oililig 1
],art-s of i~isl.t-~~nic~~its serving tto i.c~l)l*o(l~ic~c iii(~(~li:i~ii(-:i
t l l ~11111si(!i11 ~ o r l t s11:ill
, i~icll~(lc!
011ly ~ ~ O J ~ ~ 111 ~ ~ O S ~ ~ ~ ~ J ~ ~ S
lislic,tl :~nclcopyriglitcd aftcr July 1, 1909, and sliall r
ii~(:lrl(lcllic wo~clrsof a foi-cig~i:~11tlioror co1111)os(~1. 11111,
tllc fo~.cigristnt,e or nation of wliicll such ni~t,horor co
1 m ~ ( ~is1: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 ) I f t11(1 1)rolwic~torof tllc co1~~~1'iglit of R iil~lsi(
i o-r:i~ ~ti)i l :111y
( ~ ~ ~ i ~ ] ) o s !gt ~ s 1)tbr.sol~. for tlic 111:~111if:lct11
~1,1i(ls:~lc!of or(li~i:ir*.y ( ~ o r i ~ ~ n c ~l )*l i( o~~i :i ~n l~ ~ - ~*(~cor(ls
:~l)ll
]:(~~.for:~tc~l milsic: 1.01Is. 1 1 riglit ~ to 11sc tho wlinlc 01.
1::trL o f suc:li col)yrigl~tc:tl~n~lsic.:ll colnl,osit.ion upon t
1):11+i of i~istr~~~iic:nts serving to rcll)rotl~~t.c nlcc.li:i~iic*:tl
l11c n111si(::11~vorl;! s~i(:lly.il~itsliall Lo i l l ~ v ~ * i :t ~i 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. ~uidcr i ~ n ys ~ ~ l ~ s c q ~ ~ 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
o i like parts of instrume~lt~s serving to reprod~~ct: m.
cl~a~iically tlie musical work in a similt~rninliner.
" ( 3 ) Any slicli grnnt miLy be :~ltorctl, niodific!rl, t.:
tc!~iclctl,or cancclcd by s ~ ~ b s c q ~ l agreclncnt cnt bet~vccnt l
copyrigllt proprittt~orand tlie grantcc, but no sucrl I sill
stbqornt ngrecbment s1i:~ll bc (?ffcctive until ninct,y d a j
:~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
&meand conditions in respect of the royalty payable,
ibrr time, mode; and manner of such payment, and the
w u r i t y 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 ~ his
t 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) I t .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,:l Q 0 l i ' l ' ( I E' TLlE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

S I I ( . ~r.c>l'lrr~tl,
I rebate, discount, preference, benefit, or
I I I I Any person violating any provision of this
[):I ~.:lfit*:~pli
shall be d(!rmed guilty of n ~nisdenlesnor,and
11pon conviction t.liereof shall be ~ u n i s h e dby a fine of i ~ o t
lcss thnn $500 nor more than $5,000."
SEO.2. The first 11~~rztgr:11111 of sltbsection ( c ) of see-
tion 25 of s~icoht i ~ of t 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 Pi1t(111t S, ~111)1t1ittcvl
01 mu&.
CQI reprodwtwn the follo\vii~g~.rl)o~.t ( t o :tc*c*onll)a~ty 11. 11. 1:14.',2) :
The Coir~nriltreor1 l':~lc~tts. t o \ \ - l ~ i c - l i was ~.efc~~rc~tl tile
bill (11. R. 13-1-52) to i ~ ~ t t t ~sc>c.tions
n(l 1 ((:) nrltl 2:) ((>)of
the act cntit let1 " h n atcat to :1111-!1(1:~ndco11soli ( l i t t ( > ille
acts respecting cc)pyrigltt,!! :~ppro\rtl ,\Ii~~.c.h 4. 1!)0!). in
l.esp:>ct of ittech:u~ical~-c~l>roclilc*tioi of r ~ t ~ ~ s i c.o~ttl)osi-
cal
tions, ant1 for other p~~rposcs. l)a\ri~igI~atli l l ( . s~~lrjvc.t 111ilt-
ter of this I~ill~!ndrtic~oiisideratioit.~-cl)ol.ts tllc S : I I I to I~~
t h e 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 7
Ihe 1)111-1)ose of tlris aiu~?ntltitc~~tt is to tttotlify ( I t ( ? so-
callc(1 c:onrl)rllsot.y lic:e~~sc l,l~ovisioltsof 1 1 1 ~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 ~ s ir.ol,\r~igl~t
cnl : t n ol)l)ol-tu~tity of frt~cvloln
of l > : t ~ . g : i i~~i~t il~
r(lsl)c~~t
i ~ ~ to t 1 1 1~ 1 s of ~ Itis IIIIIS~C*;II (bo~~i-
posit io11 on the p;trts of i11st1~1111icwt s cvl.vi~lpto 1~~1)ro-
clllce i t inctc.lrclnic:t.lly, s11c.11as 01-tli~tary col1i111c.1-c.ial ~)ltollo-
g ~ a p ht*cc.o~.tls alicl ~)o~'fol.i~tc~l pa l)01' 1 1 1 1 1 s i ( s 1~011s; : I I I ( ~ to
extend the rclitc.tlics of the :act, for tlie 1~1.c.vc~ntioti o!' .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
I I 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.
I t 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 o f a m -
~lsorylicensing which afforded no adequate protectiorl
rainst dishonest and delinquent manufacturers.
 44 IIRPOIIT OF 'rlfIC IIl4(tISTHH O F COPYRIGHTS

I t wclen~edeq~lallyapparent that for the just protection

ttlo int~nnfnc.tumrsa musical composition, once released
c b f

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 t h e House of Rcpresentatlvcs,
and labsh. February 2. 19281

Mr. Vestal introduced the following bill, which was

referred to the Committee on ~ a f e n t sand ordered to be
printed :
A BII,I4 To I I I I I ~ I sI e~ ~c t i v ~5~of the act entitlrd "An act to anlent1
:III(I ~(:~isolitlt~tethe net8 respevtirig col~yyright,":~pproveclMarch
4, 1909, niid for other purposes.

Be it etmocted b y the Xenate n l d Home of Represento-

tivea of t h United Statea of America i n 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 a t 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
s l ~ c hact had not been repealecl. but applicants whose
such a ~ ~ l i c a t i o nare
s pending in the Patent Office may
abandon them and proceed for registration under this
act.
 REPORT OF T H E 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 ~ S B ~ H . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

referred to the Committee on Patents and otdered to be g - o t u m
1:rinted :
A BILL Amendim the Statute of the United States with tefer-
ence to copyright registration of designs

Re it enacted b y 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.
~ E C .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 s i r n i l a m , 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 c m l ~ c r b c ~t b
~ rrtrrnt~farltlrod prodnct ; (2) mark such
~)r.ot]~& ia $b&&Jlllrbrhl)ecified in section 5 of this act;
a ~ r + tprocir~ct
i to the public by selling it or
g#qiw it for .sic; tliicl (4) within six calendar months
@% t k ~ tilnn ~ 1 1 , ~ i ~ ~manufactured
such product was first
a&gpll;y h o jntl.ocluced to tlie pnl)lic, file an application in
tha C o p p r ~ ~ Office
h t in the form proscribed under autlior-
ity of htiction 20 of this act, nnd in s ~ ~ capplication
ll 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. I t 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, i t 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.
I n 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.
I n 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.
S E ~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~~bscquent purchase
or mortgage. I f 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
c r 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.
I f 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 t h i 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) I n 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. I n 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) I n 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. S o 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 t o 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 d e s i p 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. I n ;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
o f 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 f a r 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 s h d l 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 a d j n d p d invalitl
ind a juclpn~t~nt or 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 ~ n i ~ kthe e same a part of the records of the
topprigh t office.
SEC.18. ( a ) Any person who shall register a design
~ n d e rthis act, knowing that the tlesign is not an original
xork of anthorship of the person named u s 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 t l ~ 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 c l r a ~ ~ i n or
g s 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, a t a
price to l a 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: " I n 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
k granted him and have full
force and effect as if the sec 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 T H E 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. E l . R. 13153. In the House of Representatlvea,
Hay 1, 19281

Bill R. R
1345S.--Copyright
Mr. Vestal introcluced the following bill; which mns
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 O F T H E REGISTER O F 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)priglltprotection 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 C o p y r i ~ h tOffice in the form pre-
,ribed lintler aiithority of section 20 of this act. and in
~ c happlication 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
i e 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 i t 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 p r i ~ n af:~cic
eviclence of the facts stated therein. A d ~ ~ p l i c a tcer-e
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~llly embodied in or applied
to one nlanufacturc?d l)n,duct is in su1)stulitially l l ~ 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 s e c ~ ~ r eunder
d 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,^.at'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." o r 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~lainly niarked with the
tvords "Design copyrighted," to which must be aclded
wit11 reosonab!e promptness aft.er registration, tlie regis-
tration number.
 REPORT OF T H E 11EUlWl"l'H OF COPYRIGHTS 57
I n the case of nny manufactured 1)rocluct in which the
clcsign is repeated such as wall paper or textiles one
1nar1r:ng on the ~ n a n u f a c t ~ ~ rprodl~ct
ed rrnbodyiilp or
c-ontaining tlie design shnll suffice.
I n any action or s i t for infringement by a party fail-
it]? qo t,o niarlr the uian~~f:lctured prodnct 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 ~ v h ohas 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~~ent l~urch,iseror 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
~~iontlis nftcr its exccittion ~vithoilt the lirnits of the
Vnitc(1 States, or prior to such q~~bscquent pnrchnse or
mortgage. I f 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 t o adminibter oatlls in t l ~ 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

S t t e s 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~~icrit 01. 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~nllinclude unlicensecl co1)yillg
of or colorable imitation by copying the col)yrigl~t~(l de-
sign or any characteristic original feature tliereof in
n~;rn~~fact~ protlucts
~ r e ( l 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 ~ i yh~lcll~)ro(luc*t elilhodyirig 01' ('011-
tailii~ig~ 1 1 ~ ii1 1copy o r colo~+:~l)le ililit:~tion.
I f S I I C ~ Ihale or 1)ul)lic distribution or exyosure for sale
or pul)lic tlihtrihlition is by anyone othcr than the nltlnu-
factu~+t>r or 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 ~ 1 1 ~r1n1: i n ~ ~ f ~ ( . t l i r ~ ( I
articles. whether inciivitlually protectrcl or not, for uhe as
ibel>uirparts ;
(b) 3Iakiiig or \elling 1)attelbnsfor d r e s ~ n l u l r i ~ or i~,
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) I n cases where the plaintiff may so requesb, o r
where f r m the record it is appwent to the court that an
accounting would not find damages or profits to exceed'
$100. I n 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% a d devices 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 l i t h the knowledge of the owner of
the eopyright for a period of two years prior to the com-
~t~encement of 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. I n an action or suit for infringement of copy-
riglit in a clesign registered under this act there shall be a
~ ~ e s u m p t i oofn 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. : I I I ~ 'J'erritorial courts of tlie
TTnitecl Stlites a i ~ dits inbalar l)ossessions, including the
courts of first instance of tlie Phili1)pine Islands and t l ~ e
S111weme C ~ I I I -oft 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-
~ w n l eConit of tlitb Vnitetl States for the r e ~ i e wof cases
ai-ising under this act in the snnle manner as provicled in
the J~~clicial Cede 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 ~ n dfol.\\-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 f o ~ - \ ~ a r d nntlrr
cd 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
; ~ f t e be
r made, as f a r 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 f o r certifying
the same.
S E ~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 ~ ~ofl stile ~ ' o p ~ r i i lOftic('.
lt
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 t l ~ eperson named as author in the
application for registration, or knowing that tllc o\\llclr-
ship of the copyright tllerein is falsely st:~tcdin t l ~ 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 a n 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~,a s conipenhation to tllc drfcrlcl-
ant to be cl1:lipecl :igainht t l ~ eplaintiff and paid to the
defendant in addition to tllc ~u~to1iiar.y costs.
( 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, h e u e r ,
That such classification shall not be held to limit o r 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 o i 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 Q a t a l o g ~ eof Copyright
Entries prepared and printed under the provisions of the
act of March 4, 1900. and shall be further iclentifiocl by 21
~~epresentation of 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:" I n 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: A n d 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
~ m d e rthis 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 T H E 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 a n 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
l t t l ~ ~
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 b y 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 a t Berlin, Germany, Yovem-
ber 13, 1908, and to the "Additional protocol " to the
said convention executed a t 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 1of 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 a t 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 t h e
~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 a n y
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
c o ~ ~ - r i gla\vs l ~ t 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.ion of
c.ol)y~'iglit,01. ~i~an~if:ic*t~iro u-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 m y arrtllor t1csvril)rtl
'in sl*c.tion 4 of tliis act anless, uncler an a s s i g n l l ~ f irtb- ~~t
c o l , ~ l t i~l ll tlic col)yriglit. oficc i ~ Wnsllington
t 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 t l ~ esc~iclact :is to nic~n~~fnctlirch,
l)ril)livittio~l,tlcl)osit of copic!s, ~ l t registr~~tion.
l
Sr:c. 8. Tlritt thc S~.tl>rt.rln. Corirt of tlle I.T~~itc!(l Sti~tcs
sl~alll>rcscribesucll adtlitio~i:~l or iiiotlifictl 1.t1l~s
:~ntlrtngii-
1:itions as nlny be nccbe:;sary for 1)rnctic.r anel 1)roct:tlrire in
:~liyiivtion. suit! or l)l*occ~c~cling ilistitl~tctlfor ilif~-inpr~lie~it
of c-ol)yriglit unelcl. tlit~p~.ovisionsof this act.
CONVENTION ON T H E PROTECTION O F LITERARY A S D ARTlSTIC
PROWRTY ADOPTED A N D BIGNED A T H A B A X A , CUBA, FEBRU-
ARY 1 8 , 1 9 2 8

New interpolated text matter is printed in italics. but pun copyright C O ~

Amerlwr,
the new articles, 4 his, 9, G (par. 1 and 2 ) , 13 bis, 16 and ~ ~ t ~ b e [ ~

17, and the reservations, although new text, are notlge8.

printed with italic type.
Article 1 to stand as in 1910 text.
Article 2: I n the expression "literary and artistic
works" are included books, writings, pamphlets of all
kinds, whatever 71zay be the subject they deal with and
~~lhatever the 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'c works, or reprohctions by means of
mechanical inatrumeds d e ~ q n e dfor 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 n a n ~of the person in lohose favor the
reservation is registered. Likewise the country of ot.igin,
flie country in ~ ~ ~ h i rthe
. h 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 O F 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 ~ ~ s i c a1vo1.k~ l
.Ilavc tlie cscl~isiveright to a~itliorine: (1) Tlie utl;~l)t;~-
tlon of said works to instr~~iiic.nts that 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.:1tio11 of t l l)~.ot(lctio~~
~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ I I I1~ )~ ~' ( I
tlris c o ~ ~ ~ , c n l iernbraces
on tllc life of tlie aut,lior arid 50
yci11.s i ~ f t c rliis tlc;~tli.
I l o v e . in I I is 1 or t o 111111not be
:r~.lol)to(lby a11 tlw sig11:ltol.y statcs in a 1111ifol.miilariricr,
tllc. ~)(.~'iotl s l ~ ; ~I)c
l l 1.cg111;1tctlI)y tlle la\\, of tlie conntry
\\.l~rl.ct l ~ cl)~.otc?c.tio~i is ~-eq~~c+l;t.etl ant1 may not escced tlie
~)e~*iotl of t11lr:ltion fisctl by tlie counti-y of origin of the
\i.c)l.li. 'l'lirrefol~c, tlie signatory c o ~ ~ n t ~ .shall i e s 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 i l l so f21I. ;IS tbvir int,crlial l;i\vs 1)ernlit.
~ ' ; I I ~ ~ I ~ I ~2~ I J ) Il!)lO
~ to ~ t : ~ ~;ISi (1);11.~1~ri1])11
l 3 of 1928.
i\L~.tic.l(ls f 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 ~ I I ~ I ~I )II I I * S I I ; Ito ~ ~ tllcir col)yl*iglit,sdo not
ccltl(! tile! ~*ixlitof e~ijoy~iic!nt i t l i t 1 of re[)roductioil. Tlley
.slii~llIioltl upon saitl 11-oi.1rs ;I ~no~.:il right of inalien:~ble
cont~.ol wl~icli will ptrlu~ittllclii to oppose nny p111)lic
1'r.l>1'0(111c.i ion 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?nt tonvention shall rcp1nc.e bc-
tu-een tli~lc.ontracting statcs tlle Ihienos Ail-cs c o ~ ~ v c ~ ~ t i o n
of i i u g ~ it: 11, 1910. Tlic latter s11;ill reni;~i~i i l l eil'ect its
to tllc 1.elations of tile st,;~tes tlii~t(lo not r;~t,ifytile l)~.csc.nt
convcntion.
r ,
111tl signatory st:~tcsof the p~.eseiitconvcntion sliall I)e
t ~ ilibt~~.t.y, ~lporicsc.l~:~nginp r:~tific:~tions, to tlCclal.t. thut
111)o1it l i i s 01.tll:~t])oilit Ult!g n~i~lc~.st.and t11;it.tllep sh:tll 1)e
IJOIIII(~I)? tl~e> l)~-ovisio~is of ;11i-y1)1*t~vio11s (*o~lvt>~itio~i ~vl~icll
t11c.y Illily liilvc signed.
Artich! I f : The ~ r e s c ~ convriition it s1i:ill take effect,
brt\vccn tlic s i p i t o r y stntcs wliich ratify the sanlc, three
niont.11~: ~ f t c rthey c.ornni~~nicute tlicir 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 O F TILE LlELEGATION O F CHILE

The delegation of Cllile accepts in general the modifi- g r*

cation of the con\-ention of Uuenos Aires which has just
been ;~p1wovc~~I. but lust f o ~ - u ~ ~ t lan treservation
e in re-
gard to the l ) o i ~ ~int s 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.

Tllc delegation of Venezuela reserves the signing of this I?eneraation ol

Veneaueb.
col~vthntion~lntils11c.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
p r e s e ~ ~convention,
t contains ~~l.o\-ihionswhicll are con-
trary t o o ~ juridical
~ r tratlition and to our positive laws
on the matter.
 CONVENTION CREATING A N INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR
T H E PROTECTION OF LITERARY AND ARTISTIC WORKS,
SIGNED AT BERLIN, NOVEMIiER 13, 1008;REVISED, AND
SIGNED A T 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 e n 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 a r t applied to industry are protected so
dww.
f a r as the domestic legislation of each country allows.
 . ; ;$; ; : ;
f l ) 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 W

P h ~o t Joto~ abe~ h i a
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- gA uoosntriu

t h a to of a the
j o ~
tries of the union enjoy for their works, whether ~lnpub-unfon the d g h k
granted to
lished or published for the first time in one of the coun- M V ~ 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
a s the rights specially accorded by the present convention.
(2) The enjoyinent and the exercise of such rights are 2 g A z f ' 6 f S d ~
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.
(3) The following is considered as the country of DeMtUoncounfrv o f
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 " (" m v r e s 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 i f
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 ~ r o t e c tin 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
notified to Gov-
(4) The countries of the union which, by virtue of the
m m e n t 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.
ARTICLE
6 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) I t 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 Term O! ~ ~ O I S C -

tion: ZXfe 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~,";
~ ~ beo tadopted 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 i t agrees with their domestic
law.
(3) For photographic works and works obtained by a graphic,
Term forport-
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,

(1) The duration of the author's right belonging in rolfvs

Tern lor C O L I ~ ~ O -
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 T H E REGISTER O F COPYRIGHTS

Term in countw (2) Persons within the jurisdiction of countries which

of origin, i f
shorter governs. w a n t a sliorter period of protection than tliat provided
b
In paragraph 1 can not claim in the otlier conntrit1s of
tlie ~lnioii:i p~+otertion of longer (luriltion.
Date death
last aun~iuor
01 ( : 3 ) I n any case tlie term of protection shall not expire
govenr~. brfore the death of the last s ~ ~ r v i v of o r the collaborators.

Ezrludve right
01 translation
-iuthors of l~nl)r~l)lihlic~d \~oi-lcsIvithin the jllristlic~tion
/ o r rnlzre term. of one of tlie ( b o ~ ~ ~ ioft ~tlie
* ; (mion,
'~ autl a ~ ~ t l i o of
i - s~vorlrs
publishctl for tlle first tinlc in one of these countries, en-
joy in tlle otlicr c.olu~t~.ies of tlir ui~iontlurii~gt l ~ e~vllole
teriri of tlie right in the original work the escll~siveright
to iilake or to authorize the translation of their \ ~ o r k s .

PcrW nor~elspro-
tertrd trvhrn pub-
(1) Serial stories (" roiiians-fellilletons "). novels, and
"shedim new*- all otlitlr xvorks, mlictllcr literary, scientific, o r artistic,
Papera or periodi-
cab. 1vhatevt1r niap be tht>il.s ~ ~ l j j r c~t ,) r ~ l ~ l i s lin
l t dncwspapcl.~
or periodicals of oiie of thc co~~iltries of 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, o r ~.eligious
d i a c ~ a a i ~ . 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 ~ i f o r ~a t'rlon.
i

Er1rnr.t~from i r t -
erary o r arlit/ic.
A4,chonccinsthe right of borrowing la\vfully froin lit-
w o r h for tvirrra- ( I
tionnl pablira-
ary or nrtihtic \vorlcs for I I S ~in 1)ublications inten(lt1d
CiOM. foi iiistr~l('tionor 1i:tving a sci~~litific cliai-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/ (1) Tlic? stipulations of the present convention apply

dramatic or dro-
matieu-m~ical to t!ie pl~blic I-cprcsentation of draniatic or clrnniatico-
work
 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 Representation
IroruhtioM 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) I n 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 e n j o y ~ ~ d i U ~ ~ -

the exclusive right to authorize the cornm~lnication of
their works to the public by radio diffusion.
(2) I t belongs the national legislatures of the coun- Nl ai l ei o govcm;
nd k ~ b -
tries of the union to regulate the conditions for the exer- ~h",;~~;;;~,,
cise of the right declared in the preceding paragraph, rsmuneratwn
obtainabk.
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,

comidered a8
etc..
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~tsive i$$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 (2) Th(>li~iiitutio'nsnncl conditions relative to the ap-
reguhte f o r ttself
$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 w e not applicable i n 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 a t Berlin
S o ~ t > n i l ) 13.
. ~ l ~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.
I m p o ~ t a t i o n"f
(1) A(1~l)tationbmade by virt~leof paragraphs 2 ancl
cal appl2nnces
yrohzbzted, :' 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 (2) Cinematographic product.ions are protected as lit-
productions pro-
tected. erary or artistic worlrs when the author shall have given
to the work an original character. I f this character is
l ~ c k i n g the
, cinematographic production enjoys the same
protection as photographic works. ,
Cinematogmphd
copyightabls.
( 3 ) ~ i t h o u prejudice
t to the rights of the author of
the work rrproduced or adapted, the cinematographic
work is protected us an original . wol.7r.
,
A b o any ando-
OW productson.
(4) 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) I n 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 T H E REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS 77
(2) For anonyinous or pseudonymous works, the pub- Publirhm
p o w m ofpseudo-
anon-
lisher XI-hosenime is indicated upon the work is entitled nconaGiered
~ o W wM~ L I
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- scipure

pirated of
copisr.
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 ~ terminated,
s or where tlle work
has not been protected.
(3) The seizure takes place in conformity with the ~+node s ~ n to
r rbe~
oceord4ng
domestic legislation of each country. each
to theeounirgr.
bm of

The provisions of the present convention may not prej- Each Governmml
lo emrcirs rupsr-
udice in any way the right which belongs to the Govern- htion, reprsrento
vision M to cireu-
ment of each of the col~ntriesof the union to permit, totofion,works.
or ezhfbitfon

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 not the :<nu
mcrininaipublic do-
public domain of their country of origin because of the :; going
espiration of the term of protection.
(2) But if a work by reason of the expiration of the
term of protection which was previously secured for it
has fallen into the public domain of the country where
p~otectionis claimed, such work will not be protected
anew.
(3) This principle will be applied in accordance with Speeiol eonven-
1 4 0 ~and dome*
tic legiuhrbn
the stipulations to that effect contained in the special con- ? M U gOW€TiI.
ventions either existing or to be concluded between coun-
tries of the union, and in default of such stipulations its
application will be regulated by each country in its own
case.
 78 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS

R - ~ o f
v m t h 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 e l t t b d e
Tight tMy be
The Governments of the countries of the union reserve
secured by sps- the right to make between themselves special treaties,
do1 l r e a t h .
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
Btuiteerhnd.
01 (2) This bureau is placed under the high authority of
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- (1) The International Bureau brings together, ar-

nationd Bureuu.
ranges, and publishes information of every kind relating
to the of the rights of a~ithorsin their literary
and artistic works. I t studies questions of mutual utility
interesting to the union, nnd edits, with the aid of docu-
ments placed a t its disposal by the various administra-
" Le Dr$f tions, a periodical in the Frendl language, treating ques-
&Auteur.
tions concerning the purpose of the union. The Govern-
ments of the countries of the union reserve the right t o
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 a t all
times a t the disposal of members of the union to furnish c o p y i o h t .
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) T o 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 c l a s s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5
Sixth c l a s s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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
. p cnse.
of the unit of tlx
(4) Ertcll colintry sliall tleclarc, a t 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 O f
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 ~ (2) ~ , gQuestions
~- 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~less
of the same. The director of the
bnreau will attend the meetings of the conferences nncl
take part in the discussions without a deliberate voice.
~ h m g e arequire
unantmoua con-
(:I) S o change in the present convention is valid- for
sent. the union escept on contlit ion of the un:tnin~ous c o i ~ s e ~ ~ t
of the col~ntrieswhich compose it.

Accegtion of
other countries.
(1) The cotintries olltside of the union wllich asstrre
l ~ p protection
l of the rights which are the object of the
~ r e s r n convention
t may accede to i t upon their request.
To be made
known b y 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
pro* o f pre-
(3) The full right of adhesion to all the clauses ant1
v t 0 u 8 c o n v e n t ~ 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
a t Paris in 1896, i t being, of course, understood that these
~~rovisions relate only to translations into the language or
langni~gesof the country.

Acc?,wion may in- (1) Each of the countries of the union may at any
clude cnloniea,
~ r O r c c f O r ~ f r atime
~ 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)jectto 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. I n default of
sucll notification, the convention shull not apply to s11c11
territories.
(2) Each of the countries of tlie union ]nay a t 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)le to 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 t l ~ enotification addressed to the
(fovcrnnimt of the Swiss Confecleration.
( 3 ) .Ill the notificittions ~rracleto tlie Governnwmt of zAI,"nt~,e
bB
the Swiss (lonfcxlcration, under the provihions of lmrn- L S " " QoC-
gr;iplis 1 antl 2 of t,liis t~rticle:sllall be c.oml~i~inicutt.cl by
that (;ovt~rnnit!nt.to all the colnltries of tllc 1111ion.

(1) The 1)1.esmt convention shnll ~vplacein the rela- Present conyen-
lion to replace
tions bet~~ecbn the collntries of tlre union the convention of 2;ez;;,"tm
Iicrne of St~pte~iiher 9, 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~lated on 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 a t any time adhere to it. They tilay
in such ease ljenefit by the provisions of the p~~ececling
parngraph.
ARTICLE 28

(1) The present convention shall be ratified, and the ;~s:~t'pa~

ratifications shall be deposited a t Rome not later than than J U I U I , I ~ J I .
July 1, 1931.
(2) I t will go into effect between the c o ~ ~ n t r i of
e s the ,Date
, r t ; f ioj t i ~ ~ t i oj
r oeffect ~.
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 a t

least six c o ~ ~ n t r i eofs 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
t l i t l ( Q ~ I I ries
I I ~ of the union which shi~lllater ratify, one
I I I O I I ~ ~after
I 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 f o r

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 ( h v -
the convention.
errlnient of tlie Swiss Confederation. I t 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.
ARTICLE 30
Adnptaon of term
of life and 50
(1) 'l'he countries wliicli int rocluce into their legislation
.
pears to be
notified.
the term of protection of 30 years ' provided for by
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.
" c e -I t shall be the same for such countries as shall
~ $ ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , " ,(2)
enlatanns.
ntent Of myrw- ~'(riounceany reservations made or maintained by them
in virtue of articles 25 and 27.
Bignatures. I n 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 ~ 1 1 ~ be 1 1 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.
' A I 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 representlug
~~S the f~)ll~n\'iugcountries were
lnerent a t the couference in Rome:
Australia. Latvia.
Austria. Luxemburg.
Belgir~m. Mexico.
1;olivia. Monacu.
L:ruzil. Morocco.
Ur~Ignria. Setherlands.
Canada. h e w Ztlaland.
.Chile.
C'olcmbis.
1C:ul)a.
Czt?c.hoslcrvakia.
1)allzlfi (FreeCity of).
Deumark. Iluwuia.
Ncuntlor. Sol \.ador.
EgYPt. Sari Murino (Republic o f ) .
Estor~ia. Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes
Finland. ( Kiupdom of t h e ) .
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.

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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 ~ i i l h iqtie 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 ~ a y sde 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
,
L
considkr4 comme pays
d'origine. ,
(4) Par " aeuvres jubli6es il faut, dans le sens de la
p r h n t e 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.
ARTICLE
6
(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 p r h n t e convention.
(2) Ni!anmoins, lorsqu'un pays &ranger B l'union n e
protBge pas d'une manibre sufEsante les oeuvres des au-
teurs qui sont ressortissante de l'un des p a p 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~bjudice aux 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~nlent de la ConfQd6ration suisse
par r1ne (16claratiori (:('rite oil sclront intlirluEs les pays
vis-&-\-is tlesclllels In prott~c~tion ost restrcbinte. tle 11iCn1e
q u e l ~ c srehtrictions anxclnelles les droits dcs al~tenrsres-
sortissant B ce pays sont sonmis. Le (;onverriement cle la
ConfGdb~xtion suisse communiqnera nussit6t l e fait it
tous les pays de l'union.

(1) Indi.pen~lan~iiirnt ilt>s tlroits patrinlonia~ixil'au-

tcur. et lllitme a p r k la cession tlesdits ilroits, l'autelir con-
serve le droit cle reventliquer la ~ ) : ~ t ~ r n itle t C l'trnvre.
ainsi que le tlroit clc s'opposer & t o ~ ~c16forniation7
te n~uti-
lation 011 Z L I I ~ I - Cniotlification tle larlite (PII\-rr, qlii q r a i t
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 c n G oil cbette tlur&ene +erait pas
1uliformn4mcnt adopti.t> par tous les pays tle l'union, la
durCe s6ra rBg1Ce p a r 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, l a durke de la protection est r4gl6e par la
loi du pays 011' 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 d e protection ne pourra
expirer avant la nlort du dernier survivant des collab-
orateurs.
ARTICLE
8

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.
 E n 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 ~ i y de
s 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.sentation 1)11ltliqiietlcs 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-
l e s l~cntluntI:L cll~rbetle leur droit hllr l'cr~lrre
m ~ ~ s i c ; ~sont.
originale, prot6g6s co11tl.e la rcl)rEscbntatio11p ~ ~ t ) l i cnonl~~c
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~urrcslitt6lmi1.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( p i Ics :~uraitCtaldies.
Elles ne pourront en aucbuncas porter atteint? ni no clroit
nioral tle l'antcur. ni all tlroit qui ap1):~rtient B I ' a r ~ t ~ u r
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~~xquelles
s'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 p d s i e 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.
ARTICLE 13

( 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~~tion publique 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 a w a i t 4tablies.
(3) L a 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 a w a i t acc6dB A l'union
-depuis cette (lute, ou y acchdtbrait tlans l'avenir, avant la
,<late cle son accession.
(4) Les adaptations faites en vel-tu cles alinbas 2 et 3
du pr6sent article et import6es, sans a.ntorisat.ion des par-
ties int4res&es? tlans nn pays oil elles ne seraient. pas
licites, pourront y 6tre saisies.

(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. S i
c.th caractPre fait d b f a d , 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.
ARTICLE 16
(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) l h n s ccs pays. 1 : ~saisic pent anssi s'appliqncr uux
rcprodnctions provenant d'un pays oil l'ceuvre n'cxst p a s
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 q l ~ apl)nr-
i
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,E 18

( 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 d u r k 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~~er I'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.
ARTICLE
21

(1) Est m a i n t a u 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.
ARTICLE 22

(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 ~ n y scle 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 p o ~ lcur
~ r 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~~enibres cle l'union.

( 1 ) Ties di.pcnses (111 bnrenu de l'union internationale

sent supportGcs en commun par 1cs pays de l'union.
J~~sclu'h nouvclle 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~it ultkrieuwlnent h l'union sont
clivisCs cn six chssrs contribunnt chncune dans la propor-
tion tl'un certain noinbre cl'unitbs, saroir :
T'nit6x
I"' ~ l n ~------------
se 25

( 3 ) C1c*s coc:flitric~iltssont niu1tiplii.s par lc nombre des

1)ays (It. c.li:~tl~~c cl;lssc1. vt la soninit: cltls procluits ainsi
olsion~~s f o ~ ~ rt nlci non111l.c r1'uniti.s par lcq11~1l : ~tlGpcnsc
toti~lrtloit Ct,rc t1ivisi:c. L c r tl~lotit.ntdon~lcIe mont:mt de
I'nniti. dc i1bl)cnsc.
( 4 j (.'ll;~q~ic' ~ ) ~ ~ ~ ' I ~ c I : I an ~ c momcilt
I ~ : L . clc son acccs-
sion, tlilne l;~qr~clle t1t.s susclitcs classes il clcmunde h 3tzrc
rang&. liinis il ~ ) o r u ~ toajours r:~ d6clnrcr ultkrieurcmcnt
qu'il ent;entl 6tl.e rang6 ( l ~ nune s nntrc clnsse.
(5) I A ' i \ t l i i ~ i ~ ~ i s t ~ . : ~StIi Lo i~lF ~ ~C r i . p a r eIt! budget (ZU
I-lllreau ct cn s i ~ ~ v c i llcs l c tlbpcnscs, fnit les avnnces nEces-
 REPORT OP THE RgOISTEB OF COPYBIGHTS 93
s a i r a 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 d e
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
m e 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 p r k n t e 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 a c m e r 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 a p r k
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 T H E REGISTER OF COPYEIGHTS

siiisse qlle la prGsente convention est applicable B t o ~ ou t

partie de ses colonies, protectoruts, territoircs sous man-
clat 011 tolls alltres territoires soumis ;L sa so~iverainct~B on
: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~iera pas ii ccs tcrritoircs.
(2) Chacun clcs pays tlc l'union p c ~ ~m t , tout tonlps,
~:otifirrl)ar i!crit an C;olirc~~.ncil~ent tlc lu Conf6cl6r;rtioll
silisse qne la 1)rdsentc convention ccsse d'dtre apl)licnblc it
t ~ i on t 1)ut'tio tlcs tcrritoi~.csclui out f i ~ i t1701)jct cln la
~!otific.:~t,ion ~ I - Q V I I ~: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!.nclllcnt de la C0nf~cI4r:~tion
s~~isso.
( 3 ) Tor~tcslcs 11otific.t~tionsh i t w rill G o ~ ~ r c r n c i ~ icle i~nt
1 : ~(~onf(.clC~.ntion s11issc1,c:o~rfot.ini'mc~nt: i1.11s c1is~)ositions
.tics a l i i l i ' ; ~1~et 2 dl1 l)r6selltCarticle, seront c ~ o i n ~ l l ~ ~ ~ l i r l ~ ~ b c ! ~
1):1r cc (fon\.erirc~rncnt>L tolls lcs p i ~ y stlc 1'11nion.

( 1 ) L;L jwdsc!ntc convcnt.io~lrc.inplitc.ct~.i~ cli~~rs1c.s 1*:1p-

1)orts c~ntrelcs ]bays do 1'11nion1 : ~Convention tlc l$c~~.ne (111
9 sc~ptcmbl.c18bG ct I t s :ictcs r111il'ont s1iccessi\~c11ic~nt I*('-
visCe. IAesavtcs pr6cdeleminent en viglienr conserrcront
l e ~ i ra1)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 (111tl6piit cles ratific-6A t'.ions.
n ~ c n tdr 1'111nionail
( 3 ) 1,c.s ptys fi~isanti ~ c t ~ ~ i o l l ( ~1)nrtic
nom tle~sq~~els In 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 ~ r o n clt:pohi'cbh
t ii Ilonlc~all pluh t:~rtl le lerjlrillct
1'331.
( 2 ) Elle entrerta cn vigucur entre les B : I ~ S clc* 1'1inio1r
q i ~ i1':1111~ontr:~tifide1111 11lois i11)rGs cctte cliitc. T o ~ ~ t c f o i s
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 a p d s 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 p r k n t e 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
q u l l'6gard du pays qui l'aura faite, la convention restant
exCcubire poui*1w autres pays rle l'union.
ARTICLE
30
(1) Les pays qui introduiront dans leur legislation la
clurCe de protection de cinquante ans prCvue par l'article
7, n l i n b 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.
F a i t 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~OXAL OF ROMEFOR THE PROTECTION
COXFERENCE
OF T J AND ARTISTIC
~ ~ I\'ORKS,
~ MAY 7~ 4 0 5 ~~2, ~ ~
1928

~ ~ u ~ i Rome,
o n r
Resolution I. The conference considers i t to be desir-
1m. able that the countries of tlie union sl~ouldlook forward
EwIi~h
'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 sho111clclearly 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
a t 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 a t
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 i t 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. L a confhrence 6met le vceu que les pays de adopted R M O ~ at

U HRON,
~ ~ ~

l'union envisagent la possibilit4 d'introduire dans les 19% Prench otigind

tezt.
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.
V e u 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 E t l ~ t s~nidricninsit
Ijuenos A y e s 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 a u s suggestions 6mises par 1%dbl4.gation
clu I5rEsil et 18 d616gntion fsanqajsc, que, d'one pnrt, les
R6pnlliques :11116ricaincssignut,i~ircsd'une coovt.nt,ion it
l e Etats non an18ric:tins n'ont pas la possibilit4
l n q ~ ~ c lles
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 g o ~ ~ v e r n e ~ l ~intk~essts
ents 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
~ c tot inrrenae f e ~ s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,28
Appropriations for s a l ~ ~ r i e n 1
Assignmtlnts : B e c ~ ~ r tculd l s fees------------------------------------ 5
IIerrie Con\yentlon. (See International Copyright Union.)
Bills t o 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~~lcul re1)rc~luctionof munit*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11.37-44
~ ~ --------------------------------- -
M o t i o n - 1 ) i c . ttllms 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 ~ u o k h a r t(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 b i l l .................................. 12
Certified copies of r e c o r ~ l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
Circ.ularsissued------------------------------------------------------- 6
ConvcBntions, copyright. (See under Internatlonai.)
('or)iefl of r r c o r d - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 t o............................ 3
Drpn~itw.copyright :
Dispo~nlof-------------------------------------- 3
2,s
Value of .................................. +--- 2
Design c o p y r i ~ h tbills - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 i n c r e a s e - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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

G.
l l ~ ~ t l s ~ (, IIOII.
ir .\I). I I I O ~ ~ I ) I I - ; I ~ C I - I I ~ ( '
Illtlt .\: :111tl~:~t:kIo:uc~of Cop.1~ri~111 Ki~lric-s ............................ .k
111clc:si11g 1 r:~~lhlt>r$ 01: ]~ro)~ri(ltorsl~il)
1 lltt'rll:~:it:11:11 ~ \ I ~ I C ; . ~ (~:ol~;i.rigl~(:
L.:III ( : ~ ~ I I v ( . I Il:).)S-_------------------
I~~II, 1-k,,
I ~ ~ t ( ~ r ~ i : ~t:ol~yrigl~l-.
l i o ~ i n l ~~r~:si~ll*i~l.i:tl ) ~ r o ( ~ l : ~ ~r(! i ~l:~i~~~ai~iu----------
:~iio~~
~ l ~ t ~ ! i ' l ~ : l~t)il~l'i:Ill
t i ~ ~ ~ l ~ : 1:11ioli.
l~ I I ~ I I s 1'0r I j ) ~ i I ( ~S(tla l ~ ~ $!lltl'S------------
s 2).
111icbr~l:lIiol~;~l (:t111yli!!I1I .l!VLS----------------- ti.
I . * I ~ ~ ~ CI I' ~. : I I ~ ' I I ~ ( ' I I C C - .1it1111(\,
(2onvt~11t ion. J ~ I I I ~2.! S!V2S
I:~:xlisl)i c l s l ------- ---- - . '

1\11:tc.:~lf1 I toll. J. 11.). copyright bill -----------------------------------

Moscba (].Ion. G. II.), col)yrighl. I~ills 9..
ii1111s:
3Itbl.i~;1;-)1it~!111.t:
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-.

litlos listoil in Catalogue of Copyright Bntricss--------------------
7 7
4.
Soticdc!c f wc!r rc~cortlt~tl. f(1c.s l'or ------- ~

I':lll~l)lilt.l.:'.t i l l ( ~I~l.iilr('tl111 ( ' : I ~ ~ I ~ ~ I z I cI (~ . f ('(tl~y~.igl~t

l ~ : ~ t l ~ . i t ~ 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~lswitl~ontc.c!rlilir.ntc:s.........................
Titles l?rilitecl in C:~t:~logue of C o ~ y r i g l ~ I<;l~tric!s-------------------
t 4.
Prints nnd lnbcls, bill to include :IS subject mnttcr of copyright---------- 11. -
-
l ' r ~ v l : ~ ~ ~ ~ ;~~stc~lnli~l::
iiiol~ 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 ~ C C P ~ ---------------- V C ~ ~ ---------- 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~tiolls ndol~tcutl:tt Rolne. 1928-----_--------------------------- 20.96-C
 INDEX 101
Page
Rome Conference, 1928. (Bee International Copyright Union.)
Roy:llty f o r mechnnical reproduction, bill to repeal ..................... 10
Rumania, copyright proclamation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Searches, fees f o r - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,22
Shipstend (Hon. H.),copyright bill ................................. 12
Tables, s t : l t i s t i c a l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ~ ~ t n l o g uofe Copyright Entrios---------- 4,7