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DRAMATIZATIONS, - continued.

depends on whether original is a dramatic composition
within meaning of statute, 462, 465.

what should be considered a dramatic composition, 462-
465.

changes and improvements in dramatic composition give no
right to use, 464.

when playright in dramatization is infringed by dramatizing
novel, 466.

common-law playright in unpublished, 580.

of foreign play, rights of assignee for United States, 582-584.
entitled to statutory playright, 596.

test of originality, 200, 597.

one, not piracy of another, unless unlawful copying, 638.
See DRAMATIC COMPOSITIONS; PLAYRIGHT.

DRAWINGS,

common-law property in unpublished, 102.

violated by exhibiting copies and selling descriptive cata-
logues, 109.

not lost by private circulation of copies, 121.

Great Britain.

copyright secured by 25 & 26 Vict. c. 68, 178, 179.

provisions of international copyright acts extended to 179.

foreign author not entitled to copyright unless resident within

British dominions, 230.

made by one person for another, 255.

registration, 281.

assignments must be registered, 281, 317.

no provision for transfer by registration, 317.

duration of copyright, 300.

mode of assignment, 317.

when made for another, or sold, agreement as to copyright to be
in writing, 317.

unlicensed exhibition prohibited, 475, 482, 483.

also letting to hire, 483.

statutory remedies for infringement, 482-485. See REMEDIES
IN LAW.

statute governing copyright in, 691.

United States.

copyright secured by statute, 180.

foreign, may be copyrighted by resident owner, 231, 232.
duration of copyright, 300.

remedies for infringement, 491–494. See REMEDIES IN LAW.
statute governing copyright in, 698.

See ENGRAVINGS.

DURATION OF COPYRIGHT,

in Great Britain, 300.

under international acts, 215.

DURATION OF COPYRIGHT, — continued.

evidence taken before royal commissioners as to, 79, note.
in United States, 299.

dates from recording title, 268.

See EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT; RENEWAL OF Copyright.
DURATION OF PLAYRIGHT,

in Great Britain, 601, 603.

under international acts, 215.

in United States, 617.

E.

EDITIONS, NEW, REVISED, &c.

when protected by original copyright, 145.
when subject of new copyright, 146, 147.
when copyright in, dates from, 148.

no limit to number of, 148.

of copyrighted book, unlawful without authority, 148.
what in, is protected, 148, 149.

is change of one word enough to create title to copyright in, 149.
title to copyright acquired by annotations, &c., 200.

extent of revision essential to copyright, 212.

employer entitled to copyright in, 255.

statutory requisites in case of, 269.

whether original copyright notice must be printed in revised, 270–274.
two copies of best, must be delivered to librarian of Congress under
penalty for failure, 275.

delivery of copies of best, not essential to copyright, 275.

what is a, 355 note, 357 note 1, 358, 359, 378.

copies printed to replace those destroyed by fire not a, 378.

printing, without copyright notice may defeat copyright in orig-
inal, 400.

rights of authors and publishers as to. See AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS.

EDITOR,

name of, not part of title, 380.

EMINENT DOMAIN,

principles of, govern literary property, 17-20.

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYÉ,

when letters written by latter are property of former, 132.
judicial decisions property of government, 161-163.

also statutes and public documents, 164.

former may secure copyright for what is written by latter, 243.
owners of cyclopædias and periodicals empowered by English statute
to secure copyright in articles written by employés, 243-247. See
PERIODICALS.

EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYÉ, continued.

what publications are within statute, 247.
general publications in England, 247.

authorities concerning, 248–256.

music composed for drama, 249, 251.

works of art in England, 254, 255.

former may secure copyright in United States, 255.

when government owner of property in law reports made by reporter
employed, 255.

"proprietor" expressly empowered to secure copyright by U. S.
statute, 257.

in United States no copyright in work of foreign author employed,

257.

employer not entitled to copyright by mere fact of employment, 257.
but only by agreement, 258.

cyclopædias, periodicals, &c., in United States, 259.
dramatic compositions, 624.

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ENGRAVINGS, PRINTS, AND CUTS,

common-law property in unpublished, 102.

violated by unlicensed exhibition of copies, 109.

not lost by private circulation of copies, 121.

what effect publication of, has on common-law rights in painting,
115 note 1, 119, 120, 286-288.

Great Britain.

copyright secured by statute, 177.

maps governed by different statute, 174.

lithographs within statute, 177.

foreign, protected by international copyright acts, 214.

rights of foreign artists, 230.

employer and employé, 251.

how copyright secured, 280. See REGISTRATION.

duration of copyright, 300.

mode of assignment, 316.

unlicensed exhibition held not violation of 17 Geo. III. c. 57, 475.
whether unlicensed copying of engraving is piracy of painting,
483, 484.

remedies for infringement, 478-482. See REMEDIES IN LAW.
United States.

copyright secured by statute, 178.

playing cards and diagram protected, 178.

but not label or mere advertisement, 178.

how copyright secured, 265. See STATUTORY REQUISITES.
duration of copyright, 300.

remedies for infringement, 491–494. See REMEDIES IN LAW.
whether unlicensed copying of engraving is piracy of painting,
493.

exhibition of copies not prohibited, 495.

ENGRAVINGS, PRINTS, AND CUTS, - continued.

without art value not protected by statute, 166, 168, 178.
published in book are part of book, 144, 178.

test of originality, 206.

whether publication of, is publication of painting or statue within
meaning of statute, 286-288.

substantial identity test of piracy, 409.

may not be copied without authority from protected book, 412.
statutes relating to, American, 698, 704.

English. See STATUTES IN FORCE.

ENTERTAINMENT.

See PERFORMANCE; READING, PUBLIC.

ENTRY OF COPYRIGHT. See NOTICE OF ENTRY.

EPHEMERAL PUBLICATIONS,

when entitled to protection by injunction, 518-520.
See INJUNCTION.

EQUITABLE TITLE,

certified copy of registration prima facie proof of, 278.
and so is copyright, 498, 499.

acquired by agreement to assign, 322.

may vest in licensee, 337.

not sufficient to maintain action at law, 487.

sufficient in court of equity, 500.

what is, 500.

may be acquired before copyright perfected, 268, 501.

how affected by plaintiff's consent to publication, 501, 512.

how affected by plaintiff's delay, laches, and acquiescence, 501
512. See ACQUIESCENCE.

See TITLE TO COPYRIGHT.

EQUITY. See INJUNCTION; REMEDIES IN Equity.

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certified copy of registration prima facie proof of ownership, subject
to rebuttal, 278.

and so of assignment, 301.

when question whether new edition called for determined by, 364.
similarity creates presumption of copying, 400.

which must be overcome by defendant, 430.

common errors test of piracy, 428.

how piratical copying ascertained, 428-432, 512-515.
defences of piracy, 499.

copyright prima facie proof of plaintiff's title, 498, 499.

See PIRACY.

plaintiff may plead general issue and give special matter in, 499.
when defendant in equity pleads plaintiff's acquiescence he must
show knowledge of piracy, 505.

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plaintiff need not specify piratical parts; general allegation sufficient,

512, 513.

defendant should produce manuscript, 515.

defendant's case prejudiced by false denial, 515.

how profits of past sales ascertained, 533.

when defendant must prove authorized publication, 579.

EXECUTION.

copyright not subject to seizure on, 325.

EXHIBITION,

unlicensed, violation of common-law rights, 109.

of works of art, what effect on common-law rights, 119, 120.
whether a publication within meaning of statute, 286-288.

of engraving held not violation of 17 Geo. III. c. 57, 475.

of paintings, drawings, and photographs, prohibited by 25 & 26 Vict.
c. 68, 475, 482, 483.

unlicensed, of sculpture, whether unlawful under English statute, 475.
not prohibited by U. S. statute, 495.

See PUBLICATION.

EXTENSION OF COPYRIGHT,

further, recommended by royal commissioners, 52.

from fourteen to twenty-eight years in books in England, 73.

twenty-eight to forty-two, 74.

efforts for, early in reign of Victoria, 74–83.

from fourteen to twenty-eight years in United States, 90.

after author's death in England, 300.

See DURATION of Copyright; Renewal of Copyright.

EXTRACTS,

how far may be made from copyrighted works, 386–393.

See FAIR USES.

F.

FAIR USES OF COPYRIGHTED WORKS,

by quotation, 386-393.

extracts for criticism, 387.

test of fair use, 388.

question of fair use not affected by unfavorable criticism, 388.
whether entire work may be taken, 406, 407.

extracts for other purposes than criticism, 388.

when text-writer may quote from copyrighted work, 389.
for works whose object is different from that of protected
one, 389

may not be taken too extensively to illustrate work on
poetry, 390.

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